Italian Cuisine in the Maldives: Seafood Spaghetti and an Island Dinner
Italian cuisine in a Maldivian resort, with a restored seafood spaghetti recipe and reflections on carrying Italian culinary identity abroad.
Cristian Marino
Writing on international hospitality, leadership and culinary culture since 2018.
Eat simple and stay healthy dear friends, one more recipe for you
Today February 4th is the international day to raise awareness about cancer and encourage its prevention, detection and treatment. World Cancer Day is a great opportunity to remind everyone of the importance of our diet. You know very well how…
Seafood festival over the festive season here in the Maldives;The recipe for a perfect “Baked Seafood Rice “
The seafood festival was the concept that I brought here to the Maldives for the festive season just passed.So I thought I’d give you a delicious recipe for baked seafood rice. Baked rice with seafood The seafood rice is prepared…
Italian style “Oysters au Gratin” by Cristian Marino
Oysters au gratin in Prosecco sauceOysters au gratin with Prosecco sauce are a refined appetizer and particularly suitable for those who do not eat raw shellfish. Oysters au gratin with prosecco wine sauce, an elegant seafood appetizer of great Italian…
Mangosteen: Taste, Uses and the Story Behind the “Queen of Fruits”
Mangosteen is known for its soft white flesh, sweet-sour flavour and reputation as the “Queen of Fruits.” A chef’s guide to its origins, taste, uses and the stories around it.
The Octopus and its Secrets
Octopus (belonging to the cephalopods, mollusc family) is a fundamental ingredient for those who love seafood. Its tasty tentacles and its meat, when fresh and tender, can enrich sauces and first courses or offer grill lovers a worthy opponent. Before…