Aubergine Parmesan
Posted: February 9, 2012 Filed under: Apulia, Campania, Regional Cuisine, Sicily, Uncategorized | Tags: Apulia, Aubergine, aubergine parmesan, Campania, eggplant, eggplant parmesan, Italian Cooking, Italian Food, italian recipes, italy, Naples, parmesan, parmigiana di melanzane, Puglia, Sicily, Southern Italy, Vegetarian 2 Comments »Parmigiana di Melanzane from Campania… no, Apulia… no, Sicily!
Nobody is quite sure where this dish comes from and its origins are hotly disputed between the above regions. Some people mistakenly assume that it comes from Parma in Emilio-Romagna because of the name, but that is not the case. In fact, I lean towards the idea that the dish was originally Sicilian because one explanation for the name could be that it comes from the dialect word for “shutters”, parmiciana, due to the way the slices of aubergine (or eggplant, as you wish) overlap.
Parmigiana di Melanzane
I also think it might be Sicilian because of the number of aubergines I ate when I first visited Palermo in 2007 – parmigiana, stuffed aubergines, aubergine pizza (called siciliana, appropriately), aubergine pasta bake, pasta with aubergines, aubergines with fresh tuna… they really like their aubergines in Sicily.
Wine tasting – Primitivo di Manduria
Posted: December 17, 2011 Filed under: Apulia, Drinks, Regional Cuisine, Wine | Tags: Aperitivo, Apulia, Drink, food, Italian Culture, Primitivo, Puglia, Red Wine, Wine, Wine tasting, Zinfandel 2 Comments »Mmmmmm…. Red wine….
Hi Carlo!
I love wine. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not an alcoholic or anything (honest!) I just really enjoy a glass of wine, with a predilection for anything red and full bodied, in particular in the winter. So yesterday, with the wind and the rain howling outside of the bar, Primitivo di Manduria really hit the spot…
