Eggs are the typical ingredient that is never missing from our homes. It’s the undisputed star of protein-rich breakfasts, the secret binder for our cakes, and the base for a quick meal when the fridge is bare. Yet, despite its extreme simplicity, there is incredible confusion surrounding eggs. Just as we saw with the choice…
After looking at how to choose the perfect coffee and discovering that sugar isn’t all the same, today we’re talking about an ingredient that we all have in our kitchens, but that we often use a bit ‘randomly’: chilli pepper. In Italy, we are lucky enough to have an incredible number of varieties. Each has…
Indeed, not all coffees are the same. Surely, if you’re like us, you’ve noticed that the coffee from the cafe downstairs at the office gives you an immediate boost, while the coffee at your aunt’s on a Sunday feels almost like a delicate infusion. You’ve probably also experienced how a packet of a certain brand…
Sometimes we tend to oversimplify and think that sugar is simply that little pile of white grains we put in our coffee in the morning. In reality, that’s not quite right. In the kitchen, sugar is a bit like a wild card: sometimes it’s used to sweeten, but other times it works “behind the scenes”….
If flour is the architecture that shapes your dishes and salt is the soul that ignites their flavours, then starch is undoubtedly the ‘wizard of consistency’. We often keep it in the pantry, forgotten in a corner, only bringing it out when a cake needs to be particularly light and airy. But just as we’ve…
Ragù alla bolognese is a recipe that tastes of home, of lazy Sundays, and of pots gently bubbling on the hob. Many consider it a demanding dish, but in reality, with the right steps, it’s much simpler than it seems. It requires time – about two hours of slow cooking – but it’s precisely this…