A Controversial Cacio e Pepe Recipe! Chefs Michiel And Jeen Have The “International Culinary Incident!”

Talk About A Controversial Pasta Dish!

Chefs Michiel and Jeen at “Cook And Drink” shared a terrific story about a “international culinary incident” – involving a beloved Italian pasta dish!

When you enter “Cacio e Pepe” into your search engine, you will get a photo like this one: a beautiful bowl of pasta with an important history in Italy. Michiel and Jeen share the story of how a British broadcaster created a huge controversy for how they shared the recipe…and then the Chefs make a gorgeous bowl of Cacio e Pepe that turned out like this:

Click here to read their fascinating story of what happened, and see their own terrific step-by-step recipe to make the dish yourself…bravo Chefs!

I have shared stories of controversial “adaptations” to classic recipes, like this one:

Spanish Paella is a national treasure, so imagine my surprise when I realized I violated “international culinary law!”

Here’s the story and a great Paella recipe to atone as well:

Back to Cacio e Pepe…imagine what the Italian would think of this!

What would the Italians think of this “Cacio e Pepe Raviolo?”

See where we had it and how it tasted by clicking on my story here!

And remember when this local NYC favorite became a controversy as well?

This “Chop Cheese” made headlines when the grocery chain Whole Foods made a version that broke a few rule in a big big way – see the story here:

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6 replies

  1. Isn’t breaking the rules what it’s all about? Maybe folks should just be more creative in renaming their dishes.

  2. one of my faves, and such a crazy story

  3. I love paella and I do eat pasta slough it’s not my favorite carb. These dishes look delicious.

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