How to Make Lasagna Like an Italian | Northern vs. Southern Italian Lasagne Recipes

[@lidianastasi9884]

Just finished viewing the Neapolitan lasagna. Incredible. I make the Bolognese version because it is “simple” and not too “rich” However, my full admiration goes to the lasagna alla napoletana. To you Eva my sincere compliments . You reflect Italy’s cooking in its true context even highlighting the different regions and commenting on its history (magnagrecia). I have yet to see good youtube Italian cooking videos made outside of Italy but I think that viewers can rely on pasta grammar. Brava. 👏👏Regards from Italy 🇮🇹

[@PastaGrammar]

Grazie mille per le tue splendide parole!!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@lidianastasi9884]

@@PastaGrammar ti saluto da Roma.

[@PastaGrammar]

Dalla città più bella del mondo! ❤️

[@k.l.raffensparger5545]

Watch "The Italian Grandma".

[@mrmacguff1n]

Osaras recipes on KZbin has the best Italian Grandpa outside of Italy lol, he's right out of Central casting and I love him

[@juniperthewolf5624]

Wow. It didn't hit me til I saw the cheeses being sliced, but.....my grandparents on my mom's side were from Italy (Grandfather from Napoli & Grandmother from Sicilia) and I grew up in Oregon. When I was 10 years old, my grandfather took me to Brooklyn to visit his friends and some family members whom I had never met. His friend's took us to what felt like a hundred different shops for meats and cheeses and I remembered being confused about all the meat and cheese we were getting when she said we were having lasagna for dinner. All I remember was that was the best food, to this day, that I had ever had. And now I understand why... They passed away some time ago and this memory just became super vibrant in my mind. Crying a little bit. Thank you.

[@PastaGrammar]

❤️❤️❤️

[@thomass5169]

That was awesome, thanks for sharing that moment with your family.

[@ornange]

Go to a Mexican butcher shop next time! They have huge "pork rinds" or chicharrons

[@DM-mt7km]

When Eva places the pasta in the dish to assemble the lasagna, it is like a mother covering her child at bedtime.

[@proper9617]

Facts ! I was putting an outfit together and I stopped to sit down and watch and all I can say was ummmmm

[@mangagod]

A cannibal mother, that child will be eaten with love

[@TrentBurrows]

Nonsense! You take far more care for the food...

[@winanderson4143]

Made with Amore, plain as that!

[@indiracamotim2858]

So true !!!! 😊

[@LeMayJoseph]

I just can't help but be extremely charmed by how giggly Eva gets when she tastes her dishes and knows she's made something exquisite.

[@johnsperka2253]

Spot on! Compare her face here and her face trying black bean so called pasta.

[@oshie789]

Of course she does. She laboured over that shit for literal hours. It's her culinary baby.

[@theouthousepoet]

100%

[@jamc666]

That's the time when she was back in Italy ...

[@tdbarton7712]

Eva's humble delight at the wonderful tastes of Italy crafted in their kitchen spilled over all of us. She's a joy.

[@douglasplachy4577]

When I was in college I studied Architecture in Italy back in '79-80 and I had stopped at a very small restaurant in northern Italy and ordered Lasagna. It was made with the green spinach pasta and to this day over 40 years later, it is the best lasagna I have ever had. For the next several months I ordered lasagna all over Italy but never found any that matched the green lasagna I had back in December 1979. Thank you so much for making this dish and allowing me to relive a wonderful life experience from when I was young. Buon Appetito!

[@ifyouloveChristyouwillobeyhim]

Those very small restaurants are like hidden gems! The best pasta experience I've ever had was at a beautiful countryside restaurant in northern Italy, La Panoramica, with beautiful outdoor seating. While we were still eating the local mushroom man arrived in his van to deliver forest-gathered musheooms to the ristorante.

[@aliciarm3200]

When he said, “worth the work WE put in all day” and she gave him the side eye... I felt that

[@1SherryAshley]

You noticed that too...LOL

[@food7753]

I cringed when he said that just before I saw her reaction XD

[@damexipino]

All the filming and editing,maybe?

[@Unbought]

Hey he was there cheering her on. Moral support.

[@mississippiqueen2u]

I have him the side eye too! Like..... really?!?

[@killkult]

Now I know why Italian families eat together on sundays because grandma went to so much trouble making it they don’t have the balls to say no to her ;-)

[@PastaGrammar]

😂

[@rousseautr]

Who would be so silly...🤔

[@sallykite2935]

I am half italian and my Italian grandmother made either spaghetti or lasagna every Sunday. I couldn't wait to eat there. And when she made spaghetti she had the best meatballs. I've never eaten any sauce or lasagna that could even come close to hers, not even in any Italian restaurant I've ever been to.

[@gregmasters8558]

@@sallykite2935 is ur granny Italian american?

[@whisperingsage]

And she's pushy about it. My mother always said "Mangia mangia!"

[@pompe221]

10:44 "This meat is just for flavor." "So there's no actual meat in the lasagne?" "YES. That's why we need to cook more meat." I'm dying.

[@thepinoychoppingboard1012]

I was like 😱🤯 when she said those meats are just for flavor. And I was more like 🤯🤯🤯🤯 when she said that's why they need to cook more meats. 😅

[@Mav_F]

Put the meat in it. I couldnt watch the video after a few minutes but for extra flavour you cook beef and pork mince in the sauce after browning it.

[@PastaGrammar]

@Mav F Not in Neapolitan ragù! 🤷‍♂️

[@snukkelpuppie]

That was hilarious. I’m still drying my eyes.

[@FireSwan16t]

Where has this been all my life? Thank-you! Now I will save up so I can make a proper decent lasagne.

