How to make chicken with pasta called fusi istriani ! | Pasta Grannies

[@makelikeatree1696]

I have said it before, but bears repeating: Vickie, you do the world such a huge favor giving us a glimpse into the lives of these wonderful ladies.

[@vpagant]

Preach . I’ve seen traditions I plan to begin with my family. It’s beautiful .

[@pastagrannies]

I always say about the channel: people come for the Pasta but stay for the Grannies.🙂🌺 best wishes, Vicky

[@LIONTAMER3D]

this is also a rich, cultural preservation of history; people don't cook that way anymore

[@Tinker1950]

As a Subscriber, I watch all these warm, independent, humerous and aged grannies. I love what they cook, the simplicity of their kitchens and life and ask myself, "who's got it right, who is happier with life?" I think I know the answer.

[@pastagrannies]

hi John, they are definitely a source of inspiration 🙂🌺 best wishes, Vicky

[@albatrosone]

Lovely lady!! She has an accent from the Trieste area, reminds me of my childhood ❤

[@ted1091]

What a great video. First, I love how she grows garlic (I do as well) and I loved the story about how she wore it in braids to sell it. And she still laughs at the memory. And then to hear about how she wasn't able to go to school- and yet, she's clearly educated herself in spite of. Sort of puts life in perspective. And then the meal.

[@tobiaarcangeli3229]

It's great to see that there are still people who speak veneto and keep alive these traditions, despite everything that has happened in that region

[@daffodilrose1950]

Thanks for mentioning that….same dialect my grandparents spoke. I could understand her…I am lost when listening to many other Pasta Grannies.

[@LIONTAMER3D]

these women are better in the kitchen than 99% of professional chefs i've seen o.0

[@haileydaisy76]

Bless her! She has all the education she needs. I admire her.

[@DesTondola]

My grandmother was from that area and this recipe is one that I have tasted quite often when I was a child, thanks for bringing the memories back and keeping them alive

[@pastagrannies]

Our pleasure!🙂🌺 best wishes, Vicky

[@davidetoffoletto9981]

You are a descendant of Italian-Istrial exiles?

[@Alexis84DE]

Her laugh and smile are so contagious. What a wonderful woman, all the best ❤️❤️

[@scottamori3188]

The resilience of spirit of these ladies never ceases to amaze me. She persevered through difficult times we cannot even fathom now, and yet she displays not a hint of bitterness. The heartiness of the flavors jump from the video. God bless her and thanks for another great video!

[@johnvuchable]

Zia Marija!!! Unbelievable, the first time I saw this show, last week on KZbin, I thought you would be a perfect candidate, and there you are, smiling and all. What a wonderful surprise. The family and friends from Canada are proud to see you on "Pasta Grannies". John

[@pastagrannies]

hi John! It's great when relatives write in, full of surprise ! Marija did mention she's been to see you several times. 🙂🌺 best wishes, Vicky

[@johnvuchable]

Thanks Vicky. I wish we can all go back and visit one day. 🙂

[@danielleshelbourne220]

These amazing Pasta Grannies make me yearn for a simpler life. They warm my heart and touch my heart with their kindness, warmth, humour & stories. I am deeply grateful to be able to watch them cook and hear about their lives. 💕💕💕

[@sarahp1383]

Yes Vicky, you are doing us all a huge favour, giving us this beautiful gift week after week , a glimpse of what the celebrated Nonas of Italy and Slovenia cook with such vim and vigour, in their beautiful kitchens. The views from their kitchens are stunning, their company is heartwarming, and I am most grateful that I got to see so many places ,met lovely people , heard the stories linked to their childhood, and for giving me those 10 blissful minutes, I have you to thank most sincerely. What makes these videos truly special is your crisp narration and the last bit ,where you try out what they have cooked ....your shy smile of approval, and those twinkling eyes which meet mine across the crust of something delicious in your hand, ...they are priceless.❤️

[@pastagrannies]

thank you very much Sarah, 🙂🌺🌺 best wishes, Vicky

[@daffodilrose1950]

I always smile when I see the stoves these wonderful ladies cook on …..no need for these fancy expensive stoves. ❤️

[@ultraviolet9665]

That red garlic 🧄 is amazing. Just love seeing their gardens . Talk about eating local , just a wonderful video.

