Posts by Pongi

Some years ago, during a holiday in Kenya, I had a dinner in a restaurant called "Carnivore" which was specialized in exotic meats - antelope, zebra, two or three types of gazelles, crocodile and others I can't remember....

Isa, Lean days is correct, just the word I was looking for! As for Christmas, we eat fish on Christmas' EVE... but on Christmas' DAY we stuff ourselves with plenty of meat! The usual main courses of Christmas lunch in Italy are...

I too rest the dough, wrapped in plastic, for some time. When I make Ravioli, in example, I knead the dough first and keep it aside while I'm making the filling. Pongi

I don't think that a high gluten content is necessary to get a good pasta dough..."Doppio O" is the flour with the lowest gluten content, and it's considered the best for making pasta in Italy. As for vinegar, I've never heard...

Depends on what you want to get! The "classic" recipe for fresh homemade pasta is 1 large egg each 100 grams double 0 flour and a pinch of salt. This type of dough, however, is very firm and elastic, and difficult to roll...

:eek: AAARGHHH :eek: Are you saying that your 5 yr old can use the Imperia while I CAN'T? :blush: What a shame :blush: Can I take some lessons from you? Pongi

I too enjoy Asian (AND Greek, of course ;) ) desserts! As I said, mine was a technical consideration which has nothing to do with my personal taste:) As for lactose intolerance and dairy products consumption in far eastern countries,...

Nicko, "Doppio 0" (Double 0) is the italian name of the most refined, totally bran-free wheat flour. Although it usually refers to soft wheat flour, also a "Double 0" durum semolina exists, which is the only one...

The wheat theory sounds to me the most convincing. Wheat flour is the only one really suitable for leavened doughs, so it's obvious that countries where rice or corn are the major crops don't have such foods in their tradition. But in...

I always wondered why the pastry art is so developed and sophisticated in the Western countries compared to the Eastern (and generally to any other place in the world). I mean that also in the greatest Eastern cookings, like Chinese and...