A simple step by step guide (for both beginners and pro’s) on how to cook a traditional Italian dish, and in particular a traditional Roman dish: spaghetti carbonara. This is also one of the most simple Italian (Roman) dishes, but still, it is often prepared in a „wrong“ or „different“ way, particularly outside of Italy.
You will learn:
1. how easy and basic the few steps are to prepare a healthy and delicious dish.
2. the importance of respecting the right timings.
3. the importance of NOT using cream for this dish, but instead only fresh quality eggs (and Pecorino Romano).
4. that high quality food can be prepared quite easily and at low cost.
5. that Spaghetti Carbonara was invented in Rome by the end of World War II, when the locals had little access to groceries and had to become creative with a rather small variety of food ingredients.
5. finally to become more independent from restaurants with homemade quality dishes (especially those many scam ones). This is important in times of lockdowns, difficult access to groceries and closed restaurants!
To sum up: This dish has a low cost level, a medium difficulty level, and a high joy level!
More food inspirations to come in the near future. Please feel free to leave any comments or questions!
Copyright: Marco Dilenge