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Pasta and courgette flowers … what a delicacy! – Italian Cuisine


If you love fried or stuffed courgette flowers, you will not resist tasting these light and delicious first courses such as vermicelli in Abruzzo sauce or strips with courgette flowers and gorgonzola

Elongated petals of an orange-yellow color and large pistils inside. Pumpkin flowers are one of the most appreciated and used flowers in the kitchen. Perfect for enriching appetizers, first courses and preparing crispy delicious recipes, they grow on both pumpkins and courgettes. But although they are a food that you will surely have met and tasted, maybe you don't really know them thoroughly. Eg, did you know that they have a real sexual identity?

Male or female?

Although it is not easy to distinguish them, courgette flowers can be female or male. Tradition has it that male flowers are perfect for the pan. But this choice is not due to taste, but to a functional choice: the fruit is born from the flowers of the females. In the gardens, therefore, the collection of those flowers that would not produce pumpkins and courgettes was preferred.

How to choose them

To be sure to buy fresh courgette flowers, a good parameter is the pistil color. It must be a beautiful bright yellow, while it is good to be wary of the purchase in case it has a brownish color. In the same way it is better do not buy flowers that appear wilted or with curled ends.

Pasta and courgette flowers, which is good delicacy

Conservation

One of the courgette moles is their extreme delicacy. To make sure we appreciate them at best, let's not cook them more than two days after purchase: they would wilt. Once taken, let's keep them with the stem in the water, will last up to a few days. The female flowers should instead be kept attached to the pumpkin until the moment of cooking.

In the gallery our collection of recipes to taste pumpkin flowers with pasta

All about the canemore berries, delicacy of the Scandinavian countries – Italian Cuisine

All about the canemore berries, delicacy of the Scandinavian countries


All about the delicious orange berries of canemore, typical of the Scandinavian countries and used for many traditional recipes

The fruit of the canemore is one of the most popular and most appreciated in the Scandinavian countries, where he is the protagonist of many traditional recipes. These typical orange berries, dubbed thegold of the mountain for the sparkling and joyful colors, they actually have a different name depending on the countries. For example in English they are known as cloudberry. The fruit of the canemore can be consumed fresh or, in the form of marmalade, it can also be used for most different culinary preparations, from classic cakes, to preserves, to combinations with salty foods. Let's go and discover its characteristics and use in Scandinavian and Finnish cuisine.

Canemoro jam.

Wild berries from the north with a unique taste

Although very popular in the Scandinavian countries, this fruit is also widespread in other countries including Russia, Poland, Alaska and Canada. The plant on which it grows, the canemore, is present only in the wild and in limited quantities, which makes the harvest difficult and, together with the laborious process of cleaning, is the reason why the price is generally quite high. Despite everything, the characteristics of this wild fruit make it a true specialty, which is worth trying: not only the consistency is tender and its taste is delicious, pleasantly sour and fruity, but has interesting nutritional properties. The fruit of the canemore, in fact, is rich in antioxidants and vitamin C, even four times more than oranges. In the food industry these berries are used to make preserves, jams, jellies, juices, sweets, yogurt, aromatic extracts to be used in desserts or to be added to drinks and even a liqueur (Finnish lakkalikööri).

Scandinavian dishes based on canemore berries

The sweetness combined with the sour note makes this fruit, in the form of jam, a perfect and elegant pairing with savory dishes, such as roast duck and pork or toast with mushrooms. Another savory combination, just for the holidays, is the one with the cheese leipäjuusto cooked, typical of northern Finland. Also in Finland the canemore fruits are used for different preparations of cakes and desserts, including the Cloudberry Cake (lakkakakku), or a cake filled with whipped cream and canemore jam. Another classic dessert in Finland, easy and really delicious, it's made with cheese bread (juustoleipa) cooked in the oven with a cover of canemore berry jam and cream (optional); this dessert can be eaten accompanied by crackers or simply with a teaspoon. In Sweden jam is mainly used to garnish ice cream, of which Swedes are among the biggest consumers, the beloved soufflé, but also meringues, waffles and pancakes.

Waffle with canramor jam.

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