tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512083611874279630.post4466824317301829566..comments2024-03-18T16:24:41.286-07:00Comments on Ken Albala's Food Rant: Lardo BattutoKen Albalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16379852662105383295noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512083611874279630.post-78168347148386534242012-09-16T13:05:56.352-07:002012-09-16T13:05:56.352-07:00Hi!
it's very nice to see Americans having in...Hi!<br /><br />it's very nice to see Americans having interest in our ancient italian cuisine. Thank you so much!<br /><br />I would permit myself to explain better this simple dish, still eaten in the area where i live (the golden triangle of the italian cuisine, between Parma, Cremona and Mantova).<br /><br />This is a popular or lower class dish; once common, now only served in some restaurants as appetizer, or made in some families for a rich meal. The dialectal name here is "gras pistà" (beaten fat).<br /><br />It is made of lard, with some flavours added, that is: garlic, parsley, crystals of salt, cutted fresh rosemary, and crushed juniper berries.<br /><br />The only use from the Renaissance until now is to place a spoon of it over a slice of hot polenta (made the day before) which is fried in butter, or grilled just a moment before.<br /><br />Serve it as an appetizer, and forget your cholesterol ;)<br /><br />PS: you may prepare it with only garlic, salt and parsley, and use as fat to fry a chopped onion as a base for vegetable soups or ragouts. But then you should go hoeing the fields!il farmacista golosohttp://cognacecotognata.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512083611874279630.post-16771057480888647212012-07-10T20:39:21.768-07:002012-07-10T20:39:21.768-07:00Oh, heaven! I can't wait to try out the wild h...Oh, heaven! I can't wait to try out the wild herb version. Wild oregano and onion? Or how about queen anne's lace fruit (parsley-carroty-citrusy)?Hunger and Thirsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04331585553306515502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512083611874279630.post-92127448981821329022012-07-10T10:38:47.203-07:002012-07-10T10:38:47.203-07:00No, I think it was back fat. I bought it at Corti ...No, I think it was back fat. I bought it at Corti Bros in Sac, so it may have been Mangalitsa too. Normally I just buy pork belly at the Asian grocery store here in Stockton.Ken Albalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16379852662105383295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512083611874279630.post-87248900259013773642012-07-10T07:46:27.838-07:002012-07-10T07:46:27.838-07:00Belly fat? Sounds lovely.Belly fat? Sounds lovely.Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079742212702718976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512083611874279630.post-31932981480870038062012-07-10T05:22:49.844-07:002012-07-10T05:22:49.844-07:00I can't help but think that this would be heav...I can't help but think that this would be heaven in a fresh grilled trout... or a colbert sole –– instead of the butter use the lardo (with herbs and a spoon of demi-glace) Died and gone to heaven. Love your discoveries.<br /><br />PS about the Bernini... one of my favorites so I just had to stick it in there when St Teresa came up ... so alive and rapturous!Deana Sidneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14908407077861396161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512083611874279630.post-78137523445007063022012-07-09T18:20:55.042-07:002012-07-09T18:20:55.042-07:00Sharon, I honestly wish you were here right now to...Sharon, I honestly wish you were here right now to share it with.Ken Albalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16379852662105383295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512083611874279630.post-507825753446884212012-07-09T17:51:25.136-07:002012-07-09T17:51:25.136-07:00You wax truth and poetry, Ken. I am blown away, yo...You wax truth and poetry, Ken. I am blown away, your words are mine (with accreditation). So many things combined there, the essence of physical life itself. Just think! All of life rendered down into one Lardo Battuto. Ya can't help but love it.sharon parquette nimtzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066976527679928485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512083611874279630.post-30043120971521600582012-07-09T17:31:19.948-07:002012-07-09T17:31:19.948-07:00Words fail. Talk about a new holiday tradition.Words fail. Talk about a new holiday tradition.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01643769234764939289noreply@blogger.com