I spent a morning with my grandma learning how to properly make "ravioli", a traditional tuscan dish. If was fun and the result was sooo good!

Italian life

Vicky Bennison and I spoke via Skype from her home in London about fresh vs. dried pasta, the best shapes for beginners, and of course, those lovable grannies.

On Milk Street Radio, Vicky Bennison takes us behind the scenes of Pasta Grannies, her YouTube channel showcasing recipes from Italy's pasta-making masters.

Italians have a great family bonding. In the small vilages we visited there were demented elderly and blind people. They were suppurted by there whole community. No elderly home as in Holland. The family life starts at 7 o clock. Then they come together. Have a drink and a long dinner mostly in open air. Afterwards they have lots off conversations. The small kids fell asleep. and are covered with a vest. I like the wy Italins live there live!

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