Author: Angelica

piadina romagnola

Piadina Romagnola, Amsterdam version: an expat recipe.

Published by Angelica

Of all the flatbreads around the world, there is one that in a certain region of Italy is synonym with holidays: piadina romagnola. Flatbreads are a great example of what I like to call “food universals”: they are a common element to many culinary cultures and help us understand how even the most local, typical, identitarian foods are in fact clear expressions of what humans have in common.

salt harvesting

Salt, windmills and pink feathers. Discovering Trapani’s saline.

Published by Angelica

Salt: the one ingredient you can find in just about every recipe you’ll ever cook is probably the most overlooked, but have you ever wondered where it comes from? As Soup As Possible travelled to the West coast of Sicily, to discover how salt-winning has been shaping the natural landscape in harmony with wildlife for over two thousand years.

Chocolate easter eggs

Chocolate Easter eggs workshop.

Published by Angelica

Forget Easter egg hunts! This year you can make your own surprise chocolate Easter eggs with fellow members of As Soup As Possible food community. We’ll explore the origin of Easter eggs, chat about spring and Easter customs in our respective countries, and make our own chocolate eggs. In Italy, at Easter time people exchange chocolate eggs which contain a surprise. One of the fun parts of making your own egg as a gift is that you can chose a very personal surprise to hide inside it, for your loved ones to discover. This time we’ll meet at Bruno’s, a cozy coffee spot in the Jordaan. Bruno, the owner, will welcome us after closing time, to make us taste his coffee, which he scouts with passion and brews with different techniques. The first cup is included, as well as Bruno’s coffee stories. If you’d like to fill your chocolate egg with a small surprise, don’t forget to bring it along! It will make your egg an even more special gift. All ingredients and materials (including …

Gnocchi Workshop with Lunch for Adults and Kids

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Team up with your kid and cook gnocchi al pesto! On March 25th we’re inviting you to create a lovely memory for you and your child, together with a bunch of other cooking families. Uncles and aunts, grandparents, friends, are welcome to join us with their little ones. We will work in pairs (one adult and one child) to make ourselves a simple, healthy and delicious Sunday lunch, during an educational and entertaining food experience. One extra adult and one extra kid per team can join us after the cooking class, to enjoy the food we will have made together. This time As Soup As Possible is collaborating with Bas Vermeulen from SmaakSoldaatjes, to offer you a special cooking experience with your family. Bas specialises in cooking workshops for kids. Together, we will ensure that both the adult and the child components of our cooking team will have a great time cooking together. The main language of this event will be English, but native Italian and Dutch are also spoken, so we are expecting to …

Gelato Maker Massimo Bertonasco

Gelato Maker For A Day | Event with Massimo Gelato Amsterdam

Published by Angelica

We are getting ready for yet another wonderful gelato season. What about you?Massimo Bertonasco is an ex businessman turned gelato maker for the love of quality food. He opened his first gelato shop, Massimo Gelato, in Amsterdam less than a year ago, yet his cosy, passion-powered ijsfabriek in the Pijp has already established its well-deserved reputation as one of the hotspots for genuine, delicious and downright excellent Italian gelato in town.