How to Shop Like an Italian | Shopping Tips for Authentic Italian Cooking
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- Опубликовано: 3 окт 2020
- How to Shop Like an Italian | Shopping Tips for Authentic Italian Cooking
Authentic Italian food is based upon simplicity, but simplicity can produce challenges of its own. When a dish relies on just a few elements, the quality of those ingredients becomes paramount!
In order to help aspiring Italian food gourmands, Eva is here today to share some tips and tricks for how to shop like an Italian: from selecting the right pasta to identifying a promising bottle of wine!
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EVA'S "PASTA ALLA MONTOVANA CON RICOTTA" RECIPE
For this recipe, you will need:
- Penne, penne lisce, rigatoni or fusilli pasta (to serve)
- 2 cups cubed butternut squash
- 1/2 onion, diced
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
- Olive oil
- Nutmeg
- Amaretti cookies (optional): amzn.to/3leJEBQ
- Salt
- Fresh black pepper
In a saucepan, bring 3-4 tbsp olive oil up to medium temp. Add the diced onion and sautèe for about 3 minutes, until the onion becomes slightly transparent and tender. Add the cubed squash and a splash of warm water. Salt and pepper to taste, then partially cover and cook for approximately 10-15 minutes, or until the squash has softened. If necessary, add more water as it cooks if the moisture has completely evaporated before the squash is ready. Turn off the heat.
Bring a large pot of water to boil. Salt liberally (two small handfuls is a good start) and add pasta. Cook according to directions provided.
Meanwhile, on a large plate or platter, combine ricotta cheese with a generous grating of Parmigiano cheese and a sprinkle of ground nutmeg. When the pasta is nearly done, add about 1 oz. of the pasta water into the ricotta mixture and stir all together.
Using a slotted spoon, ladle the cooked pasta into the squash saucepan and stir for a minute over medium heat. Transfer the pasta onto the ricotta platter and stir all together. Top with some crumbled Amaretti cookies (optional).
Buon appetito!
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My Italian friend said to me once that no matter how bad things got for him, he would always buy the best cheese and bread he could possibly afford. I've never forgotten that comment and try to live by it!
You can make your own ricotta and mozzarella cheeses without alot of effort. There are recipes for these cheeses on youtube. But the hard Italian cheeses are more time consuming.
I realize it's kinda randomly asking but does anybody know a good place to watch newly released series online?
This is my view on all foods. I grew up in an indebted house, which meant that we always had own brand foods.
Some foods it really doesn’t matter if you go for the cheaper option, especially in the case of fruit and veg, but with other foods, brands are better. Things like cheese and bread are cheap for a reason and it is often clear in the taste of lower price items.
It is a good exercise to test both branded and own brand options to see what you find to be best.
It's so important to at least splurge on the good quality basics. The food turns out much more nutritious, rich, and filling, so you consume less and are satiated. Better yet, if you learn to make your own bread and cheeses, you save money in the end. For example, with one $6 bag of good quality bread flour, I can make about 10-11 loaves of amazing ciabatta bread that I would pay $4-$5 each for at a bakery for bread of a similar quality. After two loaves, the ingredients pay for themselves! Same thing with pasta, cheese, tomato sauce, and other cooking staples.
@@flower-uw1hmFunny that you give the advice to make own ricotta but do net seem to think about the option of making own bread.
"drink a little bit less but drink better" love this philosophy, it makes sense for food too.
Yes, it does!
How did they meet?
Totally! After all, eating Italian is the art of tasting food on the tip of your tongue, savour it, cherish it. Wash it down with a small sip of wine, to cleanse the tastebuds, and prepare them for the next forkful, every cycle bringing alternate, but complementary, explosions of flavour. As opposed to bingeing food and alcohol, all together, shovel them down your throat from a XXL wheelbarrow of a portion and a one gallon plastic bottle. 😉
After binge watching your episodes for almost two hours, a lightbulb went on...I realized that food made with simple, quality ingredients tastes better than over complicated recipes with subpar “processed” ingredients. I get it now! Eva should write a cookbook! I’d be the first in line to buy it 😊
u have jast descovered eva style " acqua calda " das mean hot water 'cose we growing up since a baby with genetic good tastehihihihihh lol
This revelation could save your life! Amen
I’d buy it too. I love her recipes, plus she’s so nice 😊
That is the secret to good cooking keep it simple use the best ingredients.
