The first pasta made that was recorded was in the 5th century AD from the Talmud and they refer it as dried pasta that could be cooked through boiling which is very convenient. Historians think that pasta was introduced to Europe by the Berbers during the conquest of Sicily. The popularity of this pasta dish spread throughout Europe most especially in Italy.

Put about 1/4 inch of oil in a small frying pan and heat until hot, but not smoking. Twirl small forkfuls of the pasta, drop them into the hot oil, and cook until golden and crisp at the edges. Turn, and cook on the other side for just a few seconds. Drain the pasta crisps on a plate lined with paper towels. One of the most nostalgic memories of any Filipino childhood is having sweet spaghetti at birthday parties. It is characterized by its sweet and savory flavors, which come from a combination of unique ingredients such as ketchup, hot dogs, and ground beef or pork. The dish is believed to have originated from the influence of American cuisine during the American colonization of the Philippines. Over time, Filipino cooks added their own unique twist to the dish, making it sweeter and incorporating local ingredients. Banana ketchup is also more traditionally used as a great addition to Filipino spaghetti but since it’s not readily available in all countries, I decided to use more commonly found tomato ketchup. INGREDIENTS YOU NEED TO MAKE FILIPINO SPAGHETTI FOR THE ‘MEAT’ SAUCEDO NOTEthat some plant-based ground meat alternatives are already seasoned so it’s best to taste these before adding more salt to the sauce. OTHER ALTERNATIVES As I have discovered since starting The Pasta Project, there are lots of Italian sweet pasta recipes. Mostly, these are dishes Italians make for feasts and holidays like Carnival, Easter and Christmas. Both sweet and savoury traditional holiday dishes vary from region to region in Italy. In fact, there are very few that are made and eaten throughout the country, like turkey in the US at Thanksgiving and in UK at Christmas. The exception to this is lamb at Easter, although the lamb isn’t cooked the same way everywhere. Whenever I’m in Germany during the summer I always have Spaghettieis at least once. I’m so excited that I can now make it at home — it’s actually quite easy and there’s no cooking required.

Heat a dutch over or pot over medium heat. Add the oil. Once hot, sauté diced onions until translucent. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. I used a local Filipino brand of sausages from Country Vegefoods that are very neutral tasting. If you can find neutral-tasting/original sausages, those would be best so they go well with the sauce.When room temperature, roll the fried pasta in granulated sugar, then fill each with the ricotta mixture, either using an espresso spoon or by piping it in with a pastry bag. Garnish, if you like, with chopped pistachios, candied orange peel, grated chocolate or other toppings. Twirled forkfuls of honey-sweetened spaghetti, crunchy on the edges and soft in the center--- scrumptious and a snap to prepare. To make this classic Bolognese dessert, you absolutely must use fresh, not dried, egg pasta. If making your own pasta seems daunting, buy ready-made fresh instead. Most supermarkets nowadays sell ready made fresh. Cook the pasta in boiling salted water until very tender, about 1 minute longer than al dente. Drain the pasta well. Meanwhile, heat about 1 inch of oil in a very small saucepan until very hot, but not smoking. Add half of the pasta and fry until golden and crisp, about 2 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on a paper towel. Repeat with the remaining pasta.

OMGSH……red hot dogs! What is up with that!! My mother is from Saint Agatha, Maine so every summer we would visit my grandparents. One item that I was sure I would have to eat is a red hot dog. Being the kid that I was, I would take a bite, politely wipe my mouth with my napkin where the red hot dog was sure to land. How could a hot dog be red! Now make the strawberry sauce by pureeing the sliced strawberries, orange juice, and sugar in a blender or food processor. If your strawberries are very ripe and sweet, or if you just want a less sweet sauce, you might not need all (or any) of the sugar. If you want it sweeter, add more sugar to taste. In Italy there are countless ways to make pasta, both savoury and sweet. There are giant cocoa coated pasta shells filled with chocolate custard, sweet Sicilian fried pasta with candied orange peel and pistachios, and angel hair pasta pie. The trend extends out of Italy too. There’s Hungarian baked dessert noodles rakott teszta, sweet macaroni pie budinca de macaroane from my native Romania, Croatian sweet pasta pie stonska torta, and of course who can forget the kugel. Hold the ricer over the mound of whipped cream and press down to squeeze out the noodles. Swirl the noodles over the whipped cream so it looks like spaghetti.From there, banana ketchup became a very important ingredient in many Filipino foods, like pork bbq skewers, was used as a dipping sauce for dishes like lumpia Shanghai, or a necessary part of breakfast with sinangag. Hot dogs & cheese Some tomato sauces are unsweetened so would need some more sugar. This will also depend on the sweetness or acidity of your ketchup. I used a local Filipino tomato ketchup that is a bit sweet and less acidic that ketchup like those from Heinz so I used less sugar. It just looks like spaghetti with vanilla “noodles”, fresh strawberry “tomato sauce”, and white chocolate or coconut “parmesan cheese.” Spaghetti Alla Nerano. This dish originated from the village of Nerano, near Naples. Fried zucchinis and provolone is its main ingredients.

As for the tomato sauce, here are a lot of ready-to-use ‘Filipino style spaghetti sauce’ options I find in local groceries in the Philippines, which are seasoned specially for Filipino spaghetti so they’re already sweetened. I took into consideration that not everyone has access to these, especially outside the Philippines, so this recipe makes use of tomato sauce that’s cooked down with a bit of seasonings but not made specially for Filipino style spaghetti. So I utilise brown sugar and tomato ketchup for this recipe to sweeten the sauce. Loosely cover with aluminum foil, bake for 25 minutes, then remove the foil and continue baking uncovered for another 20-25 minutes until the top is golden and the center set. The sweet exception is panettone at Christmas. However, even though it’s now popular throughout Italy and abroad, panettone actually comes from Milan. Most sweet pasta recipes are unique to the region or even just the town where they originated. For example, pasta pastiera is an Easter dessert only eaten in some parts of Naples and its surroundings and Cjarsons are sweet special occasion ravioli from the Carnia Alps in Friuli Venezia Giulia. Step 1 Gather your ingredients The origins of chocolate and walnut sweet pasta from Umbria. First you place a mound of whipped cream on a plate. Then make the ice cream spaghetti noodles by pressing vanilla ice cream through a potato ricer (or a Spätzle press, if you have one of those). Finally, top the noodles with homemade strawberry sauce and a sprinkle of grated white chocolate or coconut flakes. Should I Use Ice Cream or Gelato?

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Next, test your ice cream – it should be easy to scoop. To press the ice cream through the ricer and create good noodles, the ice cream needs to be a bit soft (but not too soft). If your ice cream is too hard to scoop, place it in the fridge for 5-10 minutes to soften up a bit. The bright scarlet colour originally came from a tiny insect called Kermes, hence the name of the liqueur! Today, they use food colouring. Alchermes is most famously used in the Italian trifle recipe ‘ zuppa inglese’. Alchermes can be substituted with rum. This recipe includes a bit of both. But, you can use only rum. Step 8. Cook the pasta a bit more than al dente, save some of the cooking water, drain and add to the bowl. The pasta for Umbrian maccheroni dolce.