eggplants with cheese and pasta. princess stefania: aneletti. tucci: tell me about the tradition of timballo. princess stefania: they came from france. all the families of the aristocracy thought it was smart to have a french cook. they brought with them, for example, bechamel, that wasn t known here in italy because we had more arab cuisine. is this like, what? how many years? princess stefania: 1856. 1850s. i find it fascinating that even this most sicilian of dishes has origins elsewhere. yeah, it s a huge amount of work. you need to make it with somebody. yeah. this one is with rice, with bechamel, cheese and ham. that s very french. which is the best one for you? the eggplant. i could eat the entire thing. it s very funny this.
the sea? no, no, no, no. i want to be right at the fiery maw of it. [laughs] but there s a very good reason why catanians risk living so close to this volatile volcano. because centuries of eruptions have created mineral-rich soil which grows some of the finest fruits and vegetables in the world. i m here to visit a restaurant that uses some of this beautiful local produce to make classic sicilian dishes. it s owner is roberta capizzi. roberta: we can come this way. tucci: ok. roberta s chef is making pasta alla norma, a sicilian favorite made with eggplant. it was named after the opera, norma, composed by one of catania s most famous sons, vincenzo bellini. so pasta alla norma is a very famous sicilian dish. and the recipe we re gonna make today is from your family? eggplants are a gift left by the arab domination in the 9th
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.
LEGAZPI CITY - A farmer's organization based in Naga City has earned a high gross income of PHP501,762 from its vegetable production in 2021. Maria Gracia Sales, Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer (PARPO), said the Panicuason Farmers Association (PFA), with 65 members from Panicuason, Naga City, was able to achieve such high sales through interventions by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) under the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) program. EPAHP was formed in support of the government's food security and hunger mitigation programs where community gardens are being established in the agrarian reform communities. Sales added that the members regularly sold a variety of vegetables all year round to the market and institutional buyers in the past year. They also deliver to a consolidator in Ocampo town who, in turn, supplies the vegetables to the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP). "There is a non-government organization that reg