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Inclusion of butter in UK recipe for cacio e pepe draws outrage from Italian media

europeAugust 6, 2025
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Inclusion of butter in UK recipe for cacio e pepe draws outrage from Italian media
Roman restaurant association ‘astonished’ to see four ingredients, not three, listed on Good Food websiteOne of the UK’s most popular food websites has cooked up a storm in Italy after alleg...

Roman restaurant association ‘astonished’ to see four ingredients, not three, listed on Good Food website

One of the UK’s most popular food websites has cooked up a storm in Italy after allegedly botching a recipe for the traditional Roman pasta dish, cacio e pepe, drawing diplomatic representations from the main trade association for Italian restaurateur.

A recipe on Good Food, formerly owned by the BBC, which continues to licence the web address bbcgoodfood.com – described cacio e pepe, a culinary institution in the Italian capital, as a “store cupboard favourite” that could easily be whipped up for “a speedy lunch” using “four simple ingredients – spaghetti, pepper, parmesan and butter”.

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Source: Guardian - World News

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