Get the best olive oil, go for the high fat cheeses.... Use fresh herbs, and resource the best ricotta
@@SorrentoShore I think many people don't understand that there is a difference between simple and simplistic. Ingredients like white sugar, table salt etc. are really just one flavour, something like a good olive oil is complex on its own. Many people will just eat a good cheese with some wine, because it's so complex and enjoyable. When you combine just a few good ingredients, you get an explosion of hundreds of flavours and aromas.
Can't believe La Molisana pasta is cheaper than Barilla's .
That must be only marketing, because as far as I know De Cecco or La Molisana are way better than Barilla, and more expensive. (at least here in Venice).
Peace and Love
We have the same problem in Russia)
Barilla is the #1 brand in Italy but that doesn't make it the best quality. La Molisana, De Cecco De Verde, Giuseppe Cocco are all much better quality and mainly use 100% durum wheat from Italy. Price is not always king 😎
@@gaetanoflorio6277 that's obviously)
@@gaetanoflorio6277 and Garofalo, of course!
De cecco , the first time I tried it I knew it was my favorite
Harper you have talked about your parents and their love for Eva (especially your father) How about a video where Eva cooks for the In-Laws? And have your parents tell us how they picked Eva for you!
Love that, "especially your father". All fathers are the same.. Dirty old bastards
Awesome idea!
Their meet-cute was absolutely a parental setup 😊 His parents did a good job!
After seeing that video of how they met I'm starting to think my mother certainly didn't love me as much as Harper's parents loved him.
My mother and my wife's mother got us together...and yes, I love my wife.
Lol.
And, those secrets she's sharing are what we Italians learns from our mom's and grandma's ❤ to get from the food, the most beautiful experience you can, that's why we cook simple but genuine. Love you guys ❤ Eva sei Grande, ottimi consigli!
Eva, Harper, let's also say that buying from local farms is also good for the environment! It tastes better, it's cheaper, it's in season and it pollutes WAY less. It's just so much better! Thank you guys for your lovely videos! 💚
Good point! And thank you! ❤️
Eva!, tu sei "l'unta" del Signore, sei la prescelta per diffondere la parola della cucina in quel posto dimenticato da Dio, Barilla, De Cecco, Pomì, Carapelli i tuoi discepoli, vai e non fermarti, SIETE SIMPATICISSIMI!😀
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Marco Ceruti In altre parole lei è la missionaria in America per la cucina italiana ! ;)
Carapelli è italiano per modo di dire... lo dice pure Eva nel video!
@@crisrag72 Esatto, nel video si vede che nella confezione della Carapelli c'è scritto "Deoleo" che è una multinazionale Spagnola
@@scogiam95 ...poi con quel nome è tutto un programma... De - oleo. Sembra un prodotto per rimuovere l'olio, ahahahah...😅
Because of you, I now have a huge wedge of parmigiana in my fridge. The real stuff.👍
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In My Country, This Cheese is Sold For Rs.4000 that is around, USD 54
This is my new favorite channel. I love this no nonsense approach to cooking authentic food.
Thank you!
I'm from New England too, (Ma), I worked for ten years in Medford with A LOT of Italian housewifes as my coworkers. They taught me so much about Italian cooking. Sadly many have passed, so now I turn to your channel for my continuing education of Italian cooking. - thank you so much!
Eva know her wines. Will love to see an episode dedicated to Italian wines and food to pair with. Love your videos. Ciao!
Great idea!
Brilliant! I’ve tried three of her recommended wines, and they were delicious!
