You will be surprised but this evening to celebrate the conclusion of the virtual culinary trip to Rome … you are all invited to dinner at my house!

But before the festivities begin let’s talk about ‘ evolution and the many facets that have occurred over the last 14 years in eating habits, certainly the year 2000 are presented as a firework frenzy of news in this sector: food kitchens of all kinds imported from distant countries , food fads in continuous development … the macrobiotic cuisine , exotic , natural ethnic Japanese and most people ‘ has more’ and so forth.

It has a multiplicity ‘ and tremendous versatilityof products , switching to low-fat yogurt from goat’s milk , twice creamy , fruity , with biscuits in supermarkets …. there is a swirl of products that if the great-grandfather of my grandfather passed of them by accident not believe his eyes .. the milk is no longer  milk but skimmed , semi-skimmed , whole, lactose-free , high digestibility  Long cool storage etc etc …

It is to be lost : preserves of all kinds, pesto , arugula , eggplant, light and energy drinks , and then the organic markets and producers cooperatives … the smart kitchen that rediscovers the flavors of traditional and on the other side American cheeseburger, mexburger Mexican , burgers to Indian curries .

In recent years , consumers have been unwitting victims of food fraud , were made sure of progress but the road is still long for you to arrive at a true and serious protection of the user, there have been innovations in labeling us have allowed more information about the origins of the products and their composition .

Well the historic gastronomic journey ends here , we started from ancient Rome in Caesar’s time , we stopped for dinner in the Middle Ages by Matilda of Canossa , then the enchanting Renaissance Florence of Lorenzo de ‘Medici , the Baroque era there saw at the table with the Duke of Modena, Este and then dinner in Paris by Carlo Goldoni to get by Cavour in Turin in 1800 , for the first 900 were guests of Luigi Pirandello, and then get to the 60s with Sicilian dinner a memorable one by Andrea Camilleri … but tonight? But tonight you’re all guests in my home … too happy and honored to welcome you all !

 

 

 

Here is the menu which I thought for you : we’ll start with my roses in the winter and the clouds Parmesan cheese with ham and olives

 

 

 

 

First source .. Roman rice and risotto head of Anzio

 

 

 

We will continue with a caciucco chicken and red snapper which was believed to roar ,

 

 

 

 

With what we close ? Not even to ask … with His Majesty the tiramisu and then I’ll have ‘ the pleasure to let you taste the mini cheesecake with Nutella

 

 

 

 

tonight … the coffee I’ll drink coffee at my house with all of you … time travel ends here , it was an adventure challenging, interesting research , I hope you enjoyed it and especially you have question, if it was not so that I can be happy ! at the next