Pasta e Patate con Provola Affumicata Napoletana
Basilicata
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Origin
Basilicata
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Description
A dense, starchy one-pot dish — pasta cooked directly in a potato broth with lard, onion, celery and carrot until the starch thickens everything to a porridge-like consistency, then finished with smoked provola that melts into golden threads. While most associated with Campania, the Basilicata version uses local lard and Lucana provola for a smokier, more rustic character. The dish should be 'azzeccata' — sticky enough to mound.
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The Thread
—Potato and starch cooked together until dense — different grain but same one-pot thickening by potato starch → Colcannon Irish
—Pasta or noodles cooked directly in a potato-thickened broth — the Spanish version without the cheese Spanish
—Pasta and potato boiled together in the same pot — simple combination where potato starch thickens the pasta cooking water Greek
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Flavour Context
Starchy, porky, smoky from the provola; the potato gives sweetness and body; the lard gives richness; smoked cheese threads add drama — supremely satisfying winter food
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