[@arlenerodriguez4314]

First, let me say it is an absolute joy watching Eva cook. I mean, she cooks with such "Elegance". I especially appreciate her reactions after she takes her 1st bites. It's truly heartwarming. Her whole face lights up. Kudos to Harper, who films & edits these AWESOME vids. He does such a great job when editing and adding the music. PERFECT!! And, my goodness, those lasagnas are just too "BEAUTIFUL!" Thank you for all you do to bring us these FABULOUS vids!! Arlene

[@strayparticles]

What some people don't realize about the green pasta... Pasta - Green Cheese/Besciamella - White Ragu - Red And thus you have the Italian national colors.

[@christopherluvspeter666]

Yes indeed 🇮🇹 ❤❤❤

[@angmaraboli6511]

Seriously, who in the world HASN'T realised that?

[@lindacapen500]

@@angmaraboli6511 me. Glad I learned something today.

[@premiumyum3025]

just like margherita pizza!

[@dinushapathirana6065]

Eva was like she's close to tears after eating . It was so wholesome

[@KeithHedger]

I love this woman! A really great cook and as you point out she SO enjoys good food. This Harper guy is a really lucky man!

[@Alewort]

She has every reason to be bursting with pride.

[@qcdoomqc]

@@Alewort Not only that, but I assume this brings back memories from Italy :) Absolutely amazing recipe. My own "big day" lasagna recipe very much resembles the Bolognese one, except I use Pecorino instead of Parmigiano. I just love Pecorino lol.

[@gia9551]

@@qcdoomqc pecorino is god forever

[@tammycenter8757]

Yeah she waited ten hours to eat that gourmet food.

[@maryellenbowman2738]

Nobody seems to mention that Harper is a really good videographer and editor. Watching Eva make the 2nd lasagne gave us a literal religious experience.

[@donsnow4564]

100% I kept thinking, wow this editing, flow and music is better than most food network shows I watch. Throughly enjoyed. I love their reactions to the final product. Like my wife and I when we cook and find a winner recipe. Great food is life changing.

[@jodane6186]

Yes. It's very high quality.

[@ohnoyce]

All the way down to the angels singing in the background music!

[@thegreenmanofnorwich]

I tend to forget about the videography, but you're absolutely right. It's just like you'd get on a professional cookery programme on television

[@spongemonkeysooz]

It's funny how you don't really notice... unless it's very good, like this, or very bad. Will they be on the Food Network soon? I like it this way, so I hope it stays like this, at home and traveling. Show more family time and grilling in the yard. 🤔 Show Harper's dad and Ava's mom cooking. If only we could taste the finished creations... Mama Mia 😋😘🤩

[@sarahferrari1802]

Sono di Modena e vedere come Eva ha fatto le lasagne alla bolognese mi ha emozionato. Esattamente come le mie nonne le hanno sempre preparate! 4 ore solo per il ragù, almeno 6 ore per creare questo piatto per far felici le persone che ami, perché per noi italiani la cucina è questo: non solo cibo ma dimostrazione di amore . Grazie Eva sei fantastica;)

[@Ivehadenuff]

Ciao from the USA!

[@ThatKid22101]

I'm so glad for Google translate cause I relate so much to this, I like cooking to bring joy and share a beautiful experience with people I love and appreciate, there is no greater feeling than seeing someone's face light up when you've made something delicious. I don't have any Italian in me but I would love to have a big family to cook for one day.

[@quincyfry6569]

The happiness on her face when she has those first bites...so much emotion!

[@deehermione943]

I'm going to stop saying I don't care for pasta, because CLEARLY I have never had anything close to actual pasta in my entire life. This looks amazing!

[@ivansimonetto8957]

Eva made this dish putting the right ingredients and love in making this recipe This is very important for the final result I sometimes make lasagne on Sunday and I like to see the face of my family and my guests when they have their first taste - I work for some hours only for these few seconds

[@ricatoni2]

I argued with my exwife about purchasing a paata making machine and the real ingredients ! Waa a small fortune ..who knew how much better it would be ! Best paata in flavor was unbeatable!!

[@ndth214]

why am i sitting here at 3 am crying tears over assembly of lasagna?? soo beautiful

[@PastaGrammar]

Thank you!!!

[@peterwickham9984]

I feel the same way!

[@momo-cchi5978]

Watching Eva make that Northern lasagna was a religious experience in and of itself! 😭💘💘💘

[@lisaholmes2355]

In our family, my Mum used to say that love is a very important part of the recipe, so sing, think of wonderful memories and remember that your heart and hands are always a part of the meal (so don't skimp). Watching Eva's touch while she is cooking (her lovely HANDS) and her beautiful smile when they shared each bite of the lasagna brought tears to my eyes because I can see that her heart and soul are present in every movement in her food preparation and the delight that it was so appreciated. Ten Star Plus

[@thossi09]

Your mum's right on. Also, what's the point of cooking if you're not having fun?

[@mhordijk0871]

After seeing tv-"chefs" preparing Italian dishes the quick-and-easy way for the last 2 decades, it's refreshing to see them made in the traditional way. Makes so much more sense.

[@ldg2655]

Yes, it is more satisfying to get down to grass-roots cooking..

[@mhordijk0871]

@@ldg2655 yeah. Cutting corners to save time isn't my way of cooking anymore. Take some time and put some effort in and you'll taste the love.

[@stevyd]

When a family includes grandma, aunts, and maybe even a cousin or two, these recipes are easier to prepare and make. Grandma also makes sure the recipe stays exactly as she learned it at her grandma's knee and so recipes pass down unchanged through the generations becoming longtime family classics.

[@christinamarie589]

Exactly nobody on KZbin cooks like Eva!

[@tissuepaper9962]

@@stevyd "unchanged" my ass

[@alexandercolic405]

The segment where Ava was assembling the Southern style with the cathedral music was sublime...I honestly had a spiritual moment and my left eye may have begun to water a little. It was beautiful.

[@PastaGrammar]

Thank you!

