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Dago tucker
Aussie diggers wanted mutton over this... In 1941, here’s how The Mail in South Australia saw Italian food and, as an extension of that, Italians themselves: Dago Tucker Australian troops in Libya have...
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Australian ricotta – Part 1
Some people understand the cost of living by the price of bread or milk or McDonald’s hamburgers. For me, it’s ricotta. A staple in my kitchen, I could not live without the stuff. Fresh, soft and still...
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What Elizabeth David told us Aussies…
In 1953, the great Elizabeth David – she who introduced the wonders of Italian food to the heavily fish and chip-dependent Brits - had some advice for Australians. In a fabulously named article - “A...
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A recipe for ravioli…
For kicks these days, I spend a lot of time looking for Italian recipes in Australian cookbooks. The one below comes from the 1961 edition of the P.W.M.U. Cookery Book. It left me asking one question....
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Crimes against pizza – 1. Vita Brits Pizza
Vita Brits Pizza - A criminal act? For too long now, the pizza – that most humble of Neapolitan inventions – has been the target of overzealous recipe writers, “creative” chefs and idiot advertising...
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Crimes against pizza – 2. Copha Pizza
I don’t know about you but when I see the words “Real Italian Pizza” I don’t expect them to be followed by “made in minutes – with Copha!” It’s not that I object to that greasy white slab of 100% fat....
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