[@bernardpozoga7389]

My mum was from Istria, we visit our cousins over there when we can. Loved watching Maria she brought back memories of time spent in the kitchen with mum

[@davidetoffoletto9981]

Do you feel Italian or Slav?

[@sharendonnelly7770]

Maria is an absolute angel, such a sweet woman and a wonderful dish! Thank you!

[@Vid7872]

Thank you! My mother is also from Venezia-Giulia and she, along with all her family and compatriots, identify as Venetian. They ended up refugees in Italy because they are Venetian people.

[@shannonbalderrama5687]

OML!! Why am i just finding this channel now!?!How amazing to be able to watch these wonderful ladies cook and share recipes with us. On a side note… can we just acknowledge how all the women in the thumbnails ( 70yo and up) have gorgeous full heads of hair! 💁🏻‍♀️

[@marknofsinger91]

Now I’m hungry. She is just wonderful. I loved it when she put on the garlic braids!

[@nealieanderson512]

Love watching Marija making the pasta….what a lovely Granny!

[@nejcpilih]

wow, pasta grannies came to Slovenia. wonderful 🙌🙌🥰

[@PinkeeLee]

what a lovely woman who went to the school of hard knocks. really spry and clear headed and knows her garlic. years ago I flew to see my mom and had a sack of homegrown garlic and fava pods/beans in luggage. I got stopped and had to open luggage as who on earth believed that anyone was flying with garlic and faves. and chicken and pasta looks delish. imagine making fresh pasta while the chicken is cooking. these women live healthy lives and eat really nice foods. great to see into their lives. thanks.

[@idek7438]

Just so you know fava beans can be extremely dangerous. There are people who are allergic to fava beans who can't even be in the same room as them without their throat closing up. Which is why in Italy supermarkets that sell them have signs warning the customers in the produce aisle.

[@PinkeeLee]

@@idek7438 I guess you can be allergic to everything. can't protect all. this was way before tsa and allergy nanny hood.

[@idek7438]

@@PinkeeLee Ok so you're just gonna kill people because you feel like carrying fava beans on a plane? Lmao you boomers are freaking weird and self-centred. I'm glad you don't get your way all the time. If you were the one with a deadly allergy I bet your stance would be different

[@lb8141]

Thank you Vickie. I have ancestry from this area and Sicily. Your channel brings me joy 😊

[@GregCurtin45]

If Marijia is looking for (another) grandson... I'm available! She is welcome to come back to Canada and stay with us. Such a great beginners' pasta recipe. The shape is simple and will hold some of whatever sauce you make inside. Awesome, fun lady! Appreciate the closeups of tying the garlic and the bottle of wine on the shelf - those little details are my favourite parts of P.G. Thank you Vicky and the Pasta Grannies team.

[@pastagrannies]

Our pleasure Greg, we try to film snippets which show more of their lives 🙂🌺 best wishes, Vicky

[@Moonmaedyn]

I love the smiley face on her wooden spoon! :)

[@isadora1727]

Ho iniziato a imparare l'italiano e suo canale è la mia più grande ispirazione, grazie mille! P.S: sorry for the mistakes!

[@jozsefbocotan5662]

What a simple yet wholesome and comforting meal!

[@eogg25]

Sounds like what my mother told me, the girls in the family would have to make bread a couple times a week before going to school, then they would bring it to the bakery, and they would bake the bread and on the way home from school they would pick up the bread and bring it home.

[@VeraLucia-qs1jp]

Bom dia Maria!! Vcs são mágicas da pasta! Tudo parece muito delicioso.

[@ukguy]

I wish I could become an adopted grandson of one of these pasta grannies. 😃

[@kathyb.5156]

Another beautiful Pasta Grannie, what we learn about these amazing ladies and the lives they have led, I always notice the Religious statues , a sign of how strong Faith carries you through life. I loved how she carried the garlic as a child.

[@judithlehman6533]

Vicki, you and the Grannies are doing the public a great service and the magical thing is that it seems to suit you and the grannies so well to give such a gift.

