Sardinia Recipes

Do you have a recipe for a flat bread from Sardinia, "carta da musica" or pane carasau? I read descriptions calling for flour, water, salt , and sometimes an egg? No amounts were given, the type of flour, or the baking technique? Thanks for your help. ingredients finely ground durum wheat, water, beer yeast, salt

Bottarga are basically dried fish 'muggine' eggs and can be bought in packets from many supermarkets in Italy. They may even be sold in powder form in glass tins. ingredients 150g of raw beans, 200g of mussels, 150g of washed squid, 200g of clams, 200g of 'Venus' clams, 100g of finely cut 'bottarga', 300g of dried cinnamon, ½ onion chopped finely, 2 garlic grains, 60g of 'pancetta' or bacon cubes, 8 spoonfuls of extra virgin olive oil, 150g of tomato paste, 200g of fresh 'tagliatelli' pasta made with eggs, 100g of carrots, 100g of celery, A generous spoonful of cut…

Although the interior of Sardinia produces fantastic cheese and milk related products, the summer demands fish and a cold sea food buffet on the terrace, or moored yacht, is the ideal solution. The ideal mix is 'sardines fried with tomatoes', 'marinated octopus', 'fresh tuna', 'seafood salad', 'lobster' all served with 'aubergines under oil' and 'sweet and sour onion'. To mop up the juices try a 'focaccine di ciccioli'. The 'ciccioli' are small lean pieces of bacon left over during manufacture of salami and other preparations. This flat bread was traditionally given as a snack to children and is even more…