Moving the tastes of a traditional recipe to another dish reinterpreting them is a winning strategy. As it is for the risotto Acquerello - Carnaroli Rice with the aubergines parmigiana flavours, where the tomato sauce turns into confit Pachino cherry tomatoes, the aubergines are smoked and then cooked quickly in a pan with a little drizzle of evo oil. The fiordilatte mozzarella (or buffalo mozzarella if you prefer) is blended adding a little of milk becoming a cream used at the end to cream the risotto, while for the –basil a simple emulsion by blanching it, then in water and ice and finally blending it with evo oil and a little water.

The smoked scamorza is one of the most consumed Italian cheese, thanks to is tasty fumé note it has conquered an honor place in the Italian kitchens and recipes. Naturally, as every good production reality from Campania, the Caseificio Artigianale Esposito too has this renowned product among their specialities. Cow’s milk from local certified breedings, a brief aging and a final smoking, few and simple passages that, due to manual skills of the cheese making masters, give an high quality, healthy and tasty result.

Pasta e patate is one of the most rooted recipes in the Italian gastronomic tradition: a popular origin dish, the ingredients are few, simple and poor, but the result is on the contrary rich in flavors and nourishing. It is fundamental cooking the pasta directly in the same pan with the potatoes (previuosly sliced into small pieces and cooked) in order to thicken the two starches. Nowadays a particularly successful reinterpretation is the adding of smoked provola, in this case the Smoked Buffalo Provola from Battipaglia - Caseificio Esposito, adding a pleasant smoked note to the round and delicate taste of the traditional recipe.

The bacon, or smoked pancetta, is a product born in England and mainly spread in the North European countries and the US, where it is a must especially for the breakfast. Italy has all the characteristics to be a first level producer of this specialty, that is to say tradition and skills in the cold cuts making (particularly many different kind of pancetta), but at the same time a great smoking art tradition. The Fratelli Billo have seized the opportunity to insert a non common, but certainly tasty and high quality, specialty in the other Italian companies within their catalogue. Indeed the light smoking makes the Pancetta affumicata nostrana (bacon) - Fratelli Billo fit not only for the classic English breakfast and as a part of an homemade hamburger, but also a good cold cut plate or an ingredient for adding a fumé note to a pasta.

For the smoked taste lovers the Caseificio Artigianale Esposito proposes the Cacetti (little cheese) Agerola. A cheese realized with cow's milk and smoked naturally, the result is a golden and resistant crust, while the inner is softer and white. The product, following the company rules, is hand made using only milk coming from the near small local breedings, aging for two days and than smoking for one. This Italian cheese is great when grilled, or cooked in the oven wrapped in some slices of speck, or as a condiment for your home made pizza.

If you are fond of smoky tastes you must be a real fan of smoked scamorza - Caseificio Voglia di Latte. This product had its origin in the regions of Molise, Campania, Apulia and Abruzzo. The production method is similar to the fiordilatte ones, that is to say a very short or null seasoning, followed by a smoking in specific chambers for 15 minutes at 45°-50° resting for only one day. The result is a spun curd cheese with a smoked shade given by the external part, balanced by the internal sweetness obtaining a special and unique contrast. We’re giving you a simple and quick recipe, working well both as an aperitif or an appetizer, that will save you when you will be lack of time: speck and scamorza rolls Ingredients: smoked scamorza - Caseificio Voglia di Latte*, Speck - 5 months maturing Cut the scamorza into strips (not too small, otherwise they’ll dry too much) and roll them up in speck slices. Take a baking tray with a sheet of oven paper on it, put the rolls on the tray and then in the oven at 160° for a few minutes, until the scamorza will be melted.

Today we're introducing you a recipe that can't be missed in a Southern Italy table, we're talking about the "Parmigiana di melanzane". Its origin dates back to the XV century when the Arabians brought the aubergines from India to Sicily, the recipe initially it's likely to have taken inspiration from the similar Turkish dish moussaka and it has evolved Without wasting further time, here's our version of this recipe. Ingredients: Purple Aubergines, Tomato purré - Masseria Dauna, Smoked Scamorza - Caseificio Voglia di Latte, Parmigiano Reggiano DOP, basil, Red garlic from Nubia, Organic extra virgin olive oil - Adamo, frying oil. First of all cut the aubergines into slices and put them under a weight for some hours to drain the water (do during the frying they won't absorb the oil). Fry the aubergines in seeds oil until golden, meanwhile in a pan put a drizzle of evo oil and a garlic clove (that will be removed at the end) with the tomato sauce cooking for a few minutes adding some leaves of fresh basil. Take an high baking tray and so put some tomato sauce at the bottom, then some slices of fried aubergines, cover with the sauce, some slices of smoked scamorza and grated parmesan making two more identical layers. Cook it in the oven for 45 minutes at 180°, it will keep good for the next days too.

As Autumn is coming not only leaves fall from the trees, but also Chestnuts"Marroni" land on the ground. Chestnuts are not only a versatile allied in your cuisine recipes, but also an healthy food too as they contain phosphor, iron and potassium. Moreover They're a good source of vitamins too like Vitamin E,C,K and B, which are useful for the metabolism wellness. In Italy the most traditional way to taste chestnut are the "Caldarroste", that is to say roasting them as they acquire an incredibly pleasant smoked taste, which goes perfectly along with the sweetness of this kind of chestnuts.

