Mediterranean culinary experts share traditional pasta recipes

Various culinary experts are sharing traditional Mediterranean recipes focusing on pasta dishes.

Zia Cri, appearing on the program ‘E’ sempre mezzogiorno’ with Antonella Clerici, demonstrated how to prepare ‘pasta fredda alla mediterranea’. The recipe utilizes fusilli, red and yellow cherry tomatoes, dried tomatoes, feta cheese, Taggiasca olives, and crumbled taralli. The preparation involves seasoning fresh tomatoes with oil, salt, pepper, and basil, blending half of the mixture to create a sauce for the cooked pasta.

Chef Zio Pietro shared a recipe for ‘Paccheri al Pescespada’, a dish representing the flavors of the Mediterranean. The recipe calls for paccheri pasta, swordfish, Piennolo or Piccadilly cherry tomatoes, garlic, chili pepper, and parsley. This style of dish is particularly common in Southern Italian regions such as Sicily and Calabria, where swordfish is a staple ingredient.