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.
and her granddaughter, alessandra are joining us for this rather formal dinner, complete with a white-gloved butler. thank you. so this is the first one, which is. princess stefania: 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.
thank you. so this is the first one, which is. princess stefania: 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. does this remember the one your family made? 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.