OH MY GOD. A few days ago, I thought to myself how awesome it would be if Eva showed us how to identify good pasta. And now you guys did a video about this! I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL. Mi piace tantissimo il vostro canale!!!! Bravissimi !
Me: *slurping bowl of Barilla angel hair in butter because it's my favorite*
Eva: "Barilla is trash."
Me: *spits out, yeets bowl into garbage* BEGONE, TRASH, YOU HAVE INSULTED MY ITALIAN GODDESS.
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Voiello, Molisana, Leonessa>>>>>>De Cecco, Divella>>>>Barilla/stuff made with "grano tenero" and mostly extra ue.
However, Barilla's egg pasta (fettuccine, tagliatelle) are decent
Omg 🤣🤣🤣🤣 thank you for the laugh! Barilla is marketed as “the best” here in Australia too. I know better now.
Before Eva appeared on RUclips, I also thought barilla was the best, but now I realized that de cecco is much better, thanks to Eva and Harper for their educational channel, with love from Russia!😁👍
@@fatso2894 I agree 100% with your tier list. I would also add Garofalo to the top tier.
Harper is a lucky man.
Ya think!? I wish I was him and he had a feather in his underwear. We’d both be tickled.
I'm Italian and I speak a fluent english with a nice accent, so that people abroad never get I'm not american.
I usually hate strong italian accents when italians speak english. but I love Eva's.
I'm also a non professional cook, meaning wherever and whoever we are my friends and family usually ask me to cook.
I watched a bunch of these videos. Follow her advices, believe me.
Totally authentic.
I stumbled onto this channel a few days ago. Always loved Italian food. Now here I am, not only amazed by the cuisine, but also inspired by this couple and their lifestyle too 😭🥺
Thank you Eva and Harper!! ❤️
No Raos, the daughter is married to a Trump and its so exclusive, everyone has there table reserved, forget it.
Eva: "pasta alla montovana con ricotta"
me: oh so its an italian squash mac and cheese.
Eva: plebeo!
I am actually Italian and if there was anything I learned from my Nonna about shopping groceries, there is basically only one rule...
**SMELL EVERYTHING**
Good advice wherever you are from! As well as the feel test!
I was never taught this but love to cook and have been cooking since I was 10 because I didn’t approve of my mother’s cooking LOL smell is so important!! Who cares about a bump or small bruise because if it smells beautiful, it will permeate the whole dish 🥰
That's women. They use all 5 senses when shopping.
Why Paul and not Paolo?
@@Ken-vl4wk Born in the US; Italian was my first language and I was called Paolo by my family even until now, but my birthname is Paul. Also what my friends call me*
Food is love. Food says so many things without words. Flavor, texture, giving the food. Sharing the food. Eating the food. It’s all a language.
My great grandmother (from my mother's family) was from Mantua and as you know, Eva, in Mantua they are very proud of their "
Turtèi cun la söca" (written in Mantuan dialect, "tortelli di zucca" in Italian, for non-Italians they are a pasta similar to ravioli filled with squash and amaretti, the same ingredients that Eva used in this video). Unfortunately I've never liked them, I'm the black sheep of the family, I don't like the sweet and salty tastes together when I eat pasta. However, my compliments for you are always here, always glad to see someone bring up the name of Italian cuisine in the world :)
I LOVE Eva’s mask with the Italian print! Brava!
Per tutti i non Italiani che seguono questo bellissimo canale, Eva dice esattamente le cose come stanno riguardo al cibo come lo intendiamo in Italia, fidatevi, e' cosi' che si mangia in questo paese, pochi ingredienti di qualita' e tanto amore quando preparate il piatto ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️.
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i non italiani come fanno a capirti se scrivi in italiano?
Cosmopavone usano Google?
@@Cosmopavone Si arrangiano.
@@Cosmopavone Eva sa' leggere bene l'Italiano, gli altri hanno le infinite strade della rete, vale anche per me quando vedo i commenti in lingue che non conosco.
Instead of making fun of us you are helping us learn how to do it right. Thank you.
