Thu February 25th, 2010
My love of ricotta in all its sweet forms is no secret. I couldn’t turn down a cassata, crostata, or cannolo to save my life. My obsession with lo sfinge is no less intense. And while many are busy avoiding such things for Lent, I’m eating (more…)
Categories: Carbs, Daily Food Photo, Fried Foods, Gastronomic Traditions, Naples & Campania, Rome & Lazio, Sicily, Sweets & Dessert. This post has no comments.
Thu February 18th, 2010
For me, ricotta desserts are more than just rich, delicious temptations. They are slices of history that tell of Rome’s past. A sliver of ricotta crostata (tart), cassola (pancake), or torta (cake) brings two eras of Roman history to mind. The first (more…)
Categories: Culture, Daily Food Photo, Gastronomic Traditions, Rome & Lazio, Sicily, Sweets & Dessert. This post has 4 comments.
Mon February 8th, 2010
I am a firm believer that if you are going to eat sugar, you’d might as well go all the way. Don’t dissolve it one bit. I want to feel the crystals grind between my teeth. A dessert at Settimio on Via del Pellegrino in Rome allows me (more…)
Categories: Carbs, Daily Food Photo, Rome & Lazio, Sweets & Dessert. This post has 2 comments.
Sun February 7th, 2010
Cassata siciliana is a classic Sicilian dessert made by combining ricotta, pan di Spagna, candied fruit, and marzipan. These elements sweetly unify over two thousand years of Sicilian culinary history in one shot. Ricotta has been produced (more…)
Categories: Daily Food Photo, Sicily, Sweets & Dessert. This post has 2 comments.
Fri February 5th, 2010
Cities like Viareggio, Putignano, and Venice have historic and celebrated Carnival traditions. Now Rome is inventing one from thin air. The holiday hasn’t been celebrated in a significant way for over a century, but tonight (more…)
Categories: Carbs, Food & Wine, Fried Foods, Gastronomic Traditions, Rome & Lazio, Sweets & Dessert. This post has 3 comments.
Sun January 31st, 2010
These past days in London have been rough. The cold has been relentless and summer seems so far away. To get through it, I have been thinking back on hot days past and today my mind wandered to August 22, 2009. I was in Antakya (more…)
Categories: Daily Food Photo, Gastronomic Traditions, Sweets & Dessert, Turkish Cuisine. This post has 2 comments.
Thu January 28th, 2010
Kelle şekeri (literally, head sugar) is an irregular, compact ball of sugar you keep in your cheek to self-regulate the sweetness of your coffee or tea. Simply place a piece in between your cheek and front molars and allow your saliva and (more…)
Categories: Daily Food Photo, New York City, Sweets & Dessert, Turkish Cuisine. This post has 2 comments.
Wed January 27th, 2010
What do you get when you mix procrastination and an iPhoto library with 150,000 photos in it? A new category on Parla Food: Daily Food Photo. Each day I will post a photo of a culinary creation I have seen, eaten, (more…)
Categories: America, Daily Food Photo, Sweets & Dessert. This post has 2 comments.
Tue January 26th, 2010
Rome is a snacking paradise. One could graze for hours on pizza al taglio, fritti, and gelato. Check out my post for Budget Travel.com for some of my favorite spots.
Categories: Carbs, Food & Wine, Fried Foods, Pizza, Restaurants, Rome & Lazio, Sweets & Dessert. This post has one comment.
Mon January 25th, 2010
Last night, after a restrained meal of lahmacun, mezes, and a single Urfa kebab at Antepliler, we were proud of our restraint. It seemed only fair to reward ourselves with dessert so we headed next door to the smaller Antipleler Ciğerci (a grilled (more…)
Categories: Food & Wine, Gastronomic Traditions, London, Sweets & Dessert, Turkish Cuisine. This post has 5 comments.
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