there Italian kitchen it is delicious; from north to south i traditional dishes They inspire dreams and each region is closely linked to its own tradition. We’re used to hearing controversy about how carbonara or pizza should be properly prepared, but summer has brought another to light social controversy and this time it is so Belen Rodriguez to have fed it.
The showgirl with undeniable charm usually turns everything she publishes into gold: just a shared photo of her and thousands of likes and comments arrive in a few seconds. This time the number was not exceeded, but a controversy related to a common court was unleashed. The photo was not a selfie of Belen, but one Recording a “frisella”.
The case of Belens Frisella
Belen RodriguezWhile on vacation in the Pontine Islands, he published on social media a shot of a sea view with two slices of toasted bread with tuna and tomato, accompanied by his partner Stefano De Martino. A colorway that works really well on social media, a fresh and tasty yet simple summer dish that followers would have loved… if it wasn’t for the caption.
“Frieselle by the sea” Has Belen wrote on social media. It is this confused and inaccurate description of him that he defined as del simple lightly toasted bread as the classic Salento biscuit made from durum wheat or barley fueled the controversy.
Among the sarcastic comments you can read sentences like “These are Chinese Friselle” or “Belen, that means Rota di Pane” or “If that’s a Frisa, I’m Stefano De Martino”. Belen didn’t call off the shot and let supporters speak their minds while staying aloof from the controversy; surely he understood the difference between toasted bread and frisella and also understood that Italian culinary traditions are popular subjects that people easily warm to.
The Frisella tradition
there frisella It is a traditional Apulian dish based on flour, water and salt. You get a pasta stuffed with everything you have available: tomatoes, olives, anchovies, tuna. It is served hot or cold and is usually accompanied by white wine.
Symbol among the popular dishes of Puglia, it is one of the favorite dishes of the summer: tasty but fresh, it is prepared with seasonal and local products. Toast bread is also offered in other regions in similar variants, such as Basilicata. For centuries it has been the food of fishermen who used it as a meal after bathing it in sea water and then flavoring it with squeezed tomato juice.
Frisella is not only a tasty traditional dish, but an authentic tradition so much so that some call it “a rite”. Tasted not only in the classic version with tomatoes but also as a basis for a fish soup or in combination with warm dishes.
We can say that the frisella is undoubtedly a versatile dish that lends itself to creative interpretations … but according to the people of social networks, it is certainly different from the two slices of bread shared by Belen Rodriguez.