“Secondi Piatti” are usually served as a second course in a traditional Italian meal, just after the “Primi Piatti” but before the Desserts; they are usually accompanied by a side dish (“Contorni”). In this category you will find mostly preparations with meat, fish, eggs or cheese as the main ingredient.
Cotechino is a pork sausage that really demonstrates how every part of the pig can be used to prepare something delicious. Its name derives from ‘cotica‘, namely pork rind. Italian…
Onions are cheap and available in any season, easy to prepare and perfect as a side-dish as well as a second course. We have seasoned them with aromatic herbs and…
‘Sarde a beccafico‘ is a Sicilian dish typical of the cities of Palermo, Messina, Agrigento and Catania. Local variations add also bit of orange zest to the filling and in…
Mushrooms and potatoes combine very well and with black olives are even more perfect. Such an easy and cheap recipe, we used fresh Oyster mushrooms, however any other type is…
Razor Clams, ‘Cannolicchi‘ in Italian language, are very appreciated shellfish in the kitchen, especially in Southern Italy. Related to clams and mussels, they need to be purged in water first,…