My favourite part of your videos are the greetings and the cooking scenes. Whenever I hear “Ciao, I’m Eva! Hi, I’m Harper!” It just brightens my day. The cooking scenes are so mesmerizing. I could watch Eva cook for hours and I know because I have. 😂
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Why do I feel proud that I am one of the first people watching this 😅😃😀😂🇮🇹
Just found your channel and I am very pleased. I am divorcing my Napolitano husband after 22 years and he thought me very well how to shop for Italian food! I will keep it forever! Buon Apetito! En Bocca luppo!
Eva surprises me everytime with her cooking recipes! I love it
La Molisana, the best italian pasta ever. Americans if you are lucky and you find the squared spaghetti (spaghetto quadrato), try them, they are amazing
This is what I have been buying now for about a year now here on Canada, and I will never go back. It really is the best
how about de cecco?
De cecco is my favorite cause it's cheaper and very close to Molisana's quality.
I don't feel like paying twice the price for slightly better pasta.
In Germany „De Cecco“ pasta is more expensive than Molisana. And there’s pasta for more than 4€. So I don't understand why I should buy 4€ pasta if I can buy 1,29€ Molisana 😅 Plus: Molisana is even cheaper than Barilla
I will have to try this!
I’ve learned so much from this vid! So many great tips. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us 💓✌️
I really love your channel, so much information and so much fun! I love italian cuisine the most and finding you was such a blessing. Thank you! ❤
UPDATE: that molisana pasta really is... better. i'm not sure how to explain it. it's more... toothsome. it's got more substance? i dunno. but i do know that it is head and shoulders above barilla and eva is right, barilla is trash, by comparison. it's just about like having fresh made pasta without having to go through all the work.
simply amazing!
In fact here in Italy Molisana is more expensive than Barilla (almost double the price...) and it's fair. I don't know why Barilla is so overpriced in USA! Avoid it absolutely. (Italian average prices: Barilla 0.69€ for 1/2kg pack, Molisana about 1,09€ for the same 1/2kg pack)
@@BICIeCOMPUTERconGabriele that's about what barilla costs here in the US. Molisana is normally bout .20 usd more than barilla. Totally worth it in my opinion. I will never buy barilla again
Molisana was the standard on our UK home. My folks were from near Salerna so it also a southern thing. It's best best because 'non scuoce'. It's bulks up evenly, and is denser and thicker than most, requiring that longer cooking time, and it stays whole even if it sits around for a while, not breakibg up too much.
La Molinsana is hands down the best pasta I've ever tried. Not just the texture but in taste. I could, and sometimes do, just eat a few forkfuls with nothing on it at all. It's amazing
I love seeing Eva smile when she tastes good food! Totally authentic - just wonderful!
I live in Maine as well! I moved here 4 years ago with my husband and we love it. However the selections are so limited up where we live. It’s great to see someone else who lives in Maine making delicious food!
I think I read somewhere recently that Maine is the safest State in America. Lots of open space, beautiful scenery, nice people. I hope that reflects your experience living there, Khorena. Limited selection of food choices? Well, it's difficult to have everything and if you have so much local, fresh food at farmer's markets (as implied in the video), I'm sure you will be bringing your own skills to the table & will be just fine! Be safe, be happy, be full!🌟
Oh my gosh, you guys! I live south of Portland, Maine. I
My heritage is Italian. You must go to Micucci’s Italian Market on India Street in Portland for anything Italian! It is a must visit!
When I was a child we only had penne lisce as far as I remember, it may have been the only type sold in Australia I don't know but I have a soft spot for them even if they don't hold the sauce as well as rigate. We also always put a knob of butter on the bottom of the plate before putting the pasta whereas for some reason that habit stopped when I got older and I think it's the memory of the butter mixed with the tomato sauce that is responsible for my attachment to penne lisce. Funnily enough one Australian cooking habit I've always liked is baked pumpkin (it seems to be very much an Australian thing as Americans don't seem to do it and I'm not sure the British are much into it either). We didn't have it at home as it was a foreign idea to my father but unlike all other Italian pasta I've eaten I'm not mad about pumpkin pasta, at least not pumpkin ravioli. I might give Eva's dish a try though. Thank you for the explanation of why bronze-cut is better. I can see that it is obviously considered better but I didn't know why.
