Showing posts with label Puglia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Puglia. Show all posts

Sunday, September 2, 2012

Italiano e ... mozzarella!


Massimiliano talking about cheese


Last week the Wednesday beginner' class said goodbye to two students leaving for Puglia, and we all celebrated by recreating a bit of the magic of this beautiful Italian region by hosting one of its cheese makers. Il Casaro Massimiliano made a huge mozzarella for us to taste, and gave a little talk about cheese making in Puglia and in Auckland. 

Look at the size of this mozzarella!


Grazie a tutti per la bella serata, e arrivederci Jennie and Paul!

Saturday, April 28, 2012

Una serata dedicata alla Puglia


Insalata caprese, ricotta all'erba cipollina e formaggi per tutti, ed un piccolo regalino alle 'interpreti' dell'evento.




Salute!
On Friday evening we enjoyed a wonderful event about Puglia. We started with a slide show and talk about the Region's beautiful architecture by John Anderson. Then we had an amazing Mediterranean supper with a selection of traditional cheeses made by professional cheese maker Massimiliano De Caro (Massimiliano has been making mozzarella and other cheeses for 20 years) and a glass or red wine. And when our bellies were full and our spirits high Massimiliano showed us how to stretch mozzarella, and talked about the other cheeses he makes, like ricotta with chives and scamorza.  
Una bellissima serata, graze a tutti, e arrivederci al prossimo evento della Dante di Auckland!

 Il Casaro Massimiliano De Caro ci fa vedere come si fa la mozzarella, e non solo trecce e palline, ma anche elefanti e maialini!



La preparazione dei piatti e gli ospiti in atmosfera conviviale