[@MarkmanOTW]

Ah, not just me then Alexander. I had a moment too!

[@Pops6185]

I know, right. I was saying to myself, yes that does look heavenly.

[@essaywhu]

@@PastaGrammar What is the track with the whistling? It’s awesome.

[@Savonarola721]

@@essaywhu I would like to know as well, I heard it before but cannot remember. I think is Russian, but I am not certain.

[@sanderkonings9057]

Eva couldn't help but blushing from ear to ear when tasting the lasagna bolognese and then maybe even more so when tasting the lasagna from Napoli. She was happy and maybe a bit surprised that it turned out exceeding expectations. It was a very moving moment indeed... Thank You for letting us be part of that raw emotion!

[@PastaGrammar]

❤❤❤

[@CAMarg-zs1xq]

I saw that too and loved it!

[@nosferatussister4903]

Omg her genuine laughter, the pride and excitement in her eyes! Eva you’re incredible!

[@ubaldoa.rosario1832]

Those pasta making sequences deserve an Oscar.

[@brownbetty3546]

Eva prepare lasagna like a brain surgeon so methodical.

[@breadhouse3951]

look at iranian bread too, its exciting 🤩🤩

[@midnyteblues]

Eva is practically crying because the food was so delicious. So humble, fun, and passionate. I am sooo glad I found this channel. Keep up the great work!!!

[@PastaGrammar]

Thank you!

[@gregm17]

God bless this woman! She is a treasure! You are so lucky to have her. I hope you truly appreciate her. 🇮🇹

[@mamashanshan2772]

She is the best soul, and she’s sharing soul foods!! She’s such a delight!! Much love to all!! Absolutely love authentic foods, she absolutely lifted me up!!

[@PastaGrammar]

Grazie mille! ❤️❤️❤️

[@cruisey9857]

Wow, I just stumbled upon this channel and I’m almost teary. My great nonna of 99 would cook these dishes, 4’9 hunched over with her crooked arthritic fingers every day, mainly the southern versions. As my family is from and still is in Calitri. When I saw the pine nuts and raisins go in the braciola I nearly lost it. She would put pine nuts or raisins in her meatballs too. Ive been separated from my Italian brethren for too long. I’m from northern NJ but now I’m Tennessee. Whenever our huge family gets together usually for Xmas all we do is talk about Italy, and the food and our late family members while we eat something from everyone that brought food. And seeing/hearing Ava, all that beautiful dark brunette hair and brown eyes is easy on the eyes it made me yearn for home. No Italians in Tennessee, it makes me want to move back to Jersey but it’s not such a good state at the moment. I miss hearing my family members that immigrated here, their Italian accent and how they would always talk to the kids in Italian until we got it. I hope to find someone I can share my heritage with like this, it’s a fading art. Thanks for these videos!

[@NiqueSumthinViscious]

I felt this immensely in my spirit. I'm Puerto Rican though also from Northern NJ and moved to Wisconsin 9 years ago. I so can relate. My grandmother passed when I was 15 and we didn't have youtube at the time, only learned a select few recipes by memory but everything else I learned as I got older. I too wish I had someone I could share and collaborate recipes and culture with because out her it's lacking. 😔

[@ifyouloveChristyouwillobeyhim]

Beautiful, thanks for sharing. Keep looking, sometimes you can find the grandchildren of Italian immigrants in Appalachia. They don't have the memories or accent but they hold on to their Italian heritage.

[@cruisey9857]

@@ifyouloveChristyouwillobeyhim Thank you!

[@therandomstranger3951]

When Eva is so happy she turns red, you can tell the food is good.

[@KenNakajima07]

People: "you cannot just make happiness." -Eva: "Are you sure about that?"

[@mollyjoy7820]

Those dishes looked like happiness wrapped in love!

[@j.q.higgins2245]

- Eva: "Hold my Chianti..." "... and don't move for the next 10 hours!"

[@KenNakajima07]

@@j.q.higgins2245 -Harper proceeds to finish the Chianti.

[@huggledemon32]

As soon as Ava starts grinning, giggling and waving her hands around, you KNOW she loves it!🤷‍♀️🥰👍🏻😂

[@westyw.4235]

Eva - Stirring 12 lbs of various meat in crock pot..."this is the lighter version" Lol

[@hamzahtufail7926]

I love how the southern lasagne comes with a built in "snack" because it take soo long to make.

[@Pepello84]

The meat would be the second course AFTER you eat the lasagna... Yeah: if that sounds like a lot of food, it's because it is 😂 But oh so delicious :D

[@GregJoshuaW]

I'm sure this version came from someone first making the meat dish and a long time ago, some wise cook reserved the ragu after cooking the meat and used that in other dishes. There's no way they would cook that much meat simply to discard it (originally at least).

[@FrancescoContini-effepunto]

@@GregJoshuaW there's no discarding whatsoever. Southern Lasagna, most commonly known as Timballo, is a sunday or festive dish, so the whole preparation is meant for the family, and I'm talking 12 to 30 people. Usually there will be leftovers, that is because food must always be more than guests can possibly eat: it would be considered unacceptable to have somebody leaving the table hungry. The leftovers then are distributed to the family members and eaten in the following days.

[@Pluveus]

@@Pepello84 Even though it would never work like this because of how medieval economies worked, you could easily see this as a whole day dish. wake up, have breakfast, start the Ragu. Around lunch time the meat comes out and is perfect for a hearty meal after working all morning, and by evening the Lasagna is ready for dinner.

[@GregJoshuaW]

@@FrancescoContini-effepunto I love it! Hopefully some day I'll be able to experience this myself with my family over there. We just need 4 seats. :) lol

[@AntimatePcCustom]

Im starting to get why italian boy and men love their mother.

