Lapsed religious obligations can't defeat more primal familial ties. Guilt hits Jew, he bakes matzoh. I used ancient Italian grains (Sicilian Palmento, Parman Miracolo) Einkorn flour from Maine, and then some white whole wheat from Montana. Sadly...
Bahn Mi is the Vietnamese sandwich that captures that nation's delicate flavors combined with remnants of its French colonial past . Below is my home made version. It's a baguette filled with Southeast Asian umami fillings which can include anything...
Pan de Yuca is a gluten-free, levain-free South American bread made with baking powder and lots of cheese. Traditional to Ecuador, Colombia and Brazil, it does make use of tapioca or yuca starch. Here is a batch I made, along with a recipe....
Sicily's "pane cunzatu" delivers that smooth sense of umami. Rooted in tradition, the flavors capture this area's geography of land and sea, from fish to flour. I took some time to make a Pane Nero, then used it as the canvas for...
Chewing the Fat, by author Karima Moyer-Nocci, is the story of Italy's oral food tradition, from fascism to la Dolce Vita. It's a fantastic book. Talking about the book with my friend Karima, specifically the food that came out of...
