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Expert Profile: Davide Giovanni Papa

Expertise:  For professional chefs and home cooks-questions relating to the Authentic Classical recipes of Italy;No desserts questions at this stage:No homestyle cookery questions:Italian classical cuisine is on the verge of vanishing;I would like to establish a Classical International Recipe base so that no matter where you eat,the right recipe is served."Mums" cooking is fine..but I get angry when a classical recipe is implied which it`s not. Being italian does not automatically make you a good Italian chef..on the contrary it only means that the food you have been served has been done so by a person of Italian origins-Classical Italian recipes are clealy defined by history as well as research-and by the entity known by Academy of Italian cookery Rome-anything else is unacceptable. The French have converted from regional recipes to an established uniform protocol for hundreds of years..it`s time the Italian cuisine did the same-and applaud the Italian government in establishing laws to protect such recipes from any further corruption.Customer have the right to know exactly what they`re eating...Regards Chef Davide:

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What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?  I am hoping to preserve the correct recipe application to at least 50 classical italian recipes which have all but nearly dissapeared.Worldwide Italian restaurants must apply these recipes correctly to be deemed truly "Authentic"
Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:  Olive oils are overused and misused in Italian cookery-butter is equally important, but sadly neglected.A Risotto is hardly never served in restaurants-A Ragu alla Bolognese has hardly no tomato in it, it has no herbs, its brown not red,and is finished with milk.There is no such thing as a "Napoli sauce"..the list is endless.
Something controversial or provocative about this subject  Being Italian does not make you a good Italian cook or chef-on the contrary it hinders you-to be classed as a classical Italian chef, you must train and practice the true art form-Home cookery is fine ,but when a classical Italian recipe is implied which it's not...I get mad. Undercooked products are from a time long past as per the classical french cooking methods and are in longer acceptable o
What do you like about this subject?  The idea that I may be contributing in preserving the near lost art of classical Italian cookery brings me great pleasure.Diet and health is strongly associated with this mission.
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Prestige Points: 924
Knowledge   9.85   Best of the best
Clarity of Response   9.81   Best of the best
Timeliness   9.85   Best of the best
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Thank you very much your answer was through and very useful. Hope to talk to you again. Thanks again Ashleigh
(Ashleigh on 08/29/08)
Thanks so much. My mother said this all sounds very familiar! We will try it and let you know the results. Ciao!
(karen on 07/18/08)
Thank you Davide, for your informative reply! I really appreciate it. Best..Mike E.
(Mike on 07/19/08)
Thank you so much Davide for an excellent reply. Your knowledge both alerted and explained issues of my concern extremely well. Best..Mike E.
(Mike on 06/17/08)
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Recent Answers from Davide Giovanni Papa
2008-08-16  Italian Cooking Dear Ashleigh, This is a homework question that you need to study and research- If i were to give such an answer as provided in learning institutions around the world, it would be contorversial,...
2008-07-17  sicilian bread Dear Karen- I can only provide a typical italian DENSE bread dough application of historical significance, and too many variations apply for recipes as per provincial towns-This recipe makes great...
2008-07-12  Proper Marination Dear Mike, Add no oil, and get "Picklers vinegar" which is double the strength of normal vinegar- or Buy normal white vinegar and reduce by half on heat to produce a stronger solution, add Dill or other...
2008-07-10  look what the've done to my pasta ma Dear Claudius, Look for secondhand copy on the web -"The Great Italian cookbook" Created by the "Academy of italian Cookery , Rome Italy 1953"- and Published by the Culinary Society , New York USA-...
2008-06-16  Bluish Areas On Marinated Garlic Dear Mike I am not familiar with the recipe- It's not classical Italian in design, it seems be one of those many 'Casalinghe" type of French/Italian concoctions- Anyway Firstly; Cloves is...
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