Beautiful architecture, mountains and mouthwatering cuisine. What's not to love about Abruzzo!
To celebrate our ever growing love for Abruzzo, we've culminated all of our previous posts on the region of Italy that Head Chef, Claudio Ranallo, calls home. Use this post as a convenient, one stop shop to learn more about this gorgeous region of Italy! Read on to discover what makes this particular part of the Italian coast so magnifico.
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You know it's in Italy but discover exactly where the home of Chef Claudio Ranallo is!
By now, if you hadn't before, you've probably learned quite a bit about the beautiful region of Italy known as Abruzzo from the La Piazza Dario blog. From the region of L'Aquila, to the beautiful scenery that can be found within the entire Abruzzo territory, right down to Abruzzo's most well known dish, Maccheroni alla chitarra, or "guitar" pasta, we've covered some of the most fantastico aspects of this Italian region. However, you may still be wondering, "Where the heck is it?"
Hugging the coastline of the Adriatic Sea and beside the region of Italy that is home to Rome, Abruzzo can be found almost smack dab in the middle of Italy.
Have you ever been to Abruzzo? We'd love to hear about your trip in the comments below!
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Discover Abruzzo's most well-known dish, starring pasta alla chitarra - or guitar pasta!
Come to La Piazza Dario and taste the authentic cuisine of Chef Claudio Ranallo's home, Abruzzo, Italy. Maccheroni alla chitarra, or guitar pasta, as it is more commonly referred to here, is one of the most well-known dishes in Abruzzo.
Why is it called guitar pasta, you ask? The chitarra, which means guitar, is a stringed device which many refer to as an instrument. The pasta dough, after being rolled out flat, is then placed over the strings and a rolling pin is used to push the dough through the strings, creating sectioned pieces of pasta!
Although maccheroni alla chitarra is not on the La Piazza Dario menu, Chef Claudio has been known to make it by special request! So, don't be shy. Visit us down on Slocan Street, ask for the pasta alla chitarra and get a taste of authentic Italian food with this traditional pasta. You'll swear you've hopped on a plane to Abruzzo!
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