Ciao. [ speaking foreign language ] tell me more about pasta in rome. everybody has their own recipe, it is the best ever, yours does not compare to mine. it becomes territorial, doesn t it? romans have what they call the four pastas, simple but iconic dishes with staggering deliciousness. there is creamy cacio e pepe made with sheep s cheese and pepper, the ancient grecia which has pork, it s luxurious
Cousin carbonara which is elevated with egg yolks and finally for lunch today, treciana made with guanciale , fatty pork s cheek. the guanciale is a base for a lot of different dishes in rome. we would usually use pancetta but the taste is totally different. no, no. terrible, yes? [ speaking foreign language ] [ speaking foreign language ] [ speaking foreign language ] [ speaking foreign language ] cacio e pepe, [ speaking
what does that mean? in jail? okay. only in italy would an ancient cheese recipe be saved by prisoners. [ speaking foreign language ] really? [ speaking foreign language ] right. [ speaking foreign language ] that is delicious. as well as sheep s milk , pork makes its way into almost every dish in rome. pigs were raised all around the city because they need less space than other animals. [ speaking foreign language ] guanciale, pancetta. [ speaking foreign language ]