In the episode of #oradicena on Saturday 21 March Carlo Cracco tells us how his quarantine is going (and what he cooks)
Hi Carlo, how are we going?
"Well, all right, I had never spent 35 weeks at home in the evening in 35 years of work."
And how?
"At around 8 you get the adrenaline, then you say, no, everything is stopped. But it's not bad. We rediscover normal things like watching television, which has never been done before. We see films … we watched a series of Israeli espionage, Spy seems to me, with secret services, it is well done .
Are you cooking either Rosa or both?
«No, she doesn't cook too, in times of crisis everything is fine … (laughs). The thing that really affects me is all these people who are in the kitchen. Now they are all obliged, those who go there with desire and passion, those with joy, those who unfortunately can't make it but have to eat something. I think it's a fairly unusual situation. "
What do you mainly cook?
«A lot of vegetables. Tonight there is fish that we prepare with a light breading, without eggs, for the children. "
Can you give us the recipe?
«The fish in question is a morone from Liguria, we had shot it down and it was already filleted. I pass it in the bread rolled through a sieve … and then in a pan .
Butter?
"No, no, extra virgin olive oil. I would also put it on but Rosa is… .zza ".
In all this you are delivering the doves …
«The online shop remained a small light. We sell pastry, we are almost Easter, doves, sweets, cakes, caprese, lemon caprese, sbrisolona.… .
Who is following the direct IG complains of the price, 40 euros …
“It's hard to pay good things cheaply, and it's true for everything. A dove that costs little probably doesn't have much inside. Especially in this quarantine we don't have to eat a lot, in fact it is important to eat little but well .
Yesterday was the tiramisu day …
«It's the basic spoon dessert at home. It saves you. I make the yolks whisk well with the sugar, whip the egg whites with a little sugar, combine everything with mascarpone. I use Pavesini because it is the simplest thing, I soak them in coffee … .
From the followers of the live there are those who say: Cracco World Heritage Site.
"Yes, come on, maybe let's say Heritage of gluttony."
I show him a brooch in the form of a fried egg that I had found a few minutes before the live broadcast …
«Well, we cook many eggs at home. In the form of an omelette, scrambled with raw artichokes. When they are still a little slobbery, add the artichokes seasoned with salt, oil and pepper. Delicious!".
A secret for the omelet.
"It's all about the pulse, better leave it to professional kitchens" and mimic the gesture.
Who knows how your parents scold him when they're wrong …
«But it's okay, I'm good. I'm soft as an egg "(laughter).
Are you going back to Masterchef?
"What is Mast, Master … four years from now, I'm done …".
Another request from the public: poached egg.
«I prepare it with my mind. I can connect with the wi fi network, I turn the waters and the egg without even putting my hands on it "(laughter).
The chef has gone crazy … What are you missing most right now? To me the cappuccino at the bar.
«I miss normal things and surely the coffee ritual is one. Those five minutes to take to the bar with a croissant. This pain, this concern that exists, is surreal. "
And you, Carlo, are trying to alleviate this pain a little by cooking for the workers who work for the hospital in Fiera, in Milan.
"Let's give them some relief, it's not easy to work these days, let alone thinking of having to set up a space for people who are sick. We try to contribute with the least we can do .
Do you have other plans when everything will start again?
"Many things will change, I don't think we can think of starting again as if it had happened yesterday … maybe I'm wrong, we will have to rethink a little. Now I take this opportunity to feel comfortable even if you are never calm. Discover many beautiful things like children who are happy to spend a lot of time with me. When they see me go out they tell me "where are you going that the restaurant is closed?" And I say that I still have to do something … it's a unique situation .
Do we send a greeting to those who have no family and are alone at home?
«Who is alone is more difficult even if he is already used to it, it is often a choice. Perhaps it is more difficult to be many than few. Who is alone is stronger, more accustomed, perhaps he misses everyday life. Then there are the problems of those who have never been home and must remain there. When it is all over we will all be outdoors. Hopefully it will happen soon .
Thanks Carlo for your delicate humanity and for your recipes, especially that of the poached egg (help). Today at 17:30 I am waiting for you with Massimo Bottura for a new live broadcast of #Oradicena.
