agrodolce: sweet and sour | | season before (!!!) you add the fat | | diamond crystal kosher salt--larger grain, more crushable | | maldon sea salt for finishing | | "you need to ofeel the salt with your fingrs as you add it, so you'll begin to | understand how much does what" | | tellicherry peppercorns | | https://reluctanttrading.com/ | | www.penzeys.com | | oregano and tomatoes | | fennel pollen | | get glass containers, not plastic | | agridulce unio vinegar | | borlotti beans | | dried fava beans | | black turtle beans | | very old beans don't cook evenly, and might not soften. look for beans less | than a year old | | ranchogordo.com for beans | | when acids hit beans they prevent them from softening | | farro go-to grain | | ansonmills.com | | unbleached all-purpose flour | | if you're using measuring cups, be sure to spoon the flour out of the bag into | the measuring cup and level off the top (scooping from the bag compresses the | flour) | | check sell by and buy the freshest flour | | centralmilling.com in central utah | | spaghetti | | bucatini | | linguine | | ditalini | | penne | | rigatoni | | water must not lose the boil when adding pasta | | pasta water should be heavily (heavily!) salted. it should taste like the sea. | | if ten minutes, set timer for seven and start tasting | | dellaterrapasta.com | | parmigiano-reggiano | | sarvecchio parmesan | | pecorino romano | | provolone | | aged cheddar | | spicy (picante) version of provolone |