[@antoniiocaluso4387]

And our women :-) That is...if they do NOT get...Americano-FAT. Takes alot of lovemaking to stay fit. Thankfully :-)

[@AntimatePcCustom]

@@antoniiocaluso4387 that's true. but the Italian bond between a man and his mother is not to be underestimated. and this video truly struck me as a culture shock and one big reason why it's said men love there mother. and no woman will ever match that love and bond. they may try and may get close. but it's never the same. Italian culture ftw. went to Rome for a week with a school trip. but i was broke AF. so had like 70 euro. ended up buying a neckless for my gf at that time she broke 2 days after she got it. and 2 wonderful wine from nearby area of Rome as presents for my parents. but man was my eating habits bad. Wednesday i had nothing but cheap breakfast, and digestives and tap water all day. but only used 30 euro on food and presents in the heart of Italy that week. so never got close to how it is to how it was to be Italian.

[@antoniiocaluso4387]

@antimatepccustom > don't believe the HYPE, friend. Son's love their Mamma's, no matter from where. IF...their parents love them properly! The "Italianos" you imagined are those from post-WWII, when retaining their families was a matter of survival. Before little screens replaced the wisdom of listening to one's elders, & having REAL friends, not just FB ones. I'd have suggested a more REAL Italian experience than Rome, too. I'm from Pavia, Lombardia, now in SW FL, USA. Folks visit Disneyworld, imagining they've seen Florida. Nope :-) La Mia Italia takes years to discover, as any Place. Rick Steve's, & the Tourist Industries would convince you otherwise. Better if you'd met an Italians sweetheart rather to have brought your own. Next time! Buona Fortuna! btw...you did learn some Italiano before going there, right? You'll be treated like a tourist, if you do not. Way of the world, friend. Me, I want to sail my catamaran to Suriname, to experience something totally unique.

[@etdaiz2269]

I would love anyone's mamma if it got me cooking like that!

[@monkeygraborange]

I spent all day yesterday cooking Christmas dinner for my 88 year old mother so she doesn't go near the microwave. While she doesn't have the energy to cook much for herself anymore, she can still pack it away when it comes to the traditional dishes!

[@kingofbrushes]

I've been binge watching this channel and I have to say that Eva is pulling off some hardcore grandma's heritage local recipes, I've been living my whole life in Italy and I've never heard of lasagne napoletane!

[@dreadwibble]

This video inspired me to make fresh spinach pasta for the first time in my life (almost 50 years old): recipe was easy to follow and made perfect pasta. My family were incredibly happy with the lasange I made today. 10/10 for the recipe and guidance. Thanks for the videos: they are superb.

[@PastaGrammar]

Glad to hear that!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@dalilahysc7152]

oh you are brave...i am watching and I want to so bad but the fear of screwing it up makes me feel defeated...awesome!

[@chaddaifouche536]

@@dalilahysc7152 It's really hard to screw up your lasagna (Bolognese version because the Neapolitan version looks quite insane). Find a good recipe (this one here is good) and just follow it. You may have to adjust a bit on the thickness of the sauce, the time and so on but even your first version will very likely be extremely nice.

[@Zizi9673]

Italian cooking is truly a labour of love.

[@erikaterlini3093]

Absolutly 😊 You don't spend hours in the kitchen for your own pleasure. It's a way to show love and care to your family, a way to see them joyful and pleased eating something delicious all together.

[@Awesumpye25]

@@erikaterlini3093 Mexican cooking too.

[@wavleoo]

@@Awesumpye25 i agree i’m mexican and i LIVE for asada and al pastor with lime juice and cilantro

[@KeltoiMagus]

I'm surprised the food network hasnt picked you up already. My grandparents were from Italy and it's a lot like my growing up to watch Eva Cook and I like how she teaches, just like grandma. You two do a good show not just good food.

[@10kae]

In all my years of life I never thought I would see a Lasagna layering technique as beautiful as the Neapolitan

[@urbanwarrior3470]

looked a bit dry on top

[@firstnamelastname4427]

@@urbanwarrior3470 Yeah I kept thinking it looked like it would dry out once cooked. I'd definitely use more sauce than that. I'm also not crazy about bechamel sauce. I would probably make this with my usual ricotta/parmesan and egg mixture instead of the bechamel.

[@urbanwarrior3470]

@@firstnamelastname4427 bechamel only works in lasagna. It's a weird taste. But it works.

[@1911Zoey]

@@firstnamelastname4427 bechamel is good. Try having a bit of nutmeg in it. ^^

[@juanantoniomoreno3409]

She cooks with so much love and respect for the food and the ingredients. Her delicacy is amazing!

[@veecee3669]

I'm Italian, my parents were born in Italy; they're gone now, but when I watch your channel, I feel them with me, and I smile. Thank you both, and Eva, your cooking is the real deal, so much more authentic than the so called "Italian" chefs on KZbin. I've liked and subscribed, and will see you every Sunday. 😊

[@valerieneal2747]

MEMORIES OF THOSE TIMES IN YOUR LIFE WILL ALWAYS BE WITH YOU TO KEEP YOU STRONG; IT IS A BLESSING TO HAVE HAD PARENTS SUCH AS YOURS.

[@veecee3669]

@Valerie Neal. Thank you for your thoughtful and kind words, they're much appreciated!

[@stevenr5534]

Both styles look great. It's great seeing the original versions of the lasagnas. It's amazing how they've changed over the culinary diaspora; but, still kept to their roots.

[@Kjell777Iverson]

Bro you won the lottery when you married this woman.

[@donnmerchant4654]

Imagine being her favorite grandchild.

[@mariocarino5215]

I was thinking the same exact thing.

[@whisperingsage]

Granted , there are several cultures that have excellent cooks, the challenge is picking ONE. I have had the joy of working with many of these folks in hospitals, and they always are plying me with food at lunchtime, and they have all expanded my palate of experience.

