I Love Italian Regional Cooking - Pairing Latium Cuisine With White Wine
Great Latium food, fine Latium or other white wine...Latium is a region smack dab in the center of Italy. And Rome is pretty well smack dab in the center of Latium. But Rome and Latium are hardly at the center of the wine world. As much as I love Italian wine, I am not a lover of Latium wine. The food can be fine. W provide pairings with Italian wine, not necessarily Latium wine.
From the Roman Ghetto came Carciofi alla Giudea.
Stracciatella alla Romana ( Egg Drop Soup) is a classic soup made from beef broth, eggs, grated Parmesan cheese, and salt and pepper. The ingredients are simple, but the preparation can be tricky. Pair this with a Bianco di Pitigliano DOC from Tuscany or the better known Frascati DOC from outside Rome.
You don’t have to be Jewish to enjoy a specialty from Rome’s Jewish ghetto, Carciofi alla Giudea (Deep-fried Artichokes). All you need are tender artichokes, a lemon, olive oil, and salt and pepper. Once again the preparation can be tricky. Pair with Frascati.
It’s quick, it’s simple, it’s delicious; Fettuccine Alfredo (Fettuccine in Double Cream). I hope you’re not counting calories. The recommended white wine is Orvieto, the signature wine of the neighboring region of Umbria. Other choices are a Pinot Bianco or a buttery Chardonnay, both Italian of course.
Fettuccine Alfredo, don't even think of counting calories.
Uova alla Provatura (Eggs with Provatura). Provatura is a popular buffalo milk cheese from Latium. You can substitute mozzarella in recipes such as this. Pairing choices include Bianco di Pitigliano DOC and the local Colli Albani DOC. If you have Provatura and Colli Albani left over, you can cook up Provatura alla Salsa di acciughe (Provatura with Anchovy Sauce) and finish the wine.
Abbacchio alla romana (Lamb Roman style) is a Roman specialty, a springtime favorite. Lamb chops, anchovies, garlic, and rosemary are some of the ingredients. If you do it right the anchovies will just blend in. And for pairings, go with a Frascati Superiore DOC. Is Superiore really superior? Sometimes.
About the Author
Levi Reiss has authored or co-authored ten books on computers and the Internet, but to be honest, he would rather just drink fine Italian, French, or other wine, accompanied by the right foods and spend time with his wife and family. He teaches classes in computers at an Ontario French-language community college. Check out his global wine website at www.theworldwidewine.com with his weekly column reviewing $10 wines and his new sections writing about (theory) and tasting (practice) organic and kosher wines. Check out his Italian wine website at www.theitalianwineconnection.com.
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