Recession dish wins pasta title
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June 17, 2013, Monday
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GIORGIO Nava, an Italian chef based in South Africa, has won the World Pasta Championship in the Italian city of Parma with a low-cost recipe that he said suited Italy's deep economic crisis.
Nava, who has won awards for his work at the Cape Town restaurants '95 Keerom' and 'Carne SA,' wooed the public and the jury on Saturday with a simple plate of cavatelli - small pasta shells - broccoli and oregano flowers.
"Simplicity was the key. I presented a recipe that is very cheap but very tasty," Nava said after his victory.
"Others competed with expensive fish-based recipes but right now, given the economic situation in Italy, it did not seem right to come forward with extravagant dishes."
The pasta championship, which was held for the first time last year, took place at the Barilla Food Academy in Parma, considered Italy's food capital and best-known for Parmesan cheese and cured Parma ham.
Twenty-four selected cooks, including Hong-Kong born John Leung, competed in the two-day championship.
Participants were given 40 minutes to complete their dish in the first round of the championship on Friday and only 30 minutes during the final on Saturday.
"My dish is something easy to make, anyone can cook it a home," said Nava. "After all, simple things are often the best."
Nava, who has won awards for his work at the Cape Town restaurants '95 Keerom' and 'Carne SA,' wooed the public and the jury on Saturday with a simple plate of cavatelli - small pasta shells - broccoli and oregano flowers.
"Simplicity was the key. I presented a recipe that is very cheap but very tasty," Nava said after his victory.
"Others competed with expensive fish-based recipes but right now, given the economic situation in Italy, it did not seem right to come forward with extravagant dishes."
The pasta championship, which was held for the first time last year, took place at the Barilla Food Academy in Parma, considered Italy's food capital and best-known for Parmesan cheese and cured Parma ham.
Twenty-four selected cooks, including Hong-Kong born John Leung, competed in the two-day championship.
Participants were given 40 minutes to complete their dish in the first round of the championship on Friday and only 30 minutes during the final on Saturday.
"My dish is something easy to make, anyone can cook it a home," said Nava. "After all, simple things are often the best."
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