Medieval & Renaissance Italian Food

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Medieval & Renaissance Italian Food | What Italians Ate in the Middle Ages

One of the best parts about being in Italy is feeling surrounded by history. It's easy to see the past in the ruins of Roman aqueducts and medieval castles, but what about in the food?

This week, we're joined by food historian Luca Cesari who helps us learn where Italian food comes from. We try three recipes from the Middle Ages and Renaissance and, well, let's just say it turns into a feast fit for a king.

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00:00 Introduction: Castle in the Sky
01:12 Meet Luca Cesari
02:18 Pre-Potato Gnocchi
03:30 Trying Medieval Gnocchi
05:31 Making Fried Raviolo
07:26 Trying Renaissance Fried Raviolo
09:03 The Original Mortadella... Meatball?
11:05 Trying Medieval Mortadella
13:27 Did Marco Polo Discover Pasta?

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A big thank you to Luca Cesari for his guidance and recipes! Please check out his blog here: https://www.ricettestoriche.it

Visit our website for English translations of the recipes we tried: https://www.pastagrammar.com/post/three-medieval-italian-recipes-fit-for-a-king-gnocchi-fried-raviolo-mortadella

Another big thank you to Pietro (https://www.instagram.com/pietro_vizzari/) and @Maurizio Albanese Film Maker for helping us out with the aerial footage!

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