The classic cake of the Genoese Easter tradition and which is brought to the table at every holiday lunch. Torta Pasqualina is a savory vegetable pie with two overlapping sheets of pasta, the filling of which changes according to the season and the availability of vegetables in that period. Artichokes are therefore the filling of the spring version of the Torta Pasqualina since they grow in the months between March and June, while at Christmas it is more common to serve the cake with the filling of chard; the other ingredients are the cheese (both aged to give flavor and the fresh one to give a sour touch to the filling) and the inevitable eggs.
To date, Pesto is the second most used sauce in the world to season pasta, and the third by diffusion of production.The origin of Genoese pesto dates back a long way and...