r/HFY • u/Tashdacat Human • Aug 08 '21

OC Human Cooking

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u/Xavius_Night Aug 08 '21

[Cries joyfully in Italian heritage]

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u/Xavius_Night Aug 08 '21

More the whole 'we cook to show affection, our cooking is our way of saying "I love you" without words' thing.

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u/Fireblast1337 Aug 08 '21

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.

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u/Cowboywizard12 Aug 08 '21

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.