[@carltomacruz9138]

Actually, Harper's parents were students of Eva's, in an Italian language school in Italy. They took a liking to her, and invited her to visit the US and meet Harper. And the rest is history...

[@wendylouwho2811]

@@gwailou5 her beauty inside far out weighs any outer beauty. Outer beauty fades anyway. But a ugly heart and someone with a ugly soul such as yours will always be. Her beauty shines inside which in turn shines outside and that makes her even more beautiful than any beauty queen any day.

[@graceandglamor]

Eva’s bolognese and fresh pasta recipes are now my go-to and my WHOLE family loves it. Can’t wait to try the lasagne bolognese.

[@eviljoy8426]

*Lasagne Alla Bolognese

[@omniavideo3151]

Go for it. Trust Eva absolutely, her recipes are true to true Italian tradition, no fakes, no strange versions, no nodding to American tastes at all. Brava Eva!

[@PastaGrammar]

Grazie!

[@graceandglamor]

@Into_The_Sun yes, making the pasta can be hard because i don’t have the counter space to roll it all out at once. I am going to try getting some butcher paper and rolling it on my table next time.

[@manuelias86]

Lolz my wife made my buddy and I stir a ragu for 3 hours🤣 we ended up taking turns, but it was worth it.

[@charlespipitone2324]

My Sicilian grandmother would make the 2nd kind. Napoli. BUT Would add hard boiled eggs, and peas. Dee lish OUS Then the meat used to make that sauce, was a separate plate. She always cooked for an army every Sunday, and holiday. ....... you never know who was going to show up for dinner. She was always ready for jesus. And the 12 apostles to join us for dinner

[@chrisgavin2794]

Yessss my family added the hard boiled eggs too. Which, now I don’t care for in my lasagne lol

[@whisperingsage]

And if there were leftovers those were always a joy.

[@charlespipitone2324]

@@whisperingsage barely any leftovers

[@CAMarg-zs1xq]

That's beautiful...she sounds like a wonderful person

[@douglasvilledarling2935]

My great grandparents came from Trapani, Sicily. My mom always added boiled eggs and black olives. I have never had lasagna as good as my mom's.

[@firpo417]

Ava's face lighting up after a bite, you can see the happy memories that are rushing through her head in her eyes. Such a joy to see

[@davidesantillo889]

Eva not ava 😠

[@wendytube007]

Eva waving her arms and laughing when she tasting the dishes at the end it makes me so happy, that is pure food joy

[@Vorpal_Wit]

If "green" pasta is blowing his mind, imagine what squid ink pasta is going to do to him.

[@rico670]

As a second generation Italian, who grew up with traditional Southern Italian cooking both in the UK and in Italy, I absolutely love watching these videos. Particularly the enthusiasm not just for the traditions and the process, but the eating too! One thing I'd love to see Eva make are the traditional Neapolitan dishes of manicaretti (giant raviolo filled with ricotta, salami, etc and baked with tomato sauce) and torta rustica (pie filled with all kinds of goodies!). Obviously, there are versions of these dishes from all over Italy, but the Neapolitan versions are clearly the best (full disclosure, I might be slightly biased here) ;-). Great channel guys!

[@astrofrk]

I only ate in Naples but my God it was good. I was overwhelmed just eating a tomato from a street vender.

[@corygriffith6012]

I was inspired by your video. I took the time this past Sunday to make lasagna alla bolognese for my family of seven. It's amazing how hours worth of effort can disappear in forty minutes! It was truly the best lasagna I've ever had. The joy that comes from you, I could feel, and experience that joy with my family as we ate together. Thank you!

[@seerpou]

this video in a word: EPIC. the orchestral angelic background music for the assembly of the southern lasagne is also chefs kiss.

[@steveyoung7249]

you are a lucky man my friend...

[@ascendantmaster]

Yes you are!

[@maedixon36]

I concur

[@kieranjanczur8069]

I think she's pretty lucky as well if you know the story of how they met!

[@broodingstone958]

@@kieranjanczur8069 What is the story? I just accidentally found this channel.

[@kieranjanczur8069]

@@broodingstone958 kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4DNi5ebitWMf9U&ab_channel=PastaGrammar

[@tomo9126]

So, I'm 5 minutes into this video and realize that I've never had lasagna. I thought I was having it many times over my 53 years, but, no, not even close.

[@PastaGrammar]

😂😂😂😂

[@stevenschultz8678]

I totally agree !!! This blew my mind .. The Napoli is so mouthwatering

[@lynnarthur-stillalive2025]

IKR? 😀

[@akatsukimi]

Just make it at home. So simple and good.

[@frugephoto2191]

I've been making what I was told to be authentic lasagna my whole life and I just realized I was lied to. The ricotta being the biggest difference. I've never made a bolognese for my lasagna but I will be now.

[@Ursaminor31]

Omg the doors to two different paradises- brilliant.

[@Hastdupech8509]

Damn Eva, you're so good that even Northern Italians are complimenting on you for the lasagne alla bolognese despite you not being from the North. You've managed to make all the Italians here go along with each other about food issues😯

[@tommasovignola7245]

È la volta buona che risolviamo la questione meridionale col derby delle lasagne preparate da una calabrese in America! 🤣🤣🤣 pensa quanto siamo stupidi...

[@Hastdupech8509]

@@tommasovignola7245 Vero. Magari tra altri 150 anni ci considereremo uniti, ma solo per litigare col resto degli Stati Uniti d'Europa hahahaha

[@teekotrain6845]

I want to try the northern version simply because I generally have those ingredients

[@sarazoni2965]

Garibaldi Made Italy, Eva Made Italians in The name of Lasagne

[@michelealbanese3261]

@@tommasovignola7245 solo voi rendete viva la questione meridionale

[@lafurrina]

A Neapolitan friend told me that Neapolitan lasagna is so rich in ingredients because in Naples it was used to make it at Carnival. Basically a celebration before starting the quarantine (40 days before Easter).