[@sammyjo8109]

Looks delicious. I love her quaint kitchen! It reminds me of spending all day with my Grandma in her small country kitchen. Many kitchens today are minus the important kitchen table. Many good times at the table cooking and talking. Thank you Maria for sharing your recipe and showing us how to prepare it.

[@jmch2186]

I’m so glad COVID has not stopped you uploading these wonderful peoples talents, cheers, happy new year to you, your team and all the grannies and grandads … oh and your audience 👍🏻

[@pastagrannies]

hi Joan, happy new year to you too. Covid stopped us filming for about 6 months, and has changed how and when we film but we and you the audience are still here! 🙂🌺 best wishes, Vicky

[@alextilton2677]

Ah, Pasta Grannies. Must be Friday. =) Wait, 86? Where'd they find this youngster?

[@pastagrannies]

hi Alex, and Marija is still working! 🙂🌺 best wishes, Vicky

[@susieast450]

I love her daughter's salt and herbs!

[@CrystalElise917]

Yes, I would buy that!

[@gigigirl2229]

What a great mix

[@danielleshelbourne220]

I would buy it too, or pay for the recipe! 💰🧑🏻‍🍳

[@bodhisattva6308]

These videos should be stored in Italy as heritage.

[@Meditatiocatolica]

She's so sweet!

[@cacao123451]

Love this videos and these ladies ♥️♥️♥️

[@bennychoika4780]

Had the pleasure of eating fusi in rovinj was wonderful ! This show makes me happy and I’m sure a lot of other people will agree thank you keep up the great work God bless

[@footyfan101ful]

The wooden spoon has a smiley face! 😍😍

[@gipsi2001]

Thank you for this delicious recipe. I am so grateful for your videos. What would I do without them in this culinary desert. Cheers from NZ

[@imomushi7062]

What lovely grannies.

[@ChopChopRecipes]

That is incredible & awesome recipe too. Thank you for sharing my friend, Gracias & Cheers!!😍😋👍👍

[@meridethtexastwister]

I love watching these priceless videos.

[@rwatts2155]

Bravi Maria! Mille grazie !!!

[@truthfinder6246]

These are always so good. I'd love to spend a week with this lovely lady if I thought I could keep up!

[@AirrowRocket]

A very proud woman. So enjoyable.

[@katjau_]

What a lovely video! Greetings from Slovenia! :-) at my house we usually eat fusi (or fuži ;-)) with some sort of truffle sause/oil as well.

[@pastagrannies]

mmm, delicious! 🙂🌺 best wishes, Vicky

[@jeanniepratt1326]

My favorite videos! Please don't ever stop!

[@ureallyannoyme]

The shape of the pasta must trap a lot of the sauce in there. Looks delicious, Maria!

[@benjaminkristilasiewicz4225]

And what amazing garlic!! I’ve never grown any so big as those!

[@JohnChapman7]

She's right, I would be very happy to eat that!

[@jilleven67]

So beautiful 😍 to hear her stories 😌

[@kendracoleman5786]

I love watching her! ☺️

[@juleevoncraigh]

Thank you, again! Your vids of these amazing fellow humans keeps my spirits up. Inspiring!!! xoxo

[@pastagrannies]

hi Julee, you're welcome. 🙂🌺 best wishes, Vicky

[@Getpojke]

Mmmm, could smell that chicken cooking. Used to keep hens for the eggs & they would eventually end up in the pot [usually the soup one]. But sometimes I'd cook them like that. They'd had time to develop a lot of flavour eating totally free range. Like you say dense, though the uncharitable one might describe it as 'teuch' [tough in English]. What a great garden, alliums as far as you can see. They looked great too. Another great start to the weekend, thank you.