EVA LIKING CHEEZ WIZ blew my mind guys not gonna lie 🤣
Jazmyn me too, I always thought cheeze wiz was the worst taste full of chemicals
It looks like she visited Pat's Steak in Philly for a cheese steak where the cheese is Wiz and makes the most delicious Philly Cheese Steak.
@@colegreen1291 Exactly. Whatever one might say about Cheez Wiz, it's the traditional way to make a cheese steak. In that context, it's perfect.
Complimenti! That looks delicious - I will cook that today. It's true - I am second generation Italian background born in Australia. My mother was born in Palmi RC and I was brought up the same way as Eva. Italians treasure their food and we always select the best produce whenever possible to make our cuisine. Food is not only our life but as my Zia taught me it is also our medicine.
the happiness on Eva's face when she tasted Parmiggiano Reggiano lol
I love her so much! ❤️ I need to start cooking these meals! This is so unbelievably useful! Thank you!
"Arper" Thank you!!!! for your patience shopping with Eva. You are a gem. I'm also from her area of Italy. I made my husband crazy shopping. He refuses to go now... I'm shopping alone for 20+ years / I spend A LOT of time checking the labels because American products are really low quality and so deceptive. I have to sift through all the BS on the label, takes me forever, and we CANNOT settle for cut rate products! We WILL find what we need or we will just not eat! Its that important for us. And we talk tirelessly of food while Americans start to look soooo bored.. Yes in a way, our life does revolve around food. If you are not a foodie, don't marry an Italian from the south. You guys are adorable and I love you!!! Wish you a long and happy marriage.
Harper! I’m so excited I found your channel! Eva is lovely and I can’t wait to try this authentic Italian dish she prepared! She reminds me of my Italian relatives when they come visit from Roma and Sicilia. Thank you!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Great advice, Eva. I will definitely share this on my Facebook Food for a Living page. Luckily, here in Budapest we can get authentic Italian ingredients. Love your mask, too. And I'm going to make your pasta recipe this week! Deliciousness. Happy Sunday to you and Harper.
Totally made my day. I used to cook fresh all the time...but the last few years have seen 6 moves and lots of crazy. I'm now in a new state and finally settled for a few years (fingers crossed)...you just reminded me about farmer's markets and good pasta...and I totally didn't know that about Italian wine...so freshly inspired at the FRONT of my weekend...I'm off to the store. Blessings to you both!
THANK YOU! this is exactly what i needed. right before you published this video, my local wal-mart was selling la molisana for $0.50 per pound and i bought up about 30 bucks worth. totally awesome to know that i got the best!
This was such a good video! I taught English in Italy and their food is so good because their ingredients are simply the best in the world. It’s hard trying to get those quality ingredients here in the USA so this was helpful 🙏🏻
You are looking in the wrong place. Walmart isn't one of them.
10:00 When a company spends for a high quality bottle you know there is good wine inside.
My tip is to look for wines made from a single grape variety. In this case “falanghina” is an ancient grape variety. Excellent choice Eva 👍
As with the olive oil, if you like the bottle it's not too bad for basic, but yeah really, might as well buy the plastic jug!
I love this channel. You guys are so humble and authentic
I'm from Tel Aviv and I can't wait trying this receipe with our local "chestnut pumpkin", Galilian olive oil, riccotta or urda from a local dairy, and, well, I'll still use Italian parmegiano or grana pedano (though I think this dish might also work with a dry Zfat cheese, but it will be a different direction).
And served with wine from our own Tulip winnery! Buying local is the best.
Love your videos..hello from Northern Italy 🇮🇹
I loved that Ava showed which wines are good.. you guys should do a wine tasting with the Whole food wines so we can all buy the best selections!!