[@meridegreis5185]

I guess you meant Lent (Quaresima) and the period we’re living drove you to this Freudian slip... 😉

[@lafurrina]

@@meridegreis5185 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣yes ... sorry ... Lent, evidently my quarantine lasted too long🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@hoathanatos6179]

@@meridegreis5185 Well Quarantine developed in English from the Italian practice of naval isolation established by the Venetians during the bubonic plague. A Quarantine is a period of 40 days (quaranta giorni) that a ship had to stay in harbour before its contents and crew would be allowed into a city.

[@AsmodeusMictian]

All of you have made me smile with this exchange, AND the history lesson!!!

[@CrimsonRaven51]

You mean fasting, not quarantine.

[@aaronjasper4610]

All the Italian grandmas are finally happy! 🤣

[@karlm1495]

Not granmas only... xD

[@kanikagaral7637]

Dude I am happy and I ain't even Italian. It's something else watching a dish made properly in authentic style.

[@DashsChannel]

And so is Garfield

[@MrJonnyTapas]

I am so excited to see that there are still people on this planet who know how to make lasagna. I am a Chef and I refuse to serve it. Labor is well labor. I also refuse to cut corners. My family asks for it more than any other dish. I think they know it takes all day. Maybe they like to hang out with dad for a day. Maybe they like an exceptional lasagna. Probably both! Thank you so much for this display!

[@AcadianGiles]

My kids are gonna take it really hard when Daddy tells them they can't have a playroom anymore, because Daddy needs to double the size of his kitchen, now.

[@1911Zoey]

Just teach them to cook. Its still gonna be the playroom but a different one.

[@octavia88]

You don't really need huge spaces 😀 just use any available table to make pasta. Old nonnas in Italy didn't have huge kitchens, hon!

[@saraha8276]

Italian food anywhere outside of Italy is simply... not Italian. The food lacks soul. I'm not Italian, but both my parents nearly grew up there and I go every year multiple times and we have been to restaurants in small villages all over Italy where not even a soul speaks English and barely any standard Italian can be heard. The creativity, the freshness and the taste of the ingredients, from farm to table it is an art form and watching this channel, I am soso glad that Eva is bringing an authentic experience and sharing her culture to people who may not have these close ties to Italy. Love watching you both interact and present this gift, especially in these pandemic times.

[@christopherluvspeter666]

Not true at all. If your italian like me who lives in America you can make italian food from scratch. We might have left Italy but Italy never left us.

[@danielg.4528]

@@christopherluvspeter666 WELL SAID. 666? You can do better than that.

[@johnkean6852]

I agree - local ingredients make the food astounding. Too much GM in our Western: "food"

[@Amadeus-ms9lt]

What about Slovenia?

[@robertopisano6582]

Eva , cooking in Maine, just proved you wrong. And my immigrant grandmother, from the same region as Eva (Calabria), also proves your statement incorrect. Italians (and Italian-inspired cooks) cook like Italians the world over - - it's part of the diaspora of culture and cuisine. There are regional variations, of course, just as there are in Italy - - but the passion and skill in the right hands that is uniquely Italian travels well. That said, if you're referring to the way Americans typically prepare food, or pale Italian imitations like "Olive Garden", then I'd be inclined to agree with you. In sum, it's how you cook, not where you cook!

[@RealityCheck1980]

I love how she folded the pasta for the southern version! I will probably rewatch that part multiple times, it was so relaxing for some reason.

[@yellodragon]

What I get from this, when you made lasagna in Italy, it was a big deal! There was lots of love in it. I love how happy Eva was to taste her creations. Her joy is infectious.

[@lindseylazo423]

the way that Eva giggles when she's made something amazing just is so heartwarming. also do all italians know THIS much about all the food from various regions?

[@deansusec8745]

I wouldnt say so. Eva is above average in her cooking skills and interest. Most Italians are very local patriots.

[@BeruKri3267]

Not to that extent. We learn the basics since childhood. Where food comes from, compatible ingredients, how to follow recipes. We can't change ingredients, if we do we can't call the dish with the same name because it becomes something different. In a restaurant (wherever you are in Italy), when you order a dish or a pizza, you know exactly what is inside, no surprises with unexpected taste (if something has changed it must be stated on the menu). We usually know very well the recipes from our region and the main ones from the whole country, but we're far from the all-inclusive knowledge that Eva reached. She's special 😊

[@peterbreis5407]

The mother of a friend of mine was very Sorrento local. All her recipes were quite similar I don't think she knew anything of the rest of Italy. If you travel through the south the choices are much simpler.

[@anthonyscimonelli9260]

This is now my favorite episode by far. I shed tears of joy watching this as Harper realized what every italian boy learns at a young age - lasagna is Love! : )

[@stanleytanzini7044]

Eva is the real deal there are some great Italian cooks on online, after watching most of them, Eva is the one who really cooks world class Italian dishes from scratch no short cuts and she knows and understands all the ingredients and what they are incorporated in the dish for, she is an amazing cook/ chef ... has to be the best I have ever witnessed.

[@BELCAN57]

After visiting Italy a few years ago I've come to realize that there is Italian American food (which I was raised on), and then there's Italian food and never the two shall meet. Thanks for showing us real Italian cuisine.

[@luissorsini]

Which is not a bad thing necessarily, I believe. Italian American food has its own dignity and even if it's not authentic Italian and maybe not my taste, it still has so much history in it. It's part of the Italian-American heritage.

[@BELCAN57]

@@luissorsini Absolutely, after all, I was raised on Italian American dishes. It's just that once you've had "the real thing" you realize that there's a big difference. Just like Americanized Chinese food and authentic cuisine.

