Great video! I can tell you put a lot of effort into making it, and for sure you got a lot of things right. However: - Parmigiano reggiano is only made in a certain, limited area between Parma and Reggio in Emilia-Romagna (so it's not from Lombardy). Maybe you're confusing it with a similar cheese, namely grana padano (which often, incorrectly, too is called parmesan). Grana padano originated in the region of Marche, but is oddly enough not allowed to be produced there any longer. Today, it's being made in Piedmont, Lombardy, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Veneto and Emilia Romagna. - Italy was united into a nation in the early 1860s. What happened in the 1940s was that the young nation ceased being a monarchy and instead became a republic. The present constitution was ratified in1947. - No one knows exactly where, how and when carbonara first saw the day of light. Several decades afterwards, a chef by the name Renato Gualandi publicly stated he had invented the dish in 1944 as a young cook preparing a dinner for Allied officers. He explained that the Americans had great cream, eggs (or at least powdered egg yolks), bacon and cheese. This claim was supported by one of his former colleagues not long ago. Today, none of them is still alive. Furthermore, Gualandi didn't make a lot of fuzz about this and at the time he announced he invented the dish, he was already a rather successful and well known chef and restaurateur. Why would he lie? He didn't act as he was looking for even more of fame beyond that which he had already achieved in life. There's no mention of carbonara or any dish prepared in that way before WWII. According to various reports, carbonara was popular among Allied troops stationed in Rome shortly after the war and in the 50s tourists to the Eternal City discovered it, although carbonara had already popped up on restaurant menus in some parts of the US. The assertion that the Allied forces have something to do with the origin of carbonara and with popularizing the dish among the inhabitants of Rome makes sense as the they brought a lot of the mentioned food products into the city at a time when there was widespread hunger and malnutrition among Italians. It also rhymes well with the fact that most Americans as well as a lot of those belonging to the British Empire enjoyed eating eggs, bacon, cream and cheese on a daily basis. But, like said, no one knows exactly how carbonara came to be. In any case, there's still a lot of things we can be certain of regarding carbonara. One thing is that if you had ordered a carbonara in the 1950s or 1960s while visiting Rome, it would probably have been a completely different dish. Perhaps one containing ingredients such as prosciutto, Swiss/French gruyère cheese, cream and parsley. Most dishes change more over time than we like to think. Greetings from Sweden, sorry for responding at such length and keep up the good work!
Wow, thanks so much for all of the info! Particularly the background about the carbonara, it’s so interesting to look back into what inspired the classic dishes we enjoy today. The mystery of the true origin makes it even more fascinating to be honest 😆 thanks so much for watching our video, we really appreciate it!
Ok, 9nly two things: 1 Spanish tapas come from Venetian cicchetti and not vice versa. 2. carbonara was born much earlier and derives from a dish called cacio e ovo. a little explanation: the bacon is the cheek of the pig while the pancetta is the belly: they therefore have a very different flavour. beyond this good job man!
We were big fans of cannoli which actually comes from Sicily, but we had them all over. Tiramisu originated in Veneto so it was really special to have some there! Overall, the classic desserts could be found all over, but every once in a while we ran into a local sweet we had never heard of! The delizia al limone from Sorrento was one of the best 🥰🍋
Great vlog as always. Keep smashing it
Thank you!! Really appreciate that 👍❤️
Hope that you guys have had a great time with the food exploration in Italy. What a lovely video.
Thank you so much! We definitely enjoyed every second. One of the best cuisines in the world!
@MaxandSidney Glad that you guys have had the lovely experience. 😁
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Great video! I can tell you put a lot of effort into making it, and for sure you got a lot of things right. However:
- Parmigiano reggiano is only made in a certain, limited area between Parma and Reggio in Emilia-Romagna (so it's not from Lombardy). Maybe you're confusing it with a similar cheese, namely grana padano (which often, incorrectly, too is called parmesan). Grana padano originated in the region of Marche, but is oddly enough not allowed to be produced there any longer. Today, it's being made in Piedmont, Lombardy, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Veneto and Emilia Romagna.
- Italy was united into a nation in the early 1860s. What happened in the 1940s was that the young nation ceased being a monarchy and instead became a republic. The present constitution was ratified in1947.
- No one knows exactly where, how and when carbonara first saw the day of light. Several decades afterwards, a chef by the name Renato Gualandi publicly stated he had invented the dish in 1944 as a young cook preparing a dinner for Allied officers. He explained that the Americans had great cream, eggs (or at least powdered egg yolks), bacon and cheese. This claim was supported by one of his former colleagues not long ago. Today, none of them is still alive. Furthermore, Gualandi didn't make a lot of fuzz about this and at the time he announced he invented the dish, he was already a rather successful and well known chef and restaurateur. Why would he lie? He didn't act as he was looking for even more of fame beyond that which he had already achieved in life. There's no mention of carbonara or any dish prepared in that way before WWII. According to various reports, carbonara was popular among Allied troops stationed in Rome shortly after the war and in the 50s tourists to the Eternal City discovered it, although carbonara had already popped up on restaurant menus in some parts of the US. The assertion that the Allied forces have something to do with the origin of carbonara and with popularizing the dish among the inhabitants of Rome makes sense as the they brought a lot of the mentioned food products into the city at a time when there was widespread hunger and malnutrition among Italians. It also rhymes well with the fact that most Americans as well as a lot of those belonging to the British Empire enjoyed eating eggs, bacon, cream and cheese on a daily basis. But, like said, no one knows exactly how carbonara came to be. In any case, there's still a lot of things we can be certain of regarding carbonara. One thing is that if you had ordered a carbonara in the 1950s or 1960s while visiting Rome, it would probably have been a completely different dish. Perhaps one containing ingredients such as prosciutto, Swiss/French gruyère cheese, cream and parsley. Most dishes change more over time than we like to think.
Greetings from Sweden, sorry for responding at such length and keep up the good work!
Wow, thanks so much for all of the info! Particularly the background about the carbonara, it’s so interesting to look back into what inspired the classic dishes we enjoy today. The mystery of the true origin makes it even more fascinating to be honest 😆 thanks so much for watching our video, we really appreciate it!
Ok, 9nly two things: 1 Spanish tapas come from Venetian cicchetti and not vice versa. 2. carbonara was born much earlier and derives from a dish called cacio e ovo. a little explanation: the bacon is the cheek of the pig while the pancetta is the belly: they therefore have a very different flavour. beyond this good job man!
Did you experience any differences in the dolce across the 5 regions you visited? Margherita pizza 🤤🤤
We were big fans of cannoli which actually comes from Sicily, but we had them all over. Tiramisu originated in Veneto so it was really special to have some there! Overall, the classic desserts could be found all over, but every once in a while we ran into a local sweet we had never heard of! The delizia al limone from Sorrento was one of the best 🥰🍋