Traditional Neapolitan Eggs ‘in Purgatory’
These eggs are a traditional preparation from the Southern region of Campania. Their odd name seems to be referring to the fact that the white eggs, sorrounded by the red…
Pizzelle Fritte – Neapolitan Fried Mini-Pizzas
‘Pizzelle fritte’, also known as ‘pizza fritta’, are small fritters made of pizza dough and topped with fresh tomato sauce. They’re a delicacy from Naples, Campania, in Southern Italy, and…
Spaghetti with Marinara Sauce
Marinara sauce is one of the simplest pasta sauce there could be: it’s just garlic, peeled tomatoes or tomato sauce and dried oregano. This sauce comes from Campania, a southern…
Wedding Soup – Minestra Maritata
Wedding Soup, Minestra Maritata in Italian, is a typical dish that belongs to Neapolitan cuisine, traditionally prepared during Christmas or even Easter, althought nowadays it is made on many other…
Spaghetti with Puttanesca Sauce
This sauce is very well known in Naples and its area around, but seems to have been conceived only very recently, around 1950. To understand the exact origin of this…