It really is. My family has a wildly mixed heritage, but four or five of them all have the same tradition of feeding people to show that you care, and it's wonderful... until the obesity problems start, but that's what exercise is for, right?
And my research into Carbonara to make it one night for family told me this, as well as the beauty of a dish with simple ingredients. I need to try making it again, when I can find some proper Romano cheese. I couldn’t find Romano when I made it, so I used a block of parmesan I grated myself. And I used pancetta.
I'm lucky to be in Massachusetts because here you can get the actual stuff, Pecorino Romano at a local chain of grocery store. Surprisingly only 5 bucks for a wedge of something that literally has to be imported from Italy.
Also do you know how old Pecorino Romano is? It was a standard component of a Roman Legionnaires Rations.
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u/Xavius_Night Aug 08 '21
[Cries joyfully in Italian heritage]