Bruno Barbieri, the star chef and the face of Masterchef for years, has published a video in which he prepares a classic Italian Christmas dinner, but with an ingredient that surprised everyone. In fact, he used butter to cream the spaghetti with clams. “Guys, how good is spaghetti with clams? With a sprinkle of breadcrumbs and a glass of white wine, they are perfect for parties. “This is how they do it,” the chef wrote. The use of breadcrumbs has also come under criticism.
“Spaghetti with mussels is the dish you can never miss,” says Barbieri in the video. “I also like small mussels, but today we're making the real ones.” We only prepare them in white, extra virgin olive oil and I always add a piece of butter at the end. I know the purists say 'no but', but I don't care.” “The mussels are opening,” the chef continues, “in the meantime, I'll get some bread.” Once they're open, you have to immediately remove the lid to stop cooking. I filter the sauce, put the mussels in and add some parmesan. How wonderful, let's look at the spaghetti as it is. You always have to be very careful, check whether the mussel water is too salty and add a little water if necessary. Then I take some parsley and chop it just like my grandmother did. At this point the butter of discord appears. “You really have to whip it because when it cools a little it creates a nice cream.”
There were many critical or ironic comments: “But did I see butter or am I wrong?” someone asks, others write: “After Barbie, but I didn't expect butter from you.” And again: “There are completely normal ones here People who want to teach Bruno Barbieri how to cook” or “But seriously, do you mean how to cook for Chef Barbieri?”