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NORTH vs SOUTH: The Great Italian Christmas Cooking Battle
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NORTH vs SOUTH: The Great Italian Christmas Cooking Battle

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🎄 NORTH vs SOUTH: The Great Italian Christmas Cooking Battle

When a Northern Italian chef and a Southern Italian chef cook Christmas dinner together, things get… passionate.

In this 40-minute special, Chef Maurizio Bocchi (Lombardy, Team North 🧈) welcomes friend Pasquale from Naples (Team South 🫒) to La Locanda’s kitchen for the ultimate festive face-off. Butter vs olive oil. Meat vs seafood. Christmas Eve vs Christmas Day. Who does it better?

What you’ll learn:
✨ Why Italians genuinely argue about Christmas dinner
🍝 The real difference between Northern and Southern Italian Christmas traditions
🐟 Why Southern families go all-out on Christmas Eve (La Vigilia)
🥩 Why Northern families save the feast for Christmas Day lunch
🫒 How to use extra-virgin olive oil like an Italian chef (not just for drizzling!)
🎁 The cultural meaning behind Italy’s most important meal of the year

⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 – Christmas at La Locanda intro
1:00 – Christmas in the South vs Christmas in the North
3:00 – The Northern Christmas Dish: Making Fresh Pasta
5:00 – Cooking the Chicken & Preparing the Brodo (Broth)
8:00 – Making the Filling & Shaping the Cappelletti
15:00 – Finishing the Brodo for the Cappelletti
16:00 – The Southern Christmas Dish Revealed
19:00 – Italian Christmas Traditions & Family Stories
20:00 – Cooking & Serving Cappelletti in Brodo
22:00 – The Northern Dish Taste Test
23:00 – Cooking the Southern Christmas Dish
40:00 – Serving & Tasting the Southern Dish
41:30 – The Verdict: North vs South

📝 Note on Italian terminology:
You’ll hear both “tortellini” and “cappelletti” in this video – that’s because they’re regional names for similar ring-shaped filled pastas. When served in broth (brodo) for Christmas, Northern Italians traditionally call this dish “cappelletti in brodo.” Same pasta-making technique, different name depending on context – that’s authentic Italian tradition!

🍷 Which team are you on?
👇 Comment below: TEAM NORTH or TEAM SOUTH 👇

2 Comments

  1. @mauriziobocchi-agrichef

    🚨 IMPORTANT QUESTION 🚨

    Hi, Maurizio here. After 40 minutes of cooking, tasting, and friendly arguing with Pasquale… we need YOUR verdict.

    Who won the Italian Christmas Battle?

    Comment:
    🧈 TEAM NORTH if you're choosing the cappelletti in brodo
    🫒 TEAM SOUTH if the seafood feast is your winner

    Bonus points if you tell us why! And yes, I promise we're still friends after this. 😂

    P.S. – If you try making either dish at home, tag us! I want to see your attempts.

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