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🤌 ITALIAN FOOD Consigliere (Advisor)
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Ragazzi, andate to @lamannamelbourne if you’re heading to the @melbourneitalianfesta 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹

Flavours that taste like Nonna’s kitchen, and the good stuff you can’t find just anywhere. Come say ciao, have a taste, and take a bit of Italy home with you. 

COME HUNGRY, LEAVE SATISFIED…

DAJE!

#reliablesugo #lamannasupermarket #italianfestaandexpo2026 #italianfood #melbournefoodies by @reliablesugo
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a day ago
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IS CHEESE + FISH THE SAME AS CHEESE AND ANCHOVIES?!

PIZZA ROMANA TONDA, STRACCIATELLA, ALICI, CHERRY TOMATO - link to full recipe in bio!

Technically, I think it is and hence the mighty question, if this combinazione is so good, does cheese and fish work after all?

I’ll leave that one up for debate but one thing that isn’t debatable is time for your dough. I really find for a Roman style pizza (thinner and crispier) a fold fermentation works super well.

Make sure your dough is well and truly at room temperature so it can be stretched easier!

Let me know what you like me to whip up next.

❤️ from your amico,
Reliable Sugo xox

#reliablesugo #alici #stracciatella #pizzafattaincasa🍕🏡 #italianfoodporn by @reliablesugo
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4 days ago
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GRICIA? CACIO E PEPE? - NO! 

FETTUCCINE ALL'ABRUZESSE - Link to full recipe in my bio!

It's honestly been a very fun region to feature. Abruzzo is absolutely a somewhat lesser known region of Italy and I feel the same is true of the Abruzesse cuisine.

Today we end my series with Fettuccine all'Abruzesse - 
a rustic and pastoral plate which comes from the vast mountains of the Appenine Ranges and hills of this region.

Thanks to the compari @ricnabout and @marinofinefoods for the insanely tasty Ventricina Teramana and Pancetta!

This is a very provincial, very tasty and simple dish.

Give this one a shot, it is a delight and extra points if you decide to make your own pasta.

I really hope you've enjoyed this series and get ready as it's off to Campania next.

❤️ from your amico,
Reliable Sugo xox

#reliablesugo #cucinaabruzzese #fettuccineallabruzzese #pastafresca #tagfooditalia by @reliablesugo
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7 days ago
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An Italian style BBQ - made Reliable by @wiltshireau and their BBQ and Burger set. 

Burger press ensures precision, the spatula is sturdy and robust, the tongs have great functionality.

And the food?

Stunningly simple - pork and beef burger with provolone and salsa verde

A pork and fennel sausage coil (right from the old school)

A lamb scottadito - Roman style lamb chops cooked quick and effectively.

A super quick and simple way to re-imagine your family BBQ not to mention incredibly delicious.

❤️ from your amico,
Riccardo Sugo xox by @reliablesugo
2
12 days ago
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RETURN OF THE SCHIACC' - FEATURING MY MUM'S PIPI

SCHIACCITA TOSCANA, @marinofinefoods CASALINGO SALAMI, PROVOLONE, PIPI, ARTICHOKE CREAM - link to full recipe in my bio!

A delightful combination - the @auricchio provolone piccante is spicy, the pipi are smokey, the artichoke cream is vibrant, the salami is delicious and mild. This combo hits the spot. Oh and of course, it's a schiaccita, so it's drowned in @its.olio 

As an added bonus, mum made the pipi for me so by default this schiaccita is a classic.

Try this one out, use a good focaccia if you can't be bothered making your own schiaccita (I forgive you this time 😉).

Let me know what you'd like me to whip up next!

Enjoy Ragazzi
❤️ from your amico,
Riccardo Sugo xox

#reliablesugo #schiacciatatoscana #italianfoodporn #paninoporn #tagfooditalia by @reliablesugo
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14 days ago
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YOU'VE BEEN FINISHING YOUR SUGO WRONG!

Most people drain it, pour the sauce over the top, stir it through — and it's fine - But fine isn't the goal, IS IT?!

The move is mantecare. You pull the pasta a fraction early, straight into the sauce, and finish it there. 

Pasta water — cloudy, starchy, full of emulsifiers — goes in a splash at a time. You keep the momentum going. 

The sauce stops sitting on top and starts bonding to every strand.

No tricks. Just restaurant quality, at home, every time.

🍝 Save this and try it out soon!

Enjoy ragazzi,
♥️ from your amico,
Riccardo Sugo xox

#reliablesugo #pastawater #italianfood #cookingtips #mantecare by @reliablesugo
6
4 months ago
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BROCC N ROLL!

SPAGHETTI ALLA CHITARRA, ALICI, BROCCOLI, PANGRATTATO - link to full recipe in my bio!

Yes, there's Pecorino and Anchvocies together in this dish - cheese and fish works - disagree? Fight me over it - do you think cheese and fish works?

@armatorecetara produces the most delightful anchovies I've ever had the pleasure of eating - they're in fact so good, my house is literally decorated in them.

A massive thanks to my compare Adriano for supplying me with some. If you want to get your hands on some, get in touch with @nextgenfoods_au 

The combination is stunning. Many textures and flavours yet somehow very harmonious - easy to make, simple and quick - you need to try this please!