[@pastagrannies]

hi James, it's definitely worth getting a chicken with proper bones to make stock 🙂🌺 best wishes, Vicky

[@vkusnotella9406]

It's a pleasure to watch you!🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@vielmiau8796]

I love the universially used blue Tupperware dough bowl that probably every household in europe has hahaa😂

[@johnbarry8542]

I'm an old guy I saw the Beatles at Shea stadium in New York but this pasta Granny's is right up there with the Beatles

[@okrimko]

Bravo Marija. Grazieee

[@lindawills291]

Wonderful! Love this series. Always happy when a new video arrives. Also not sure whether there was actually any changes but I could actually see the translations on this. Some of the last ones I couldn't read. Bravo all around

[@pastagrannies]

hi Linda, we've put a slightly heavier shadow on the font, so I'm pleased to hear it has helped legibility. 🙂🌺 best wishes, Vicky

[@fabioborgogno8776]

I'm really surprised by the way they speak a perfect italian after more than 70 years of Yugoslavia/Slovenia. Wondrful

[@lucdebado]

Actually, it's not only for the schools/education (and she mentioned she was not able to attend much classes at school, so not her case so far). She was born under Italy, and grown up in a predominantly Italian speaking environment, as child and teenager. That specific area of Istria ("Zone B" of the Free Territory of Trieste) become part of Jugoslavia, and then Slovenia, only after 1954. Until the mid 50s, Italian/Istrovenetian was still the main language in the area (Zone B/Northwestern Istria). Maria was pretty much an adult woman or at least a teenager, at that point. Thus she speaks Italian/Istrovenetian so naturally and fluently, at a native level. In addition, the municipality where she lives, Piran/Pirano, is still an officially bilingual territory nowadays (Slovene/Italian).

[@lucdebado]

@@bumpypants3241 I'm glad for you 'bruh', if you're Istrian. Then, you must agree with what I wrote above. If you'd read it carefully, and understood it. I'd not been surprised to the contrary, tho. As I know a number of people in Istria who knows very little about the history and the culture of the region where they live. Not sure yet if you belong to such a group. But some of the claims and assertions you just made, are convincing me that you may be one of them... With that sort of nationalistic-like claims, you quite risk to offend and disrespect *half* of the native Istrians... I'm sure you didn't mean that, and perhaps you just haven't expressed yourself well enough. Cuz, if you do live in Istria, you should know very well that Italian - in fact - is *not* at all "mandatory" (btw, you do not need to scream the word in capital letters: we can still read you 'bruh'..) "for everyone in the region" (both, the Croatian and the Slovenian part), and it's *not* a compulsory subject in every local schools, but only in few. Nowadays there's plenty of people living and working in Istria without knowing and using any Italian so far, or just few words. They all still got a stable job. Same goes for the local, native, istrovenetian dialect. For instance, are yourself able to speak Istrovenetian fluently? As it's supposed to be "mandatory", right? The reality is quite the opposite in fact: Italian & Istrovenetian are falling out of use and slowly dying out in the region, especially among the younger generations. So I hope, indeed, they will include them soon as a *mandatory* subject in all schools of the region. Because they're also native languages of Istrian people, an integral and essential part of our culture, history and identity. Therefore, I confirm everything I wrote in my previous post, as for the *main* reason why a number of Istrian people is still pretty fluent and natural in Italian/Istrovenetian. Myself, my fam, my ancestors have been using this regional native romance language for centuries. Not cuz it was a compulsory subject at school, neither cuz it's been required to get a stable job... But simply because it's our mother tongue. And it has been so for very, very long time. Eventhough we're less and less in the region to speak it as a first language. In fact, it's quite in danger in the entire area today, and Croatian and Slovenian Govs are not doing much, not enough, to protect and elevate it.

[@cybermom77]

@@lucdebado I am sorry, but as a teacher in Slovenia, I must speak up. Italian language is a compulsory school subject in Istra and has been for decades. It is a second foreign language (English being the first)and taught for several years to every child in the area. This is a fact and you can check this on the internet. Can you name a school where that isnt the case? Veneto, on the other hand, is a different story.

[@badencub8167]

Love it!

[@lulububu721]

Beautiful!!! I could do with a dish right now!!! ♥️

[@stevelogan5475]

Ms. Vicky, very nice recipe by Maria, looks delicious, sorry but we have nothing like this in Appalachia unless you want to count chicken & dumplings, God Bless everyone

[@pastagrannies]

hi Steve, chicken and dumplings: delicious! Dumplings aren't so popular in the UK, but they're great comfort food. Have a good week. 🙂🌺 best wishes, Vicky

[@stevelogan5475]

@@pastagrannies Ms. Vicky, yes I know, but they are a staple dish in Appalachia, very budget friendly, God Bless you all

[@1ACL]

That looks delicious. Yum.

