Travel with Rick Steves

718 Pastas You Should Know; In Sardinia; Gelato

Jun 17, 2023
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INSIGHT

Pasta Shape-Sauce Pairing

  • Pasta shapes are regionally matched to specific sauces to optimize flavor and texture experience.
  • Using the wrong type of sauce on a pasta is considered sacrilegious in Italy.
ANECDOTE

How to Twirl Pasta Italian Style

  • Fred Plotkin shared teaching how to twirl pasta like Italians by pushing it to the far side of the plate first.
  • He emphasized controlled twirling to avoid mess and enjoy pasta elegantly.
INSIGHT

Sardinia's Ancient Civilization

  • Sardinia possesses an ancient civilization with Bronze Age monuments like nuraghes ubiquitous across the island.
  • It serves as an open-air museum revealing a 4000-year-old cultural heritage distinct even from mainland Italy.
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