Eva. It sounds like Ava when he pronounces it but is spelled Eva.
Goodness, this couple just get more adorable everytime I watch them! Ava is as spot on as usual with her decisions about the best Italian cooking & ingredients. I can visualise Nonnas up & down Italia nodding appreciatively. Love your channel. Charming doesn't begin to describe it. ❤️🌟❤️
I love you guys. Plus your expert advice is greatly appreciated.
Grazie Mille xxx
Omg! Eva is looking gorgeous! 💞❤️💞
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Hi Eva and Harper! I love your videos. Like a lot! You're inspiring me a lot with cooking and I love to cook (Italian cuisine is my favorite). Thank you for that. Sundays are so much more enjoyable with you but I have to say that I'm always super hungry after watching your videos ;-) Greetings from London ;-)
Thanks so much for this super useful video ! :) You've really inspired me lately in Italian cooking and all your recipes I've tried so far have been amazing..! This one's next :)
I miss going to Italy! I’m not Italian but always cook Italian food for about a month after I visit. But after about a month, I forget everything. This video, and your channel in general, make me feel like I’m visiting Italy. Now I’m putting away my garlic and ready to cook! Grazie!
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Harper and Eva I've been following your channel for several weeks now and wow, all I can say is that you are very funny, informative and to-the-point.... I have watched professional Italian chefs ( I don't want to give names :p ) that do not cook as good as you Eva! They make shortcuts, sometimes promote non-authentic products. Your pure love for Italian culture and cuisine shines through! You are my reference for Italian cooking!
Thank YOU!!! ❤❤❤
"Feudi di San Gregorio" wine producer is one of the most professional in Italy and its wines are generally excellent. 👍
Another unique dish! Thank you guys! Will try this soon!!!!!
Thank you for the video! I will now look at the labels more often to see what is in the products we buy and if something is actually authentic!
One of the major supermarket chains here in Australia started selling La Molisana back in March and it seems to be super popular because it now takes up a pretty big chunk of the pasta section. I've been using it ever since it came out. Specifically the ones we have here are the La Molisana Extra Di Lusso; which I believe is their extra premium grade of Pasta?
Yes! Very good!
I am an Italian expat in Germany. Here i find the Extra di Lusso quite often, even though I have never seen it in Italy. Quality pasta, by the way!
Woolies used to sell De Cecco I think but La Molisana is also top-notch :)
Which supermarket chain?
@@Sleeper_6875 Woolies. You can also get it at Harris Farm
I'm originally from Philly and LOVE Cheese Whiz on my Cheesteaks (Provolone cheese aside) ... Jim's Steaks on South Street!
This video made me realise how much I don't know about authentic Italian ingredients. Squash is something I grew up disliking because of how my grandmother cooked it (boiled and bland), but I have the feeling I would love this recipe if I tried it. 💜
omg American grandmother squash almost scarred me for life! But I really want to try an Italian recipe like this one.
check this classic www.carolinescooking.com/pumpkin-ravioli-tortelli-di-zucca/
@@garethjax wow ... I had no idea pumpkin ravioli is a thing. 😳
@nativemoon pumpkin gnocchi are delicious too, even more if combined with a strong tasting cheese, Just for balancing the sweetnes of the pumpkin
Sorry for the english but my First language Is italian
It’s official, Ava and I have an unspoken connection 🤣 I’ve been looking for squash pasta sauce recipe -GARLIC FREE- for so long now because it’s fall and you can find squash and pumpkins everywhere. Thank you Ava ❤️ thanks for doing this Harper. I am a huge fan of your channel ❤️ much love
This was a wonderful lesson for all of us who are not Italian but love Italian way of cooking.Thanks from Spain
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I appreciate your comments about various pasta brands. Perhaps you could do an episode on the different Italian pasta brands you can find in America especially emphasing the better brands. I also liked that you pointed out the cooking time - this is absolutely a rule of thumb when it comes to distinguishing between pastas. Trafilata al bronzo - explain this better.