Today we're going to give you an idea for a dish suit for a good degustation menù. What does this stand for? This kind of menù, contrary to the traditional four dishes of a complete meal at most, is made up of several little courses, this is made to allow the palate to taste more flavors than usual and travel through different consistencies, cooking techniques and products. Today's recipe is: fried breaded provola affumicata, raw scampi and grilled zucchini with tomato Ingredients: Smoked Buffalo Provola from Battipaglia - Caseificio Esposito, fresh scampi, zucchini, San Marzano tomatoes DOP - Agrigenus, Pachino Cherry Tomatoes, eggs, grated bread, Red garlic from Nubia, Organic extra virgin olive oil - Adamo, Italian Basil (Genoese) Pot Plant 10cm - Orto mio, Fine sea salt. First shell the fresh scampi and clean them eliminating the intestines. Dry a little the buffalo smoked provola from the milk, then put in the beaten eggs end finally in the grated bread, so put the croquettes in the freezer in order to make the breading more solid. Cut the zucchini in very fine slices using a potato peeler and then grill them (as they will be very thin it will takes very fewer time than usual). For the tomato sauce use 50% agrigenus tomatoes and 50% ciliegini tomatoes, make them cook for half an hour at low fire with a garlic clove (which then you will remove), evo oil, sea salt and some basil leaves. After 30 minutes put all in the mixer and blend it, then pass in small colander. Just before you serve the dish start to fry the breaded smoked provola in frying oil. Finally dish up everything as you see in the image.

Have you ever tried Smoked Buffalo Provola from Battipaglia - Caseificio Esposito? It is a typical Italian cheese made in Campana from buffalo milk, the process is the same as the buffalo mozzarella one but it ends with a final smoking. The result is an awesome buffalo mozzarella with a final smoked touch which gives it a taste you will immediately fell in love with. It can be eaten as an appetizer natural as it is or you can combine it in your recipes, the smoked buffalo provola sides particularly well with sausage, guanciale or pancetta (#bacon) and with potatoes too. If simply take a pan a put together potatoes, smoked provola and pieces of sausage an cook in the oven it will truly amaze you!

If you want to make a really successful Italian pizza you need to start from real Italian good quality ingredients. For the dough try the Tumminia Biologic Semiwhole Flour Stone Milled - Az. Agricola Fastuchera to give an exceptional aroma (only as an addition, because as a main flour this type only is not enough "strong" to levitate as a pizza), the real artisanal Campania buffalo mozzarella Aversana type buffalo mozzarella di Bufala Campana aus Battipaglia - Caseificio Esposito or the Apulian Mozzarella Fiordilatte - Caseificio Voglia di Latte. You can't do it without San Marzano tomatoes DOP - Agrigenus a real DOP, an excellence which has been awarded as the best San Marzano tomato and the Sicilian oregano in the bunch - Az. Agr. Balducco Fulgatore is fundamental too Also the other ingredients are important, we're suggesting you some pairings: -Pizza with Smoked Buffalo Provola from Battipaglia - Caseificio Esposito, potatoes and Guanciale (jowl bacon) - La Cinta di Guido. -Pizza with San Marzano tomatoes DOP - Agrigenus, Aversana type buffalo mozzarella di Bufala Campana aus Battipaglia - Caseificio Esposito and after the cooking add Apulian Stracciatella - Caseificio Voglia di Latte and 1/2 boneless San Daniele DOP raw ham - Il Camarin. -Pizza with San Marzano tomatoes DOP - Agrigenus, Aversana type buffalo mozzarella di Bufala Campana aus Battipaglia - Caseificio Esposito, Gorgonzola DOP and 'Nduja of black calabrian pig - Consorzio Nero di Calabria.

Carasau bread is a typical Sardinia flatbread. It was the shepherds bread, because, as in the past they were obliged to spent long periods away from home, the carasau bread was ideal thanks to its long-life. Its dough is very simple and genuine: only water, flour,a little extra virgin olive oil and a doble cooking in the wooden oven (400-500 degrees), as the second one gives this bread its typical golden color and lightness. Its crunchiness and versatility are the secret of this product success, as it goes well with almost all the ingredients, so today we're giving you a simple but tasty recipe whose protagonisti is this Sardinian bread: Carasau bread Lasagne. This recipe has no strict rules, so you can use whatever cold cuts or cheese or vegetable you have in our fridge. Ingredients: 3 Carasau bread sheets, Salsiccia fresca (Salamina)- Salumificio Lovison (Sausage), Smoked Buffalo Provola from Battipaglia - Caseificio Esposito, zucchini, Organic extra virgin olive oil - Adamo. Make the sausage cook on a grill and meanwhile cut the zucchini and stir fry them in a pan with some evo oil. Place a layer of bread in a baking dish and sprinkle it with water. Then add the sausage, zucchini, olive oil and provola cheese. Repeat with the second layer. On the last layer only lay the provola. Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven at 180°C oven. Wine pairing recommended: CANNONAU DI SARDEGNA COSTERA Argiolas or VERMENTINO MAZZOTTI - CONTE DE QUIRRA.