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Octopus is a vile fish of little worth – Martino di Como
People have been eating octopus for at least the better part of 4000 years. At some point the popularity of the dish waned outside of the Mediterranean and Africa (or, as in the U.S., never caught on), leaving it as bit of a curiosity in Northern Europe and the Americas. It’s an important member of [...]
Psychoactive Fritters? If only.
Continuing a month of fritters with Martino di Como’s Sage Fritters: Simply, sage leaves dredged in a mixture of flour, eggs, sugar, cinnamon, and saffron. Due to a combination of viscosity problems and the unforeseen characteristics of fritter batter/sage leaf adhesion, the results look more like bug fritters than sage fritters. Trying to rectify the [...]
Magnificent Imperial Fritters
XXVI. Fritelle da Imperadore magnifici. Se tu voy fare fritelle da Imperadore, toi la chiara de l’ ova e fete de formazo frescho, e battile cum la chiara de l’ ova, e mitige un pocho de farina e pignoli mondi. Toy la padella cum assay onto, falo bolire e fay le fritelle. Quando sono cocte, [...]
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