Pasta 🍝 Competition, Lina's Eggplant Parm, the BEST Gelato 🍦

Sep 14, 2021

Parmigiana! Parmigiana! Parmigiana!

After one of the hottest summers on record in Calabria, it’s finally cool enough to properly make and enjoy parmigiana. Thankfully eggplant season is still at its peak, so we see endless parmigiana for the foreseeable future! After all, it’s the perfect food to get us ready for harvest, which starts early next month!

This is Lina’s parmigiana recipe. We all came to the conclusion that parmigiana tastes best when the eggplants are fried but not breaded. We also use Calabrian provola instead of mozzarella which tends to make this dish very soggy.

Find the fully revamped recipe here ft. The Lina.

Only If You Still Have Tomatoes

Summer is NOT over. In fact, we still have 1 week left. Which means there’s still time to make all of these beauties:

Pasta al Pomdoro *Classic*
Pasta al Pomdoro 2.0
Roasted Tomatoes
Tomato Salad (Insalata di Pomodoro)
Tomato Toast

A Visit to Reggio Calabria

One of the best things to come out of the pandemic was making new friends. Unfortunately, we haven’t been able to meet many of them due to travel restrictions and safety precautions. So imagine our delight when the stars finally aligned and we were finally able to meet travel planner Cassandra Santoro in person in one of the most epic cities.

Last week we went on a glorious visit to Reggio Calabria for a mini-reunion of sorts. The birthplace of Giuseppe’s father, Salvatore, Reggio Calabria is home to an incredible lungomare and some of the best dang gelato we’ve ever had (which makes sense because it’s technically one of the best gelateria in Italy). With views of Sicily, beautiful water, and the archeological museum, Reggio is truly a magical place.

Read more about this lovely city here.

It’s an IG Pasta-Off

We're hosting a pasta competition! That’s right. It’s time to put those well-rested quarantine pasta muscles to use and cook it out for 2 bottles of Lina.

Dates

The pasta-off starts Wednesday, September 22, and ends Wednesday, September 29.

How To Participate

Make some pasta.
Post it on Instagram and tag @EXAUoliveoil and use #EXAUpastacompetition

Rules

It doesn’t *have* to be a pasta recipe from EXAUoliveoil.com, but that’s a good place to start or find inspo : ) Baked pastas such as lasagna can compete!
You can use all forms of pasta such as regular boxed pasta, fresh pasta, or GF pasta. What’s not pasta: zoodles, etc. (love you, but that’s not technically pasta).
18+. US Only. Giveaway winner announced via DM. Ends 11:59 pm PT 9/29.

The judge will be Salvatore, Giuseppe’s dad, avid pasta eater, olive farmer, and true gentleman. He also has an olive oil named after him, The TURI. He’s very excited to be the judge as this is the culmination of many years of pasta eating and being subject to our annoying pasta photoshoots in his kitchen.

So folks it's time to prep, plan, and cook. This is going to be so fun! Be sure you’re following us on Instagram, tag your friends, and turn on notifications!

GOOD LUCK!

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