Pasta Pesto Italy Poster - 50×70 cm

Featuring a stunning image of a bowl of pasta pesto topped with freshly grated Parmesan cheese, this poster is not only visually striking, but it's also a great way to showcase your appreciation for Italian cuisine. Hang it in your kitchen, dining room, or even your office, and let it inspire you to cook up some delicious pasta dishes of your own. Pesto is the most famous and loved green sauce in the world. This simple and genuine raw sauce is typical of Liguria region in the northwest of Italy. Pesto has its roots in ancient Rome, when our ancestors used to prepare a paste made with cheese, pine nuts, oil, salt and aromatic herbs, called “moretum”. During the Middle Age, in plebeian cooking spread the agliata sauce, basically a walnut and garlic paste. At that time, garlic was the main ingredient in Genova and Liguria especially between sailors who thought it could prevent illness during the long period of sailing. The use of aromatic herb in Ligurian cuisine dates back this period: common people add flavor to any dish with herbs, much cheaper than spices, a prerogative of upper classes. To get to the version that we know today we have to wait until 1865 when the refined gourmet published in his book “La Cucina Genovese” (the Genovese cuisine) the recipe of Pesto alla Genovese. Since then, the traditional formula has not undergone noticeable changes. To prepare an authentic Pesto alla Genovese the marble mortar and pestle are required. The words pestle and pesto derive from the Italian verb pestare which means to crush something with an apestle to reduce it to powder. The traditional ingredients are basil, better the Genovese DOP variety, extra virgin olive oil Riviera Ligure DOP, garlic Vassalico of Imperia province, pine nuts, parmesan and coarse salt. Poster Pasta Italia in museum-quality made on thick matte paper. Add a wonderful accent to your room and office with these posters that are sure to brighten any environment. • Paper thickness: 0.26 mm (10.3 mil) • Paper weight: 189 g/m² • Opacity: 94% • ISO brightness: 104% • 21 × 30 cm posters are size A4 • Paper sourced from Japan