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First time I saw gnocchi made with ridges it was on Mary Anne Esposito's show " Ciao Italia". She rolled the dough on the back of a fork. Her shows highlighted the many styles of Italian cooking when most of us thought it was just spaghetti. When in Italy remember to savor the sweet life. Slow down, sit, enjoy some wine and people watching.
Hey there kind sir, I do believe your recipe should look more like Spätzle rather then the blocks of dough you cooked there. Please take a closer look on how one makes Spätzle. Cheers.
Every time my old house mate went grocery shopping with me snd he sees the gnocchi he will say " gnocchi this doesn't belong in the pasta isle it belongs in the produce section"
Any more flour than kneaded? Hehe
You being a voice major in college really explains why you’re so much better at pronunciation of non-English words than most other people
When you're in Rome, definitely go to the Capo di Fiori – there is a lovely market there, with often an amazing array of vegetables. I'm sure you'll enjoy it! I'm also fully seconding the recommendation for the Domus Aurea, if you can get a reservation. If you want to see what a proper Roman town looked like, take the train to Ostia, Rome's old harbour. It's not far, and it's truly impressive.
Skip the climb of the duomo. The bell tower is better I feel as you get to see the city and the duomo at the same time
Your pronunciation is incredibly good, just a note tho, when used as an adjective (especially with food) good is translated with “buono”
Wasn't aware he was classically trained, no wonder I could listen to him explain the intricacies of Italian culinary history for hours. That's what diaphragmatic support does for a voice
Does Babble have lessons for Old Irish or Akkadian?
I made these, and they' re delicious. For the cheese i suggest a mixture of half robiola and half spicy gorgonzola.
Since you're going to Florence I hope you'll make an episode on peposo/Tuscan black pepper stew. It's a criminally underrated dish outside of Tuscany.
That sounds awesome
If you like vegetarian and vegan food, Libreria Brac in Florence was really good when I went. It's like half bookstore half restaurant and in a really unassuming location lol but it has great atmosphere
I had some in Venice last year and my one was awful. Just half raw hot pastry. Yours looks way better.
This is really similar to the ricotta gnocchi my Italian American grandma still makes. She got it from her mother, so it could be a family recipe, going back 100+ years to northern Italy.
I bet this is fucking delicious
Hi Max if you want to try a true roman trattoria experience while in Rome, go to "Betto e Mary". It is not for tourists, mostly locals, the owner sits down at the table and tells you the menu and if he is in the mood he teases you in roman dialect. And the food is traditional and great! 10/10
Oddly I will always associate Gnocchi with Hungarian food. I first came across it in an Hungarian restaurant in my old home town (in the UK) in the 80s. The chef was a top class chef from Hungary, who had decided to settle somewhere quiet to raise his children, and so a small town ended up with the best Hungarian restaurant outside of London. He was asked for recipes so often that he wrote his own little book, and sold packets of Noble Sweet Paprika as there was no where else you could get it (this was pre internet days). I still have that little book tucked away on a shelf somewhere, unfortunately as I've got older I've become intolerant to paprika so my days of making my own Goulash have gone. It is in that little Hungarian recipe book that I first came across the recipe for Gnocchi.
In florence, you should visit Santa Maria Novella, the world's oldest apothecary, they have lovely fragrances and skin care products. Florence is also home to Stefano Bemer, one of the best mens shoemakers in the world (If you're willing to spend several grand on a pair of shoes)
Needs a basil andd parsley sauce to coat it, stop it being so dry.
If you have your heart set on visiting the Coliseum and Pantheon in Rome, the 1st Sunday of the month admission is free. We didn't know that and were extremely lucky we'd planned our weekend that included that day.
Starting/calling a recipe "if you want Gnocchi" is actually really funny
Curious if the liquid content of burrata style mozzarella would work for this 🤔
FINALLY obtained your cookbook and oh my goodness it is so awesome! Great directions and such beautiful pictures. I hope to make the tigernut cake this weekend. Thank you Max! I can see the love you put into it. ❤
Have a nice stay in Italy. I think you will be surprised about migliacci as, as far as I know, there are plenty of different recipes depending on the area of Italy. Where I live, in Maremma, they are simply kind of "tortillas" made of flour, water and olive oil and eaten basically as bread, with herbs or omelette (or both). To make gnocchi with grooves, you don't need the board, just roll them on the tines of a fork. 😉 When in Florence, go to Piazzale Michelangelo for the sunset, the view over the city is stunning with that light.