It's oddly comforting to know that a purist like Eva finds guilty pleasure in Cheez Whiz.
She needs to switch to Velveeta
Just discovered you. Thank you for showing brands, that is very helpful when cooking. Wish all other cooks would do so. I will be making your recipes thank you thank you thank you!
Bravissimo Eva!!! Grazie per ricetta! 🌺
Eva your brand commentaries in this episode could move you quickly into becoming what we call an infuencer. I don't know if that is intended since your focus is on the food...and the best chefs often avoid it. Still, I do appreciate knowing your secrets when I shop ~ they are golden! No more Barilla ~ too yellow!! On to bronze cut, long cooking pasta.
I feel u Eva. I can't shop at one place either. I just don't like roducts from the same store. Some stores have some good products and others have some other. So I hope around 2-3 stores before I have bought all my ingredients. Doesn't matter what cuisine it is. I have gone to a store just to buy one ingredient as small as chilly flakes. Coz that store have the good one. I fully support u in ur shopping ventures. Love from India. And dude that farm is so cool I love it.
I needed to get the old man out of my hair so I sent him shopping. Three stores! LMAO
@@nancymiller349 is that some old saying???
Love your channel. Agree 100% with everything Eva said.
Just discovered your site. Making my list! Searching for more episodes ...need more Eva recipes!
Great video, my wife and I love your channel, we live in Sicily and have access to many of the ingredients Eva talks about. Could you all do videos on how to make mushrooms dished, they are in season here at the market and Ava’s recipe for different pestos using tomato, eggplant and basil.
Thanks!!!
Yes, I was pleasantly surprised when I discovered whole foods had real Parmigiano Reggiano!!
Cheaper at Costco.
Penne Lisce is the only way to go. Grande Eva !
I just love this so much. I feel right at home.
the tasteful food is only surpassed by her incredible beauty...love to watch you, nice couple!
I was looking forward for this comment! 😂😂😂
@@XanderBeckett1 Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder I guess. To me she is radiant and lovely! Not sure what you mean by 'quite first' but oh yes, a cook extraordinaire.
I don't live in usa so these shops aren't there, plus most of these products can't be found in my country , but I still watched the video till the end. Absolutely love your videos
Eva is lovely, Harper you are blessed to have her! ❤️👍
Love this video! Thank you Eva & Parker! 🥰
Eva, you are magic!! Where have you been all of my life?! Italian food is my favorite and I've been making it for awhile, but I've found that I learn something new with every video of yours that I watch! Harper, you're awesome too!! Keep up the good work! Ho imparato l'italiano per cinque semestre all'universitá molti anni fa e ho dimenticato molto lol. Grazie mille per le piccole lezione in your videos hehe
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I’m Greek - my family always looks at the back of the olive oil bottle to see which countries the oil came from. If there are any other countries on the back other than Greece, it goes back on the shelf 😂
Hahaha Your comment reminds me of the movie My big fat greek wedding.
Also, I lived for two years in Greece and I have to say that there is low quality greek olive oil as well. To my taste, cretan olive oil is the best.
Ble Zen Crete’s is the best.
Nick Georgiou Yes, It is 👍
@@blezen4727 the best olive oil comes from the Peloponese region where my father grew up by far
konstantine1211 Peloponese it is well known for the koroneiki oil in Kalamata, estimated as the best oil in Greece. But I have tried some koroneiki oil from Crete which was superior. Yet, this is just my experience 😉🙋🏻♂️
Love love love your videos.
Looking forward to your minestrone soup recipe and any other Italian soups.
I so look forward to each and every video you do. When I was a young man I was an executive director of food and beverage for a 5 star hotel, so I was basically the numbers and operations. The tips and recipes you taste like the food from one of my master chefs straight from Italy. Thank you for the info! Don't let Eva out of your eyesight Harper!💞💞💞💞💞
In Italy no one buys penne lisce. On the lockdown in Italy when everyone bought everything at the supermarket's no one bought penne lisce ahahahahaha
Lol so wrong. Everyone buys penne lisce in Italy.
