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113 recipes released to the public. The rest of the archive is not on the internet.
Tokyo-Style Vegetable Tempura (野菜天ぷら)
Tempura is Edo's contribution to fried food: vegetables or seafood in a barely-mixed, ice-cold batter dropped into…
Hakata Tonkotsu Ramen (博多豚骨ラーメン)
Tonkotsu is the pork-bone ramen of Fukuoka, started in a Kurume yatai in 1937 where the broth was still semi-clear…
Edomae Nigirizushi (江戸前握り寿司)
Nigirizushi is a slice of treated fish pressed onto a small oblong of vinegared rice, invented in early…
Sicilian Cannoli (Cannoli Siciliani)
Cannoli are Sicily's great pastry: a Marsala-and-lard dough rolled paper-thin, wrapped around metal tubes…
Caponata di Melanzane (Sicilian Sweet-and-Sour Aubergine)
Caponata is the Palermo dish of aubergine fried until deep gold, folded into a stewed base of onion, celery…
Brasato al Barolo (Beef Braised in Barolo)
A whole cut of beef shoulder marinated overnight in Nebbiolo with onion, carrot, celery, herbs and warm spices…
Bistecca alla Fiorentina (Florentine Porterhouse over Wood Embers)
Bistecca alla fiorentina is a single porterhouse a good three fingers thick, about 6 cm, cut from Chianina or…
Cuttlefish Ink Risotto (Risotto al Nero di Seppia)
Risotto al nero di seppia is Venice's defining risotto: whole cuttlefish stewed slowly in a soffritto of onion and…
Spaghetti with Clams (Spaghetti alle Vongole in Bianco)
The Neapolitan seafood pasta in its purest form: live carpet-shell clams steamed open in garlic, oil and a splash…
Trofie with Pesto, Potatoes and Green Beans (Trofie al Pesto Genovese)
Trofie al pesto genovese is Liguria's defining plate: short hand-rolled twists of flour-and-water pasta boiled in…
Spaghetti alla Carbonara
Carbonara is a Roman pasta built from four things — guanciale, egg, Pecorino Romano and black pepper — bound into a…
Tagliatelle with Bolognese Ragù (Tagliatelle al Ragù alla Bolognese)
Tagliatelle al ragù is the Sunday primo of Bologna: hand-rolled egg sfoglia cut into ribbons and dressed with the…