Max :"80% of the flavor gonna be cheese."
Also Max: "Hmmm,it is…cheese."
This dish reminds me more of a dry version of Passatelli from Emilia-Romagna and other nearby regions. The recipe is similar but with parmigiano cheese and breadcrumbs instead of flour, you drop them inside boiling broth and eat them as a soupy dish, very tasty
MAX: I cannot do anything this month 01/2025 – I am sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo in love your recipe for ROMANIAN POT ROAST with HARVESTER SAUCE.
I made it for my friends, two weeks ago & now when it's my to turn to host a "Friend's Dinner" this recipe is the one they request hands down!! We just LOVE IT!
I have made this recipe (4) times, so far!! and it gets better, everytime. So tomorrow, we are having it again!!!
WE ALL JUST LOVE IT:
ROMANIAN POT ROAST with GARLIC HARVESTER SAUCE !!!
I USE (10) WHOLE GARLIC HEADS IN TOTAL FOR EACH TIME, I MAKE IT!!! SO WE ARE NOW TOTALLY VAMPIRE FREE IN MY HOME!
16:00 Oh, cool! It's Thursday today, and I was about to eat some gnocchi!
Another wonderful recipe that is often requested for my monthly "Friend's Dinner" (the group rotates through favorite recipes & our homes, every month!)
Well, MAX – they also LOVE! LOVE!!! The Al Capone – Soup Kitchen pasta dish. SOOOOOOOOOOO wonderful!
THANK YOU, MAX!
Crazy to look back at what was done with food so long ago that the available ingredients were different.
I’ve heard the ancient olive trees are really gorgeous! Maybe you could do a video on the history of olive cultivation?
Firenze is my favourite Italian city. You have to go to Palazzo Pitti and its garden Giardino di Boboli! Near it there's trattoria Boboli which serves excellent food.
Greetings from JWGL 934! We love the channel! Must tries from Florence and Rome…
Florence: Lampredotto sandwich. It's a sandwich made with tripe. It's actually really good, but I feel like it would be a lot better with anything other than tripe. But if must have tripe, this is probably the best way to eat it.
Tuscan Black Cabbage Soup. I thought it would be almost like a borscht, but it had a very surprising flavor and texture (in a good way).
Rome: Porchetta Sandwich. A very simple sandwich, but delicious. The pork is the star of the show.
12:38 isnt sweet potato that can cause flatulence?
Awesome to hear you are visiting Europe again. I've been to Rome in December and I would definitely recommend Etruscan Museum in Villa Giulia. Apart from being forefathers of Roman culture, Etruscans enjoyed opulent banquetes which included wine and roasting meat. There were bronze jugs and roasting spits found in their tombs as well as many pottery from Greece and items from as far as Mesopotamia. I'm sure you'll find some inspiration there.
Gnocchi toasted in a pan is truly divine, I'm never boiling mine ever again.
On your way between Florence and Rome, stop in Gaetta and get Gelato from the Guiness Book of World Records Best Ice Cream place, if it's still there. Granted, there's a LOT of amazing Gelato in Italy, but this place is so beautiful and quaint…..and the Gelato is of course perfection. Have a great trip!!
If you have time while in Florence, a tour of Dante’s house.
It wasn't till the end of this video that I realized that these cheese gnocci bore a very close resemblance to Ukrainian "lazy varenyky". Varenyky (or Pierogies if you're Polish, or Pyrohy if you're from western Ukraine) are dumplings stuffed with various things. One thing common in eastern Ukraine is to stuff them with farmer's (small curd cottage) cheese. The lazy variety, and lazy they are, are mixing the cottage cheese with eggs and flour and, generally, some sugar. It's fascinating to see which way the influence went, or whether they were independently created?
And, since I'm here, I'll mention that modern gnocci resemble Ukrainian "halushky". I'd say they're the same thing, but the Ukrainian version is served without a heavy sauce, but maybe with sour cream and/or butter.
If you'll be in Florence and want gnocchi the absolute best gnocchi we've ever had in our lives was at La Buchetta. Be sure to make reservations well in advance!
Omg I must insist that you try Lampredotto in Florence 🙏😎😎😋😋
When you’re in Rome you have to eat at L’Archetto near-ish the Trevi, it’s an under-known treasure