A tour of the best in Italian food with Pia Gava
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A tour of the best in Italian food with Pia Gava

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 21, 202613 min
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  • Food

Philip Clark and listeners to Nightlife are treated to some ideas for meals and Pia Gava shares a brilliant pasta recipe for you to try in your kitchen. Let us know how you go!

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But just like champagne and pomigiano reggiano, traditional Italian pasta shapes and dishes,

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ABC Listen. Podcasts, radio, news, music and more. Food. You don't often think of food and drinks being copyrighted. But just like champagne and pomigiano reggiano, traditional Italian pasta shapes and dishes,

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are legally recognized and preserved under Italy's Food Heritage Schemes, which goes to show a number of things, including how seriously I guess Italians take pasta. It's also something that Pia Gava, cook and master chef, alumni and pasta making instructor is well aware of. Pia grew up in a close-knit Italian family. She

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learned to make pasta and traditional dishes from her parents, but also gained and understanding of how varied the regional differences across Italy are. Because really there's no such thing as Italian food, there's just regions of Italy. Not all Italians eat pasta, although these days they probably do. She's written a new book to shed

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