I'll Be Eating This 'Virtually Unknown' Roman Gnocchi All Summer

This particular recipe doesn't use potatoes.

I love potatoes, so it makes sense that my favourite pasta has long been gnocchi.

The fluffy, pillowy clouds are especially delicious when made with extra-dry, floury spuds – chefs like a salt-roasted Maris Piper or King Edward for the job.

But writing for AllRecipes, chef John Mitzewich, also known as Chef John on his YouTube channel Food Wishes, said there’s a type of gnocchi that involves no potato at all.

He said: “I feel like I’ve eaten a fair amount of Italian food, and I’ve been to Rome, but it wasn’t until late in life that I discovered [this] virtually unknown [gnocchi recipe].”

He was talking about Gnocchi alla Romana, or Roman gnocchi.

What is Roman gnocchi?

They’re a kind of dough-based dumpling which are baked in a pan.

Roman gnocchi is usually made with semolina flour (the kind Mary Berry uses to make her roast potatoes and parsnips........

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