Every April 6th, Italy celebrates Carbonara Day — and for the whole month of April, The Bottega Torciano honors the most cooked Italian pasta dish in the world with our own carbonara tasting menu.
For € 12,00 you can taste our fresh homemade carbonara pasta as part of a full menu:
- Tuscan appetizer
- Fresh homemade carbonara pasta
- Wine tasting
A dish everyone argues about
Why does carbonara divide Italy?
Carbonara is one of Italy's best-loved pasta dishes, right alongside spaghetti with tomato sauce, and it's the most reinterpreted abroad. It's also the most disputed: pork cheek or bacon? Pecorino or parmigiano? Spaghetti or short pasta? Whole egg or just the yolk? It all comes down to the creaminess you want in the end.
Coal miners or American soldiers?
Where does carbonara really come from?
Many believe carbonara is entirely Italian: members of the Carboneria used to eat it, it was the main dish of the Apennine miners, and its name may come from the black pepper that covered it like coal. But another version credits American soldiers stationed in Italy during World War II, who mixed the eggs and bacon from their army rations with Italian pasta.
Mediterranean or Yankee origins, carbonara means Italian cuisine, and we can't wait to see you taste our perfect carbonara, paired with a good red wine. For the occasion we suggest pairing it with a Bartolomeo Super Tuscan I.G.T. by Tenuta Torciano Winery.
Good to know
Come discover the dishes for every occasion, always paired with a tasting of our wines. Booking is recommended.
Info and reservations: bottega@torciano.com — tel. 0577988134.
See you at Bottega Torciano for a plate of carbonara worth arguing about.
