using typical roman inventiveness the jews transformed unloved ingredients like anchovies, eggplants and artichokes into dishes that the entire city would eventually take to its heart. alongside pasta and offal, the influence of jewish cooking is the third pillar of roman cuisine today. italia set up a restaurant serving the best jewish food in the ghetto. in this kitchen, italia and her crack team raise the humble artichoke into food for the ages .
right now, markets across the city are humming with the sound of people hacking away at rome s favourite vegetable. so show me the artichokes. as i ve been finding out, with roman food, you sometimes have to dig a little to get to the good stuff. so this is for the carciofi ro. allah romana or allah giudia. once trimmed, they can be deep fried to make one of my all-time favourite roman foods. carciofi alla giudia - jewish fried artichokes. you know my grandmother and my mother would make these. ask anyone here and they ll tell you that this weird looking vegetable is a definitive roman food. thank you so much. bye-bye. chao, chao.
we re here in rome and it s the most wonderful time of the year. no, it s not christmas, it s artichoke season. right now, markets across the city are humming with the sound of people hacking away at rome s favorite vegetable. so show me the artichokes. as i ve been finding out, with roman food, you sometimes have to dig a little to get to the good stuff. so this is for the carciofi romana alla romana. alla romana or alla giudia.