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Fancy some homemade pasta? And of course, it has to be “truly Italian”! According to chef Giuseppe Schimmenti, the secret lies in the flour. He uses ancient Sicilian grains for his Maltagliati at the ADLER Spa Resort SICILIA. And he revealed his Maltagliati recipe to…
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In Sicily, where the ADLER Resort SICILIA welcomes its guests, around 50 different varieties of ancient cereals grew until the 20th century. In other words, local varieties are native to the area. With the industrialization of agriculture, most of these varieties disappeared. They were replaced, as everywhere else in the world, by hybrid varieties of cereals that produce higher yields and are better suited to the industrial demands of modern agriculture.
Chef Giuseppe Schimmenti, however, is committed to preserving the original biological richness of Sicily and uses only the original cereals in his kitchen. For pasta, he uses Senatore Cappelli durum wheat. This wheat is grown right around the Torre Salsa nature reserve, where the ADLER Spa Resort SICILIA is located.
Did you know? Maltagliati means “badly cut” and refers to the rough shapes and forms of the pasta!
To make the perfect pasta dough for this Maltagliati recipe, the chef pays attention not only to the type of flour but also to the milling process. He uses about ⅔ stone-ground durum wheat flour, ground in a traditional Sicilian stone mill. The advantage of this slow process is that it retains more nutrients and fiber. However, the result is somewhat coarser. For a perfect mix, it is therefore necessary to add ⅓ durum wheat flour from the cylinder mill, which is particularly fine.
To reproduce the Malagliati recipe true to its origin, we recommend buying Senatore Cappelli durum wheat flour (e.g. from Krusteundkrume or Giolea). Alternatively, you can use ordinary wheat flour from your household and mix in a handful of semolina.
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Sustainable travel means not only respecting the environment, but also the people we meet along the way, who show us hospitality and allow us to share in their culture. Not looking the other way and taking responsibility as a tourist. Especially for vulnerable groups like children, who are sadly exploited in some parts of the tourism industry. That’s why today we want to help you understand why protecting children in tourism is important and offer some advice on what you can do to help. IMAGE: ©AungMyo | Stock.Adobe.com
Child exploitation in the tourism industry takes many forms – selling postcards or souvenirs, begging on the streets, working as service staff in restaurants, laundries and hotels, or even forced prostitution. In most cases, however, there is a common cause: poverty. Unfortunately, this situation has worsened since the outbreak of the coronavirus crisis. According to Kindernothilfe, the number of school dropouts in Peru has increased significantly due to the pandemic, and with it the risk of falling into exploitative working conditions. While there are organizations such as UNICEF, the German Children’s Fund and Save the Children that advocate internationally for the rights and protection of children, the responsibility also lies with companies and with us as travelers. After all, every child deserves to grow up in a protected environment and be able to develop freely!
I know it can be difficult to deal with these issues and that it can be easy to delegate responsibility, especially when one is overseas. But every little bit of help is a step in the right direction and can potentially save children’s lives.
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