On today’s episode of the Coronavirus Cooking Diaries, I would like to express my undying love for the simple yet extraordinary pasta and meat extravaganza called Lasagna. It will probably surprise you like it did me to learn that lasagna didn’t originate in Italy but actually it is said to have originated in Greece. What? We have Greece to thank for the origins of this incredible dish? Yes, it seems that the Greeks may be responsible for the origination of the dish but clearly the Italians perfected it. Lasagna, or “Lasagne” is derived from the Greek word ‘Laganon’ which is the first known form of pasta. Laganon isn’t like lasagna as we know it, but was layers of pasta and sauce. The name actually came from the method for making Lasagna and not for the ingredients used to make it. Laganon was used to describe flat dough that was sliced into strips. Some researchers in Britain found a cookbook that had a lasagna recipe from the 1390’s and claim they are the ones that invented the first lasagna. I don’t really care who invented it, I feel that it’s my mission to perfect it! In Northern Italy, you’ll find lasagna with flat noodles but in southern Italy the noodles are rippled. Either way it is still delicious. Lasagna is a very regional dish and my family comes from the southern Italy. When I make lasagna I typically use meatballs and sausage, and ricotta cheese with egg, Pecorino Romano, black pepper and parsley. I had a few things laying around and decided to also add chorizo to the meat and ramp tops to the cheese. I don’t use bechamel, that’s not my family’s tradition. Either way, my Lasagna turned out to be delicious! What do you think? . . . . . . . . #lasagna #lasagnabolognese #lasagnalover #lasagnas #coronaviruscookingdiaries #naplesitaly #italiancooking #coronavirusbakingchronicles #cooking #lovetocook #ilovetobake #nycmanofmanytalents #baking #mancanbake #mancancook #212 #manhattan #chefswhorock #foodislove #nyc #nyc🗽 #nyclife #nyclifestyle #scenefromny #scenefromnyc #washingtonheights #newyorker #newyorkcity #newyorkny #newyorkcitylife (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAKDKTYJvn4/?igshid=7qtc1ljrop0t
