How to Cook Spaghetti Al Limone | Searching for Amalfi Lemons in Naples, Italy
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Not Synced(Nicole) So, you've ridden
a gondola in Venice, -
Not Syncedeaten gelato in Florence,
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Not Syncedyou think you've seen Italy;
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Not Syncedyou haven't.
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Not SyncedNo one earns that badge
until they've been to Naples. -
Not SyncedNaples is not for the faint of hearts,
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Not Syncedit's crowded,
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Not Syncedchaotic,
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Not Syncedand tatted up.
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Not SyncedBut man, does this place have soul.
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Not SyncedIt's full of characters
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Not Syncedand around every corner
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Not Syncedit's a diamond in the rough.
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Not SyncedThat's what kept me coming back here
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Not Syncedfor two decades.
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Not SyncedAnd just when I think
I've got a handle on her, -
Not Syncedshe surprises me.
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Not SyncedSo, this time, I've come with backup.
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Not Synced- (Nicole) Buongiorno.
- (Francesca) Buongiorno, Nicole. -
Not Synced(Nicole) I'm hitting
the historic quarter with Francesca, -
Not Syncedmy woman on the inside.
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Not SyncedShe's a local expert with context,
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Not Syncedguiding urban explorers
who want to go deeper. -
Not SyncedIt's this area where
I first fell in love with Naples -
Not Synced- because it is full of life.
- (Francesca) Yeah, scooters! -
Not Synced(Laughter)
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Not Synced- (Nicole) it's never boring!
- (Francesca) That's true! -
Not Synced(Nicole) Never boring!
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(Nicole) I'm here on a mission. -
Not SyncedIn our last episode,
I spent a day in Amalfi -
Not Syncedwhere I discovered how lemons
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Not Syncedare literally saving
the town from disaster. -
Not SyncedNow, I'm in the big city,
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Not Syncedto learn how lemons have inspired
Italian cooking and culture. -
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Not SyncedAfter the requisite coffee --
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Not Synced(speaking Italian)
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Not SyncedWe start at the beginning.
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Not SyncedSo my town has got
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Not Syncedalmost 3,000 years of life.
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Not Synced(Nicole) Naples was first settled
by the ancient Greeks, -
Not Syncedthis was the site of the Agora,
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Not Syncedand later the Roman Forum.
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Not SyncedFrancesca shows me
two Corinthians columns, -
Not Syncedlone survivors of a first century temple,
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Not Syncedincorporated into de facade
of a 17th century church. -
Not SyncedThis is what exciting about Naples,
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Not Syncedit's a haphazard layer-cake of stories;
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Not Syncedstories you can
walk right up to and touch, -
Not Syncedif you know what you're looking at.
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Not SyncedTo outsiders, Naples can seem inscrutable,
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Not Syncedit's hard to know where
history ends and myth begins, -
Not Syncedwhere faith fuses with superstition.
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Not SyncedJust look at these
handmade nativity scenes, -
Not Synceda quintessentially Neapolitan fixation.
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Not SyncedYou got modern-day figures
witnessing the virgin birth, -
Not Syncedand there, amid the terracota produce
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Not SyncedI spot them --
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Not SyncedThis was very typical,
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Not Syncedthere were people selling in the streets
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Not Syncedfresh lemon juice.
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Not SyncedAnd those lemons would have
come up from the coast. -
Not SyncedThe lemons are form Amalfi
and from Sorrento. -
Not Synced(Nicole) All these fake lemons
make me crave the real thing, -
Not Syncedso we head over to Cafeteria Eppolito
where they have -- -
Not SyncedDelizie al limone -- the lemon delight.
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Not SyncedWe use a lot of lemons.
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Not SyncedActually, we have
a lot of lemons in our gardens - -
Not Synced- (Nicole) Yes!
- (Francesca) and our balconies. -
Not SyncedThere were a lot of monastery cloisters
that had these plants, -
Not Syncedalso because they were considered
like healing plants. -
Not Synced- (Nicole) Yes, medicinal, right?
- (Francesca) Medicinal. -
Not Synced(Nicole) I think we should have
a little bit of medicine, then, shall we? -
Not SyncedI think we should.
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Not Synced(Nicole) Thank you!
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Not SyncedThis looks like... a sugar bomb!
(Laughter) -
Not SyncedLayers of sponge cake
filled with lemon cream, -
Not Syncedcovered with Chantilly cream.
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Not SyncedOkay, so delizie al limone,
not really my thing, -
Not Synceda little bit too sugary,
a little bit too creamy, -
Not Syncedbut it was fun, it's lemons,
that's what we're doing here, right? -
Not SyncedLuckily, it's nearly lunchtime,
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Not Syncedwe're headed to a friend's apartment
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Not Syncedwhere Francesca has arranged
for me to learn from a local chef -
Not Synceda perfect Neapolitan summer dish,
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Not Syncedbut of course, we can't arrive
empty-handed. -
Not SyncedThis is a Salumeria from 1864,
let's check it out! -
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Not Synced(speaking in Italian)
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Not Synced(Nicole) Thank you!
