CAMILLO


Last week in Florence I had one of the best meals of 2023 at Camillo an institution of Toscana cuisine. The pasta that stayed in mind was the spaghetti carrettiera Toscana. A different version to the no tomato no cheese (but with breadcrumbs) they eat in the south. I cooked this pasta today at home and I think the result even exceeded the expectations my memory had set. It was hands down my favourite pasta dish and believe me I have cooked a lot of it. I don’t know what the synergy is here but it’s magic happening. So with no further ado the recipe.

2 cloves of garlic in extra virgin olive oil with dry or fresh peperoncino (I prefer dry from @daphnisandchloe.herbs) and fresh parsley really finely chopped. Add passata or tinned bio tomatoes (I don’t like this recipe with fresh tomatoes) Add salt. Simmer only for 5-10 min I like the tomatoes not too cooked. Add sauce in pasta (no pasta water) more parsley olive oil and serve. Add more parsley on top and freshly grated parmigiano. Enjoy

christos kontos