Food and Cooking

Spaghetti carbonara is always a winner. A lot of people make it with garlic but traditionally it's just guanciale (or pancetta or bacon depending on what's available for you), eggs, cheese, and noodles. It's the Italian bacon egg and cheese. There are plenty of good recipes but whichever one you choose, the key to getting the emulsification right is to mix the cheese and eggs together cold and then add them to the pasta heat off while stirring quickly. Add the leftover water from boiling the pasta in small amounts until you get the consistency you want. The sauce should be creamy, not thin or chunky.