[@DSmith-gs4tr]

Bravo! Another great dish.

[@Serendipity1977]

Ha un aspetto delizioso, e lei è troppo adorabile! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@souadghazal2533]

With those blue eyes, both Marija and Oriella look more East European then Italian. She has a beautiful smile (smiley face on her wooden spoon too!) and a friendly personality. Nice area to have lunch outside under the tree and the vine away from the hot son. Love her cute, neat and simple kitchen.

[@zojo1498]

They are Croatian. Its the part of the region which was under Italian rule for a long time thats why everyone speaks italian there.

[@lucdebado]

@@zojo1498 they're not Croats. In case they might be Slovenians. But in fact, you don't know. They might be Italian or mixed too. Simply, they're Istrian. Like myself. In addition, the past Italian rule, is not the main nor the only reason why we speak Italian. We also speak our own Italian /romance regional dialects/idioms here. We and our ancestors before us, have spoken this way for many centuries. It's simply one of the native languages of Istria, along with the Croatian & Slovenian local dialects.

[@mxcnqt]

I so wish I could do a tour and visit these beautiful women and cook with them. But most if all hug them! They’re so lovable , wise and kind.

[@bakerinthehouse5346]

I love me some pasta grannies! I want to adopt them.

[@cor-z8m]

Treasures of our planet ❤️

[@patriciavincent5076]

A beautiful, idyllic life!

[@mrfrankielam100]

Thank you , Maria.

[@giobronskij8249]

Carne e sangue dell’Italia.

[@souzedra]

رائع، ليس الطبق في حد ذاته الرائع! و لكن العجوز و صنعها المعجنات بيدها، الفيديو فيه دفئ و حب 😍 ...أحببته بشدة

[@hlaudari]

Vicky, well when you choose a house for the show you go exclusively to pasta, you ask how are the lunches on Sundays, birthday, Easter and Christmas? I ask this because when my grandmother was alive, on Sundays and birthdays, after we got back from church, the house is full, children, grandchildren, cousins, everyone participated in the production of the first course, the second course and the sweets were brought by the daughters and daughters-in-law. ! At Easter and Christmas, all the food and sweets were made at grandma's house, that's why I ask about the sweets! About monasteries I've seen French nuns and priests showing recipes, and in Italy I've seen the community and priests in villages organizing the polenta party, or party referring to a patron saint! Sorry for the long text, lol

[@pastagrannies]

I focus on pasta and I'm afraid I haven't done much research or enquiry around Italian sweet pastries and desserts (I don't have a sweet tooth and dislike the taste of vanillin which gets used in most things). But the idea of broadening attention to the whole meal and all the family is one that is on my drawing board. As ever, the issue is funding such episodes. Watch this space! 🙂🌺 best wishes, Vicky

[@jmch2186]

Nom nom, pasta roast dinner 😘

[@chronicstitcher7933]

I wish I had a pasta grannie!

[@joypolk3093]

Nice hearty meal!

[@Bradamante68]

The fusi look like garganelli romagnoli, and also the maccheroni al pettine delle Valli Mirandolesi are similar and traditionally have a chicken’s ragú. Just a bit of sea and land between them…

[@pastagrannies]

Thank you for the mention of maccheroni al pettine - I'll look into that and see if we can film a nonna. 🙂🌺 best wishes, Vicky

[@patriciavincent5076]

Beautiful!

[@emanuelanicolin5459]

Meraviglioso!!

[@Carducci1959]

Che buono, bravissima!

[@throwingdartsandbreakinghearts]

That is spectacular

[@lindajoe9862]

Bravo!!!

[@fran6b]

Those grannies are "la crème de la crème"!

[@dinnerforall7376]

Grazie 👍🤩

[@Company-59]

I was today years old to learn that garlic is not growing in necklaces. 😂

[@MrJueKa]

yummie 🙌😊👍🥂

[@josephmclaughlin9865]

Oh mamma, che bontà!

[@o.h.w.6638]

Yum!!!

