Il pesto della nonna
Grandma's pesto
Elena Conte
Transcript
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Today I will tell you my grandmother's pesto recipe.
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She comes from Genoa, in Liguria.
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You need fresh basil, garlic, pine nuts, and cheese.
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Grandma uses the marble mortar.
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She says the blender doesn't work.
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She slowly pounds the garlic with a bit of salt.
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Then she adds the basil leaves a little at a time.
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She adds the pine nuts and the grated cheese.
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At the end she pours in the olive oil.
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The right pasta is trofie or linguine.
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She mixes the pesto with a spoonful of pasta water.
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The smell fills the kitchen.
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It is the taste of my childhood.