@@matteolorito8491 BS! there were so many jokes going around back in march in lockdown times that the only past found on shelves are penne lisce
@@orlandoraw842 my friend these are jokes and memes nothing more. The best quality of pasta is 'liscia' and it is the most eaten in all Italy, especially in the south. The 'rigate' version of pasta is more found in the northern parts of Italy where the types of sauces are heavier and where the imperfectly cooked 'striped/rigata' pasta's starch can help emulsify certain dishes and sauces. While the meme can be funny, it doesnt represent Italy at all. For me the meme isnt even funny as it represents the clash between north and south italy. And what most likely what happened in real in that one or two supermakets in the north is that the stocks of penne lisce had been much bigger and peoples stocks at home of penne lisce was also full in Italy, producing momentarily the illusion exploited by the meme. I have family living in the north, center and in the south of Italy. One even owns a supermarket. Fact is the penne lisce are the most eaten, only the spaghetti can compete... and spaghetti are 'lisci' by definition
@@matteolorito8491 I live in Italy and it's not like that believe me
So, you know what was going on in all of Italy? Doubtful.
My kid's father is italian, everything I learned with italian cooking is from their family, yes they are very strict with the way you cook their food, because if not handled correctly it is disrespect.
Thank you for another great video! Hugs to you both! ❤
That’s looks delicious! I’m from Montreal and we are lucky to have a large Italian population. We have many Italian grocery stores both small and large so we have lots of great Italian products available to us. Looking forward to your next video! 😁👍👨🏻🍳
Problem with the olive oil is, that lots of "italian" olive oil is spanish and then packaged in italy and sold as italian olive oil. Best way to get authentic one is buy it from a reliable source or just get high quality spanish (or other) one, its also really good and usually cheaper :D
@Legio XXI Rapax for sure. I am lucky that my Nonna got some olive trees in italy and I get my oil from them :D. So no mixing in that one.
In south of Italy here we have
lots of the people who make it bythemself so we never buy in supermarket
@@katerynaveshtak3331 infatti al sud si va al trappeto a comprare il cafiso di olio buono 👍
The reality is that more olive oil is consumed in Italy than is produced, so being the largest exporter of olive oil in the world, a part of "Italian" olive oil is not made with Italian olives.
Or buy high quality Greek that isnt fake.
Interesting - living in Moscow i have tried a lot of pasta brands and i also think that in term of price and quality Molisana is the best brand.
Well done, Eva and Harper! There's definitely life on the other side of the Pond! 😜
Absolutely agree!La Molisana is my favourite,love their gnocchi too!
Yes support local farmers when ever you can.
Thank you Eva! My husband is an avid pasta lover and takes your advice so literally that he stopped buying Barilla pasta months ago after watching another video of yours with me!! Today sealed the deal only "Bronze cut" pasta for this family!! Now he wants go out and but a slab of Parmigiano-Reggiano and a hand grater!! He was waiting for more advice on the Ricotta cheese??? BTW...he's not a bit Italian...he's Irish American!!
Irish and italian share same blood! 😁😁😁😁😁❤❤❤❤
@@PastaGrammar And two thirds of the flag.
I found your channel and I am so happy. I didn’t know about the different pastas but know I know what to buy to get the authentic flavors. Thank you again
I so look forward to these videos every weekend!
Hello from Portugal must say that i make my Pasta from scratch at home even Garganelli and they are delicious ! Love Italy but please taste some EVO from Portugal 😃
Eva loves Portugal and his food!
@@PastaGrammar ❤😘
As an Italian I must say that Portugal is a jewel.
@@zanizone3617 as an Italian I must disagree
Portugal has excellent olive oil and wine .
I learnt something new on how to buy pasta. Thank you Eva. Can you show how to make ricotto cheese at home? Is it same as Indian paneer?
I always love your thoughts and l always love your recipes and I l try it
Thank you for the tips. These are very educational and informative.