[@chrisrittenburg1719]

Delicious

[@nessuno1948]

La signora parla il dialetto della zona, che tutti i veri istriani conoscono e che, con qualche lieve differenza, si parla anche da questa parte del confine, in Italia. D'altra parte, fino al 19918 era un territorio unico sotto l'Austria, poi ancora fino al 1943, sotto l'Italia.

[@undertaker666dead]

wow 86 and still going strong.

[@Lot-4656]

Thanks.

[@pitikuss]

looks great .. finally some meat ! ;-)

[@aris1956]

Why….”finally some meat” ? The meat here is often found in the sauces and ragu that accompany the various types of pasta that grandmothers make here. :)

[@ginger942]

@@aris1956 maybe he eats only chicken and it's not that common for Italians ahahah

[@samgreen9389]

My girlfriend's family are from the south of Istria and when I have shown her your videos from Istria, she is adamant that they are doing it wrong! Her nona makes the fusi by folding the two opposite corners of the diamond over to meet then pinching them together, rather than rolling into a tube. Both ways I am sure are delicious but maybe the different varieties are from different parts of Istria? The Italian-speaking north vs the Croatian Istrian dialect-speaking south?

[@pastagrannies]

hi Sam, perhaps your girlfriend's nonna would agree to be filmed making her version? As is so often the case with pasta, there's no right or wrong, just a different shape with the same name! And yes, you are right, the differences are usually geographic. Sometimes a few kilometres or so🌺 🙂 best wishes, Vicky

[@samgreen9389]

@@pastagrannies Hi Vicky, thanks for the reply! Love the videos by the way, great inspiration to make my own pasta. I'm sure she'd love to be filmed but I'm afraid most of the time she lives in Australia - maybe a bit far to go right now! Until the pandemic they would usually spend summers in Croatia though so maybe there will be the chance in future years...

[@lucdebado]

@Sam Green: I myself am from the Southern part of Istria, near the main town of Pula/Pola (Italian-speaker, btw). I confirm that the way displayed in this and in the other video (with several ladies from the town of Verteneglio), is the traditional/original way to craft Istrian fusi in the entire region. Actually, the name of the pasta itself tells us about it: "fusi" comes from "fuso", from which derives also the verb "affusolare". "Fuso" is the italian word for "rod" or "spindle". This pasta got this exact name cuz is made with such a tool (usually wooden) or something that resembles it. But it's true indeed that in several families, at least sometimes, no tool is used, and they roll & join/pinch two corners of the dough diamond just by bare hands. It's just a minor variation of the technique. None of these ways is wrong, of course. Nothing to do, I'm quite sure, with the different national/ethnic/linguistic demographic components of our region. As all these people have lived together in almost the entire peninsula (South, Central and North) for many centuries, mingling, intermixing, and widely sharing customs, traditions, habits, and culture in general: as cuisine, even more than in other fields. "Fusi" is a typical and original Istrian pasta, with a pretty old tradition in the region. We can find some similar preps (types of pasta) only in some other parts of Italy. The original influence is quite clear, therefore we can acceptably list it as "Italian food" (at least in a wide sense). Or even better, as Adriatic/Mediterranean food.

[@samgreen9389]

@@lucdebado thank you Luc for the information, very interesting. I've only been to Istria (Labin in fact) once and only know the Istrian culture from my diaspora in-laws. I loved the area and the food especially, Labin starigrad is beautiful, so I hope to learn (and eat) much more in years to come!

[@lucdebado]

@@samgreen9389 my pleasure, Sam! I myself had lived Down Under (Melbourne) for 6 years. While there, I was quite involved w the local Istrian Diaspora. There's quite a large number of Istrians who settled in Australia, particularly after WW2, in the late 40s and in the 50s. Especially around Melbourne, in the rest of Vic, and in Adelaide. It's a shame that, at least in Mel, they're still divided in two organizations (clubs), one more italophile, one more regionalistic, with also few elements more philo-croatian or philo-slovenian. We've had a pretty troubled history, which for many natives doesn't seem to pass yet (it's hard for them to completely move on), unfortunately... But Istria is an awesome little land indeed, under so many points of view! A true European and Mediterranean gem! I hope you'll visit it again soon 😉