[@MissElisabelle]

As an Italian, even though I dislike most Italian-American dishes, I still respect them, because they're part of both of our cultures! When Italians emigrated mostly from Southern Italy to the U.S., they had to deal with a whole different continent, which offered different resources too, so they created the variations that we know today, and that most Americans love. Food is food, the only thing I hate is gatekeeping, and Italians do that a lot.

[@louiselasinski7623]

Food in Italy can't be beat !

[@WastedTalent83]

eh.. if you knew how us italians feel, whenever the foreigner "italian" food get called like that. AND the even worse feeling when , since people are used to that, sometimes they prefer that to the original. which is totally heart breaking XD

[@taj5832]

I would do anything to taste her food. She even lights up when she tastes it.

[@themadafaka6839]

Ikr...😁

[@danarodgers8736]

As soon as her tastebuds engage on the first bite, her face glows like a beautiful Christmas tree. THAT'S the effect real Italian food has on a person.😅

[@tobiastho9639]

You can! Just cook her recipes! ; )

[@TheToddtw]

She was so proud and justifiably so

[@mishal5220]

The only place in the entire youtube universe where the comment section isn't filled with pissed off Italians

[@bstancam]

This is because they do it correctly!

[@NevG27]

Still is, they're just pissed off at _other_ _people's_ videos

[@bringingtolightnj9127]

Hahaha !.... That's because we're talking about good food, no politics.

[@metalfuckincore1]

You know why? Because she is italian, and she knows how to do it.. 😁

[@Silvianamo]

@@metalfuckincore1 High five!

[@rossorlandi5173]

I grew up in the Lazio region and remember well when my zie made Lasagna and it's the Napolitan version I love the most! But I also love the Northern version which is less complicated to prepare.🇮🇹❤️💪 FORZA ITALIA.

[@amselt]

Hi there from Italy! I’m German, moved to Lombardia 4 years ago because my boyfried is Italian. I love discovering the secrets of Italian cooking and you, Eva, do an amazing job of explaining and showing how and why things taste as great as they do. Thank you both so much for your videos, truly a joy to watch! Siete simpaticissimi, grazie mille e buona continuazione!

[@PastaGrammar]

Grazie!!!!

[@mjbaz1]

Gottes Gruesse aus Amerika! Meine Oma kam aus Oesterreich-Ungarn.Die beste Oma der welt. Wir haben viel Zuneigenung zu Deutschen. Tschuess!

[@evdances]

I love how the bolognese lasagna has all the colors of the Italian flag 🇮🇹

[@alessandrobusetto8409]

You are first and only person to have noticed it!!! 🇮🇹 😘

[@GuidoOrefice76]

I never noticed that, also because it is quite normal to see lasagne alla bolognese made with egg white fresh pasta, even in Bologna (spinach pasta is, today, quite a fancy thing, for the major occurrences ;). Anyway, there is of course a dish which was designed explicitly to resemble, with its colours, the Italian flag: pizza Margherita, invented in honour of a visit of Queen Margherita to Napoli. That's why it is quite a sacrilege to skip basil when making it (and I saw this thing many times outside Italy).

[@lS-kz2qx]

You're wife is having a moment, eating both lasagnas, I was here having one myself, one way of getting my kids to eat spinach..Bravo! Tutti a tavola, andiamo a mangiare

[@xyzabc3659]

Good, quality food is a tantric experience for us Italians

[@DavidHoffmanTrumpet]

This took me back to all the time I have spent in Italy. It’s not only the food, it’s the joy that comes with sharing it. To see both of you eating the finished product is some thing that I rarely see in the United States, but saw it every day in Italy. Now I want to go back yet again.

[@TheAnonCritique]

09:35, 'Actually we're missing something.', then proceed to realise that she was not joking.

[@DivineVortex]

You know is good when she starts dancing... lol best couple ever... so cute and delicious... loved it! The music was the best too ! Lol

[@wagzz]

This woman is a treasure. On a side note I was dying laughing when she said "yes that's why why we need more meat"

[@MrPeterMerkin]

My wife just made the Bolognese lasagne! It was amazingly good! Great recipe! Thanks so much for sharing!

[@robertsimon6985]

The six people who disliked this must be eating Totinos Pizza Rolls right now.

[@katemorgan4690]

There’s probably one Chicago holdout for Mostaciolli - the pasta - who wants a layered dish napolese meat sauce with *no cheese* or just ricotta and provolone and a fresh tomato sauce on traditional koshering protocol.

[@anatoldaninsky9506]

Or Costco lasagna.

[@jeffreym68]

Or just went to Olive Garden

[@katemorgan4690]

@@jeffreym68 I go there once annually for veterans day, but it’s like mcdonald’s to a hamburger

[@seattlejayde]

Not necessarily, they are likely vegans who can believe the same taste can be achieved without the copious amounts of animal flesh hence animal suffering

[@dpsschafer]

This appeared in my feed…and oh my god I’m glad it did. What a great video from top to bottom. Efficient editing, solid audio and camera work, the hosts are awesome, and good lord that food. I’m excited to watch more, thanks! It’s refreshing to see an actual Italian person cooking. None of this, “my great grandmothers sisters husbands father was from Italy……so I know Italian food….”

[@bleedingmonkey]

The wooden spoon laying across to raise the lid is brilliant. It's such an italian mamma move!

[@theresaleahy6494]

I don't know whether you chose not to end your own sentence or you are showing support for someone you know ; either way- you are so special and I, for one, am so glad you're here ❤ Con un abbraccio ❤

[@plfenzl]

Austrian here, that's what my grandmother did. It's a cook move.

[@gregmunro1137]

It makes my heart so happy to see Eva, giddy with joy and pure excitement with the creation of her different lasagnas . Just by her excitement, you know it’s going to taste wonderful!!

