Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Anna is quizzed on Sardinia and can easily identify the capital and its major cities, its nuraghes (characteristic low towers), its cantu a tenore (traditional singing), but comes up short on providing the name of a typical Sardinian dish.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Marika and Anna assemble the ingredients and utensils to make this Sardinian speciality that's similar to ravioli.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
In this phase, Marika and Anna roll up their sleeves and get their hands dirty. They start making the dough by hand, and are very excited about using their new pasta machine.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Here we are in the final phase of this delicious pasta recipe from Sardinia. This is the fun part, for sure.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
It's time to talk about Calabria, a southern region with both sea and mountains. Let's hope Anna did some studying.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Anna and Marika provide the list of necessary ingredients for this Calabrese specialty. This recipe calls for sheep's milk ricotta. When you go to buy ricotta in Italy, storekeepers will ask if you want cow, sheep, or goat ricotta. You can also specify a mix.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
All the ingredients are ready, and Anna and Marika go to work, making the ricotta ball mixture. They share with us a common saying about prezzemolo (parsley).
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Anna and Marika form the Calabrian ricotta balls and cook them in tomato sauce. The ricotta balls can also be fried and served without sauce.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Let's see if Anna has studied one of the northernmost regions of Italy. It's a border region and as such, has some peculiarities.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
You don't need much to make this recipe from the north of Italy. It's best with aged cheese, however, and even leftover rinds will do. Anna and Marika tell us about the ingredients and utensils necessary.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Anna and Marika prepare the deliciously rich potato and cheese crisp that was a specialty of Friuli woodsmen.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Because Anna knows the subject backwards and forwards, she volunteers to take the teacher's quiz on Liguria, but that doesn't help much with her grade.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Marika and Anna go through the list of ingredients needed to make a Ligurian specialty — pasta with pesto sauce.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Anna and Marika are hard at work with their mortar and pestle, making some delicious pesto. As they work, they give us some extra information about their new tool.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
We're going to school to learn about The Marches, the only Italian region to have a plural name! Let's find out if Anna has studied this time! Let's see how mean her maestra is today, too.
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