Antonio Carluccio's Southern Italian Feast — Season 1, Episode 5: Lazio
30 min • 1 season, 6 episodes
Episode synopsis
Antonio is in Rome, where he shops for vegetables and cooks Fave E Guanciale (Broadbeans and Bacon) and also Barba Di Frate Saltata (Friar's Beard Sauce). Antonio meets up with a jewish friend who shows him how to cook kosher chicken meatballs. His next stop is Frascati, where he meets up with an army regiment. They eat the Frascati speciality of Porchetta (Roast Pork Sandwiches) and drink Frascati wine. Antonio's final visit is to the British school in Rome. Antonio cooks a lunch of pasta Creciuto, a deep fried mixture of anchovy, Basil leaves, Courgette flowers and sun-dried tomatoes.
About Antonio Carluccio's Southern Italian Feast
Antonio Carluccio, the godfather of Italian gastronomy, travels through Southern Italy sampling and cooking the region's specialities. His tour takes him from Sardinia to Sicily and from Campania to Calabria, with visits to Rome, Puglia and Basilicata. Among the treats in store are an impromptu barbecue in a vineyard, a shepherd's feast in the Barbagia Mountains, a Neapolitan pizza-making class, a moonlit octopus-fishing trip and a San Lorenzo's night grill for ten men called Lorenzo.