spaghetti

Happy National Spaghetti Day! Now there's a made-up food holiday we can get on board with. Where's that electric twirly fork we said we'd never use? Whether you're celebrating simply with the classic combination of our best basic tomato sauce and a little something extra on top, or digging into a bowl of something totally different, Food Republic's making sure you don't upset the balance of things by ordering Chinese. 

One dish that was always very popular in Rome and even had fans among the ecclesiasts is spaghetti alla carbonara. It is a very old dish that the carbonari (coal workers), who had to watch over the burning coal for a long time, made directly over the coal fire from what they could carry in their pouches: eggs, guanciale, pecorino and pasta. 

People like lobster in the summer, but it’s actually better during the winter, when colder water and harder shells mean more meat for your money. Like all peasant-style cooking, this dish ekes the most out of every expensive ingredient and will get you a lot of love for very little cooking time.