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What’s in a Name?
Pasta Dishes with Character
By Rita Simonetta
Originally Published: 2007-06-10
Leave it to the Italians to create fabulous pasta dishes with odd and sometimes even scandalous names.
Made from extra http://ststephenshouse.com/globaldivas.html. virgin olive oil, black olives, chili and capers (some recipes also call for onions and garlic), Pasta Puttanesca is a spicy and robust dish with a name that fits. It is translated as “Whore’s Pasta” or “in the style of the whore” and with this kind of moniker, it’s no wonder that there are a dozen theories about its origins.
Some maintain it got its name because it was on the house menu of the massage parlors that were prevalent around Naples. An easy and quick dish to make, Pasta Puttanesca was commonly served to visiting clients who eagerly waited their turn for their upcoming sexual exploits. It is also said that the distinct aroma of this flavourful dish served as clever advertising to lure clients inside for a good time.
But continuing on with the sex-related theme, other culinary historians suggest that Pasta Puttanesca is actually the creation of Neapolitan married women who needed a quick dish to cook for their husbands so that they could hurry off to their lovers.
But some enthusiasts balk at these theories and suggest the name is simply a playful term that is a reference to the dish’s robust flavour.Whichever origin story is true, the fact remains that Pasta Puttanesca is a quick, easy and satisfying meal that also acts as a wonderful way to use up all those ripe tomatoes you might have lying around. One tip when creating this dish is to cook the sauce only long enough to heat through and develop its distinctive flavours.
Pasta alla Carbonara is a traditional pasta sauce that is best translated as “pasta in the style of charcoal.” Not the most appetizing title to be sure, but it is said that there is a good reason for the name. Apparently, one of the many origin stories explains that the dish was once a hit among charcoal makers and was originally cooked over charcoal grills.
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