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 | And back to work; I filled a notebook and took hundreds of photos, and now have to digest it all. In due time, and I'll let you know as I add new things to the site.
The most obvious new development at the Salone? The rise to prominence of Italian microbreweries. 10 years ago about the only brewer to participate at the Salone del Gusto was Teo Musso of Il Baladin, who is one of the finest European brewmasters, and 6 years ago Everyone went to taste the American microbrews, but this year every region had at least a couple of microbreweries present pouring their wares, and at a presentation of Roman cheeses, in addition to wine, they served an excellent beer from a microbrewery in Viterbo. That wouldn't have happened 10 years ago. | |
Il Baladin: Beer, Anyone?
Though people generally associate Italy with wine, Italians are also enthusiastic beer drinkers, and almost every town or city has a number of pubs that usually fill up in the evening, especially during the summer. They all sell bottled beer, some just a few standard varieties and others an impressive range, and most have beer on tap, usually either British or German or both. Few make their own, primarily because local bureaucracies make it extremely difficult to set up a brewpub of the sort one might expect to find in the US or northern Europe. However, things are beginning to happen, and I have to thank Richard Cooper for introducing me to Teo Musso, whose establishment is in Piozzo, a town down the hill behind Novello...
| Rabbit with Olives and Beer
Italy is primarily a wine country, though beer is making brisk strides, especially among young people, who find it much more approachable than wine. Brewpubs have begin to serve food as well, and beer (in this case Pale Ale) of course plays a major role. Note: Though the recipe calls for rabbit loin, boned chicken breast will also work.
| Fried Radicchio (in a beer batter)
Though radicchio is undeniably a leafy green of the chicory family, it has the structure and character necessary to stand up to being fried, and if you don't know what it is the first time you encounter it you may not guess. But you will want more.
| My Chili Recipe
Includes beer, and though it's not Italian all our Italian friends line up at the door when they hear I'm making a batch. It's beanless, because still remember the frown I got from a Texan when I asked her what she thought of a chili recipe on a postcard in the Dallas Airport: "It's got beans in it."
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