Let me know what you'd like me to whip up next!

Enjoy Ragazzi 
♥️ from your amico,
Riccardo Sugo xox

#reliablesugo #nextgenfoods #armatorecetara #tagfooditalia #italianfoodporn by @reliablesugo
6
a month ago
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⭐️⭐️⭐️ - THE EASIEST THREE STARRED DISH YOU’LL EVER MAKE - MADE BETTER BY @ilnonnofoods - link to full recipe in my bio!

The viral Paccheri da Vittorio, From Bergamo, the north of Italy, is truly everything it’s cracked up to be. The combination of the different species of tomato, finished with butter and grana truly renders it into a smoothly decadent and rich sugo.

It is honestly incredibly easy to make - the trickiest part is finding oxheart tomatoes but these can be substituted with another “meaty” tomato like an heirloom with is readily available at most supermarkets.

Il Nonno make the most divine Paccheri To accompanythis satisfying sugo and can be found in most independent supermarkets or from the legends @nextgenfoods_au 

If you really want to impress with minimal effort, this is the one.

Let me know what you’d like me to whip up next!

Enjoy Ragazzi,
❤️ from your Amico,
Reliable Sugo xox

#reliablesugo #ilnonnofoods #paccheridavittorio #italianfood #melbournefoodies by @reliablesugo
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18 days ago
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YOU ASKED, I ASCOLTATO - LA CUCINA ABRUZZESE - EPISODE 1

RIGATONI, VENTRICINA TERAMANA, PERA D'ABRUZZO PASSATA - link to full recipe in mio bio!

Simple, simple, simple, simple, simple.
Effective, effective, effective, effective, effective.

Basically every ingredient in this video is Abruzzese and I'm honestly learning how underrated this regional kitchen is.

Ventricina Teramana - spreadable salami from Teramo - think 'nduja but sweeter and more herby - a delight grazie the one and only Riccardo, king of the spreadable salami from @marinofinefoods 

@pastificiococco - the king of the bronze cut universe. Simply phenomenal Rigatoni.

Pera d'Abruzzo - a variety of tomatoes from guess where? Thanks to @fragassi.it for bottling it and selling it to @nextgenfoods_au 

Stay tuned for more legit dishes from the mountainous and wondrous region of the motherland.

Enjoy Ragazzi 
♥️ From your amico,
Riccardo Sugo 

#reliablesugo #marinofinefoods #fragassi #cucinaabruzzese #italianfoodporn by @reliablesugo
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a month ago
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FOR THOSE THAT SAY POLENTA IS BORING - THIS ONE IS FOR YOU.

POLENTA ALL'ABRUZESSE!

This weekend was freezing cold in Melbourne and I've been really sick so I thought a slow cooked ragù over a board of polenta would do the trick and it sort of did.

Now this is the first time I've ever cooked this and as a result flooded it with ragù but to be honest it was still insanely good so whatever.

Thanks to @ricnabout my good cumpari for the inspo, this dish has some seriously good vibes and is delicious as I am learning with the Cucina Abruzesse. 

Thanks also to @furi.official because my polenta is truly worty of this beautiful chopping board!

Enjoy ragazzi and let me know what you'd like me to whip up next!

❤️ from your amico,
Riccardo Sugo xox

#reliablesugo #polentaallabruzzese #cucinabruzzese #italianfood #melbournefoodies by @reliablesugo
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21 days ago
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The Roman Dish that doesn't get the attention of the big 4 Paste Romane but absolutely should!
SPAGHETTI BURRO E ALICI - DAJE!

Same recipe I've made thousand times, one change — the butter. It's not the same dish anymore because @delbocia takes it to a new place. Thanks Alberto and team, your product is transcendent.

This is seriously one of my favourite pastas ever. Simple, simple, simple and delicious, delicious, delicious.

This is almost a midnight snack in Rome like it's not too distant relative, aglio, olio e peperoncino but it's so tasty you'll easily eat it for a main.

Let me know what you'd like me to whip up next!

Enjoy Ragazzi 
♥️ from your amico,
Riccardo Sugo xox

#delbociabutter #reliablesugo #cucinaromana #melbournefoodies #italianfood by @reliablesugo
16
2 months ago
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SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALLS IS NOT ITALIAN!

SPAGHETTI ALLA CHITARRA E PALLOTINE - link to recipe in my bio!

It’s an Italian-American thing - but - spahehtti alle pallotine, now there’s a legit Abruzesse dish you can be damn sure of.

Spaghetti alla Chitarra is the best long pasta, fight me over it. What are pallotine? They’re olive sized meatballs that should be ae to fit entirely on your fork!

Teamed up with Passata Pera D’Abruzzo from @fragassi.it with thanks to @nextgenfoods_au this is another classic example of simple, effective and delicious.

Enjoy the second dish from the Cucina Abruzesse series and let me know what you’d like me to whip up next.

❤️ from your amico,
Riccardo Sugo xox

#reliablesugo #pastafresca #cucinaabruzzese #pallotine #italianfoodporn by @reliablesugo
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a month ago
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