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Not SyncedWe got our cheese,
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Not Syncedour bread,
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Not Syncedand lemons.
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Not SyncedAnd this being Naples, we bought them all
from specialty purveyors, -
Not Syncedwho's been doing this forever.
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Not SyncedIt's time for spaghetti
al limone! Let's go! -
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Not SyncedWe arrived at a friend's
fabulous apartment -
Not Syncedto cook with Antonio,
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Not Syncedwho's whipped up dishes
and top kitchens in Italy and England. -
Not Synced(Antonio) Ciao!
(Laughter) -
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Not SyncedThis is spaghetti al limone!
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Not SyncedA dish that Neapolitans crave
when summer hits -
Not Syncedand lemons are at their peak.
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Not SyncedTo make it you'll need:
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Not Synced(Antonio) Double cream,
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Not SyncedParmesan,
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Not Synceddry red chili,
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Not Syncedgarlic,
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Not Syncedbutter,
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Not Syncedlemons from Sorrento,
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Not Syncedparsley,
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Not Syncedand obviously the linguine. Let's go!
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Not Synced(Nicole) Okay, half zest,
half juice of the lemon. -
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Not Synced(Antonio) All right.
(Nicole) More? -
Not Synced(Antonio) Go, go, go --
(Nicole) Okay, okay -- -
Not SyncedYou can't have too much lemon!
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Not Synced(Antonio) Yeah, specially if they are
from the Amalfi coast. -
Not Synced(Nicole) Oh, yeah --
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Not SyncedAnd everything right into the cream?
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Not Synced- (Antonio) Yeah.
- (Nicole) Okay. -
Not Synced(Antonio) And the reason to do that
is because we don't want to cook the zest, -
Not Syncedbecause it's already bitter,
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Not Syncedif you cook it, it'll be even more bitter.
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Not SyncedPerfect.
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Not Synced- (Antonio) Nice smell.
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Not Synced(Nicole) Next, we chop garlic,
chili and parsley. -
Not SyncedA lot of people,
at least where I come from, -
Not Syncedthink of Italian food as tomato sauce
and olive oil, not butter and cream. -
Not Synced(Antonio) We already have
the lemons, which are bitter, -
Not Syncedso the olive oil, especially
the extra virgin olive oil is bitter, -
Not Syncedso you don't want to have too much --
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Not Synced- (Nicole) Too much bitterness.
- (Antonio) Exactly. -
Not Synced(Nicole) Antonio melts de butter
with the parsley, garlic and chili. -
Not Synced(Antonio) This is a basically
a very simple dish, -
Not Syncedeveryone can do that
but you need the right ingredients. -
Not Synced- (Nicole) Good quality ingredients.
- (Antonio) Absolutely. -
Not Synced(Nicole) And patience,
that's the hardest ingredient to find. -
Not Synced(Antonio) You always need patience.
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Not Synced(Nicole) We add the lemon creme
until it's just warm through. -
Not Synced(Antonio) Now, the king
I say in Italy - Parmesan. -
Not SyncedOkay, the pasta is boiling...
that's, the water is boiling (chuckles) -
Not Syncedand we're going to open the pasta
the Italian way -- -
Not Synced- (loud stomp)
- (Nicole) Whoaaaa! -
Not Synced(Music) (Laughter)
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Not Synced(Nicole) Antonio says it should come out
slightly undercooked but, -
Not Syncedhow does he know what that is?
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Not Synced(Antonio) I'm going to just touch it
and I know, I know it's the right time. -
Not Synced(Nicole) You're the pasta whisperer.
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Not Synced(Antonio) It will actually tell me,
"I'm ready" so -- -
Not Synced(Nicole) I'm going to listen and see
if it tells me now -- -
Not Synced(Laughter)
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Not Synced(Nicole) It doesn't, but 8 minutes later,
it tells Antonio it's ready for the sauce. -
Not Synced(Music)
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Not SyncedHe tosses the pasta as only
a professional chef could. -
Not SyncedI'd have spaghetti down
my blouse doing that. -
Not SyncedA couple of pinches of salt
and he ladles some hot pasta water -
Not Synceduntil the linguine is fully cooked.
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Not SyncedMore Parmesan and more lemon zest.
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Not Synced(Antonio) That will give you
the smell, you know. -
Not Synced(Nicole) To the table?
(Antonio) To the table. -
Not SyncedThere we go --
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Not Synced(Nicole) After a long walk,
we're finally feeding you. -
Not Synced(Laughter)
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Not Synced- (Francesca) Buon appetito!
- (Nicole) Buon appetito! -
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Not Synced(Nicole) To Naples' new friends
and limone! (Laughter) -
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- Title:
- How to Cook Spaghetti Al Limone | Searching for Amalfi Lemons in Naples, Italy
- Description:
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- Video Language:
- English
- Team:
- Eating With My Five Senses
- Project:
- TRUE FOOD TV: Recipes - PART 1
- Duration:
- 08:02
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