[@gsetful]

It's 4 pm in soon-to lock-down Italy when I'm watching this and OMG that Raù Napoletano brings me tears of joy. I wouldn't dare cooking it for 8 or 9 hours, I simply haven't got the ability to do that. But dreaming of its magical taste while watching the video is rewarding enough. Eva & Harper, thanks a lot for it. Peace and Love

[@asdffdsa3161]

Come on guys! Why don't you have 10 millions subscribers already! You're out of this world!🍝🍝🍝

[@PastaGrammar]

Thank you! ❤

[@anthonymarconi761]

"You trust me?" - "huuuuuu yyyeesss?...". You are taking risks with such an unconvinced response to an Italian lol

[@PastaGrammar]

😂😂😂

[@timothytikker1147]

This, of all your videos, takes the prize for the very happiest that we see Eva -- first when presenting the assembled lasagne before baking, but all the much more so when she tastes each of them!

[@drewnes64]

This is on another level... amazing. Realizing that while lasagna is my favorite meal, I have never had the real deal! Time to change that.

[@PastaGrammar]

Let us know!!!

[@bls4076]

I love, love, love Eva's reaction when they take the first bite. You know it's good when all you can do is smile and giggle. I miss having good, home cooked authentic Italian meals.

[@Kris77777]

The way food should be prepared, a sacrifice of love, made to perfection. I'm sure the taste is more than worth it.

What lovely, genuine people. How lucky I am to have found this channel. I’ve always been a happy foodie, watching heaps of KZbin videos… but this is different. Eva and Harper have me feeling genuinely EXCITED about making Italian food, and tasting it’s elements. Also, I don’t get the feeling they are there and I am here; I feel I’m in their kitchen, at their table with a fork in my hand, too. Their quiet passion is the first ingredient, followed by integrity. That’s it. I’m going off to cook something.

[@renalryan]

There's something about watching a person making fresh pasta very satisfying. The green pasta was one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen! On that note, if ever you guys need someone to move in to taste test the recipes, I'm available.

[@lollypoprolly]

I'm on a diet and definitely can't eat pasta and my mom just walk in my room and saw me watching this with tears in my eyes. We haven't stopped laughing 🤣🤣 I'm so sad tho, this looks amazing and delicious

[@solarpony]

Stay strong 👍🏻

[@corpsefoot758]

Which diet? Hopefully it’s a temporary period, and then you can go back to eating a healthy and balanced diet moving forward

[@anybrzla3149]

I know it's no the same put you can change the pasta layer for eggplant

[@Albanian_traveller]

All Italy eats pasta and hardly any fat people 😄 Enjoy your pasta, that diet must be barbaric ☺

[@fleuttre4510]

Not all diets mean eating less there are some diets like keto and something that u eat quite alot but u are making ur body only use the fat as energy so it is not necessary that he is having a weight loss diet he could have musle building diet

[@mpkimmich]

Thanks! I had the Northern version while visiting Southern Italy. I wondered why it was green and looked so different from my expectations. It was delicious! Thank you for showing me how it was made. You both are delightful to watch.

[@phshon]

You two are amazing. Eva cooks, you narrate and taste, it warms my heart. I’m so happy I stumbled across you channel, both of them.

[@playea123]

The music selection for this episode was just ~ chef's kiss~

[@DankRedditMemes]

For pork rinds, go to a Mexican grocer. They always have fresh pork rinds.

[@Irse2000]

I can testify there's not a whole lot of Mexican grocers in Maine...not even a whole lot of Mexicans. Lived there for 4 years. Being from Texas, it was freaky....

[@rerun40807]

Haha they live in Maine..

[@PastaGrammar]

Impossible to find a mexican shop 😭😭😭😭

[@Somi0212]

Here in Hungary we have pork rinds as snack. I think is similar to the Mexican. :) We use it as snack or for ingerdients for a dish. Sometimes used with smoked hungarian paprika. Its amazing. :D But i think there is no Hungarian butchery either. :(

[@FullOfMalarky]

@@PastaGrammar you can try some polish or other Easter European butcher. They’ll have all the “weird” things you’ll need.

[@donbarile8916]

I used to watch my grandmother make the Neopolitan version, when I was just about 5 years old. I memorized the recipe then and can make this in my sleep, but yours is truly grand. Dude..... any idea how lucky you are?

[@dnmurphy48]

The food looks amazing, but the smile on her face while she ate the lasagne was just wonderful

[@adamdanforth2885]

I made the southern Italian recipe for the guys at the fire station. THEY LOVED IT! The sauce was phenomenal!

[@PastaGrammar]

That’s awesome! 😄

[@captmoroni]

18:31, 20:21 It's so adorable how Eva always looks over for her husband's approval when they taste her cooking.

[@robstlace4599]

I am a heck of a good cook born in Pescara, Italy, but I have learned so much from some of your techniques. Funny, my mother is from Lake Como and my father from Chieti, Italy. I like both varieties.

[@ronaldzeoli7528]

I love her expression when she first-time try's each dish. She is so happy and passionate about what she's made. Like a true Italian. It makes me so happy to be born a Italian . Food is passionate

[@stefankruger929]

Imagine Eva as a grandma cooking to her grandchildren

[@rismadeco]

Imagine her future kid's lunch box

[@PastaGrammar]

😂😂😂😂

[@charles-y2z6c]

I don’t have to imagine. I saw pictures of my grandmother when she was Eva’s age and you would swear it was her. My grandmothers lasagna was different, her sauce was made from Tomato’s she grew herself, and yes she made her own pasta. My grandfather talked to the tomato’s while they were growing. It made a difference BUT YOU BETTER BELIEVE I WOULD SIT DOWN WITH A SMILE ON MY FACE, SAY GRACE AND EAT EVAS LASAGNA!!!!

[@anegativecoconut4940]

Stai sciupato!

[@PastaGrammar]

Sempre! 😂