What You Need to Know
Using a combination of olive oil, water, and emulsifiers such as mustard to create a stable emulsion. The process involves slowly adding the water to the olive oil while mixing, allowing the formation of a stable emulsion.
Calabrian olive oil emulsion is a key component in traditional Calabrian dishes such as 'nduja and caponata.
Steps
- 1.
Nduja Spaghetti (Calabria, Italy): Creates the sauce base for the spicy pork spread
- 2.
Caponata (Sicily, Italy): Binds the sweet-sour vegetable mixture
- 3.
Bagna Càuda (Piedmont, Italy): Forms the warm dipping sauce foundation
The Science
Primary Reaction
emulsification