Since the republic of San Marino is surrounded by Italy, its cuisine is basically Italian. Internet sources suggested a couple of San Marino specialties and I decided to go along with them.
| Nidi di Roundine – Swallow Nests | |||
| What can I say? Nidi di Roundine rock! I would make them every week if they were not so rich and packed with calories. The original recipe has more steps and is a bit complicated (plus it is in Italian). I translated the recipe with Google translator and created a simplified version.
Ingredients
Step 1. Prepare bechamel sauce. Step 2. In a large pot, bring water to boil. Add salt and carefully place your lasagna sheets. Cook until almost done, drain and sprinkle with olive oil to avoid sticking. Let the pasta sheets cool a little. Step 3. Assemble the nests in the following order: pasta sheet, bechamel sauce, ham, cheese, mushrooms. Roll the dough into a roll and place in the freezer for 10-15 minutes (this needs to be done for the ease of handling and cutting). Step 4. Preheat oven to 375 F. In a baking dish, add 1 cup of bechamel sauce. Take the rolls from the freezer and cut them in half crosswise. Arrange the rolls in the baking dish. On the top, pour remaining bechamel sauce and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake for about 30 minutes.
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| Torta Tre Monti | |||
This cake is referred to as the typical cake of San Marino. Well, I decided to recreate it as best I could. I bought wafer sheets from a Russian store and used Trader Joe’s Cocoa Almond Butter as the filling cream. My husband and kids were very pleased with the result.
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