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Back Streets Italy: Pizza School, Fried Artichokes, Island Hopping and "Dirty" Pasta
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This week, we’re exploring Italy’s best recipes and stories. Leah Koenig brings us inside the Roman Jewish kitchen for fried artichokes as crisp as potato chips, a cherry pie that has a secret and the beef stew that made her break vegetarianism. Plus, Katie Parla gives us a tour of Italian island cuisine, Matt Goulding infiltrates the secret society that reigns over Neapolitan pizza, Viola Buitoni reveals a surprising use for balsamic vinegar, and we make Rome’s “dirty” pasta, Rigatoni alla Zozzona. (Originally aired August 31, 2023.) Get the recipe for Rigatoni alla Zozzona here . We want to hear your culinary tips! Share your cooking hacks, secret ingredients or unexpected techniques with…