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Restaurants against Hunger: when the potatoes are united in bitterness to become sweet and supportive – Italian Cuisine

Restaurants against Hunger: when the potatoes are united in bitterness to become sweet and supportive


We could not do that to close this our review of Restaurants Against the Hunger with a good dessert. And so be it! We offer you the Soft Patata Bologna PDO created by La Porta Restaurant. In Bologna, clear! Do not know yet what are the Restaurants against the Hunger ??? They are those who have joined the Action against Hunger campaign, which lasts until December 31: for each dish (or menu) supportive, 2 euros go to support of undernourished children.

The "Soft Bologna Potato PDO, Montenegro, chocolate and crunchy almonds and hazelnuts" It is included in the solidarity tasting menu "Sapori Ricercati e Ritrovati": local subjects, such as the Bologna PDO potato. But also the Montenegro: yes, just the bitter, which since 1885 is produced in the province of the Emilian capital. And then the onion of Medicina, the char of Corno alle Scale, the curly tomato from Parma and more. "Our guests choose the supportive menu because they can to reconcile an act of solidarity with a product of the sought territory"- explains Vincenzo Saladino, manager of the refined restaurant in Bologna (which also offers a Bistro next door and a large one cigar room).

"Considering the potato a prevailing element of the main courses salty and regional, we wanted to enhance its qualities in a dessert, marrying it with a local bitter "- he says the Chef, Lorenzo Venturelli. And here is the recipe.

The Soft Patata Bologna PDO, Montenegro, chocolate and crunchy almonds and hazelnuts

Potato pie:

Dark chocolate 150gr

Butter 80gr

Flour 00 20gr

Dry crushed potatoes 10gr

Medium eggs 2

Yolks 1

Powdered sugar 90gr

Vanilla pod 1

Cane sugar as needed

Assemble everything together in a planetary mixer and pour into buttered cups and sprinkled with cane sugar to cook in a ventilated oven at 170 ° C and 20% humidity for 10 minutes.

foam:

Boiled potatoes 100gr

Cream 10gr

Hot paraffin 15gr

Heat the cream and pour over the boiled potatoes with the proespuma; mix and siphon with 2 fillings of cream.

Crisp:

Milk chocolate 150gr

Butter 20gr

Dried fruit to taste 50gr

Bring in the tempera the milk chocolate at 45 ° c, cool to 27 ° c and heat again at 30 ° c. Add coarsely chopped butter and dried fruit.

Salsa Montenegro:

Montenegro 100gr

Agar agar 1gr

Sugar to taste

Heat Montenegro and add the agar agar mixed with a little sugar, bring to a boil and cool for a day. Later mix slightly.

Pearls Montenegro:

Montenegro 100gr

Agar agar 5gr

Sugar to taste

Cold seed oil for spherification as required.

Use the same procedure as the sauce except for cooling, which is obtained with the thermal shock of cold seed oil: with the help of a syringe without a needle, pour small drops into the oil in a high carafe. Wash the pearls.

Plating:

Pour a little sauce as a base, put the hot cake and foam with pearls over it. Garnish with crisp.

When you go out to eat during these holidays, choose a supportive restaurant! You will do good to you and to a child who is hungry. Choose La Porta Restaurant or another of the Restaurants against the Hunger near your home.

Carra Traverso Saibante
December 2018

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The sweet potato is good for diabetes – Italian Cuisine

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The sweet potato, or batata, prevents diabetes and hypertension; it also boasts antioxidant properties
Widespread in Latin America, the sweet potato, also known as yam, has effective therapeutic functions. Among the scientifically proven benefits there is the diabetes prevention, of hypertension and its properties are appreciated antioxidants.

The extract of its peel reduces basal blood sugar, cholesterol and glycated hemoglobin
To study the tuber and its effects on the diabetesin particular, the researchers of the Biomedical Engineering Institute of the Cnr of Padua have recently been investigating the characteristics and the effects of the sweet potato, working with people with type II diabetes, in collaboration with the University of Vienna. . The result turned out to be interesting: the extract from the peel of sweet potato (caiapo) reduces basal blood sugar, the cholesterol and glycated hemoglobin, improving the general condition of patients.

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In Japan, with its skin, diabetes, hypertension and anemia are treated
For the Japanese and in particular for those of the Kagawa region it is not news: the consumption of the batata is a habit. Like raw and cooked and, moreover, from the peel in this region they get medicines to treat diabetes, hypertension and anemia.

The leaves would reduce the risks of lung and breast cancer
In oriental medicine it is considered a true panacea: the leaves would reduce the risks of lung cancer, while the batata itself has preventive effects of breast cancer.

Rich in anthocyanins, flavonoids and antioxidants, it is used in the cosmetic industry in antiaging preparations
Even in the West, if they are beginning to appreciate the qualities, the wealth of anthocyanins, flavonoids and antioxidants have earned them a front line position in thecosmetic industry, where it is used in antiaging preparations.

Related to the American potato and widespread in Europe since 1500, in Italy it had little success until the beginning of the 20th century
This tuber has an irregular and elongated shape and is a close relative of the American potato, began to spread in Europe after Columbus's explorations, but in Italy it had little success until the beginning of the 20th century. It is currently (successfully) cultivated in some Italian regions, so much so that it has become an agricultural product of excellence in Veneto, Emilia Romagna and in the Pontine plain.

Perfect for soups, sauces as a side dish stewed or sautéed in a pan
Its taste is sweet and pleasant. In soups It gives a creamy and delicate touch, but can be used in the preparation of sauces and as a side dish stewed or sautéed in a pan.

Barbara Roncarolo
December 9th 2015
updated by Marianna Tognini
December 2018

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