Claudia Romeo: We are in Bari, Italy, and today we are going to
see how fresh pasta is made. Today is a very special day
because this is my hometown, and I am going to take you to a local gem: a small alley in the old town where grannies make fresh pasta by hand. That's right, they are
there all day, or, sort of, with their hands in the dough. They know everything about pasta making, they know everything about
this historic neighborhood, but most of all, they
are the coolest grannies you could stumble upon while
walking down the street. Let's go meet them. Claudia: One could say that Nunzia is the official standard-bearer. In January 2020, she crossed
the Atlantic to New York to share her pasta-making
skills with the world. Today, I meet her in her house, where she shows me how she makes Bari's most emblematic pasta shape: orecchiette with semolina flour. Claudia: Once ready, the
orecchiette need to rest at room temperature to dry, sometimes overnight,
sometimes for a few hours or a few minutes. It all depends on the weather. The first batch of orecchiette is ready. The pasta is going to dry outside, which is Nunzia's official
shop and showroom.
Love how muscle memory just takes over while she is demonstrating how to make them. She doesn't even need to look down while talking about the process when she starts using the knife to make the shapes.
I went to Bari last year and saw these grannies making their pasta! We were able to attempt to make the noodles like they do in the video, and it’s so much harder than it looks. I got, like, one noodle to turn out correctly.
There is a channel Pasta grannies
Two amazing gorgeous women! I miss Italy so much.
I love it, makes me want to travel again so much.
My grandparents were from Bari. Both passed on many years ago, this video brought back many memories of my Nona. She used to make orecchiette exactly like this. She’d spend a whole day in the kitchen preparing them.
Thank you for sharing this. I have many family members who will want to see this.
I just love good old ways of doing stuff.
I love Bari. There's a place that only sells fried polenta. That's it. It's delicious (and cheap).
Love this