Ivan Tronci

The natural cuisine of Salento: the flavors of Ivan Tronci in Paravineria Aquanegra

Ieri sera abbiamo fatto vivere ai nostri amici foodisti un’esperienza enogastronomica da urlo, in una splendida cornice: Aquanegra Paravineria. Lo showcooking, con i sapori della campagna e del mare del Salento, sapientemente e amorevolmente assemblati dalle mani dello chef Ivan Tronci, è stato eccezionale. Numerosi i presenti, curiosi, educati ed interessati alla cucina salutare del nostro chef.
I piccoli dettagli sorpresa dello showcooking potete trovarli al seguente link “La cucina naturale con i sapori del Salento”. In tanti a fine serata avete chiesto la ricetta e noi, come di solito facciamo, la postiamo qui. Non vi resta che leggere tutto sulla sua preparazione per poi osare ai fornelli.

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Salento snail: the municeddha according to Ivan Tronci

Ivan Tronci, Foodismo’s resident chef, straight from Otranto, has decided to delight us once again, with a fantastic earthy dish from the great tradition: the Snail of Salento. Yes, you got it right, a snail dish or escargot (escargots in plural, in French). You don’t have to turn up your nose because, from the heart

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Peasant street-food: the autumn aperitif of Salento by Ivan Tronci

It’s business as usual. Our globetrotting chef Ivan Tronci is grappling with a new challenge: Salento farmer’s street-food to greet autumn, which recently arrived here in Salento. What could this new kind of street-food be? A quick dish, an appetizer with the flavors of the Salento land and a dash of modernity. In fact, the

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Ciceri and trìa revisited: the Salento cuisine of Ivan Tronci

Our journey of research and discovery of traditions continues, with a recipe from Ciceri e Tria. We decided to challenge our resident chef Ivan Tronci by inviting him to innovate a dish from the great culinary tradition of Salento. The result was magnificent, flavorful, elegant. Disproving those who claim that traditional cuisine cannot be innovated,

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The flavors of Salento in the suitcase of chef Ivan Tronci

Travel changes your life because you meet places and people with whom you share new and exciting experiences. The luggage with which you leave, where you put your most cherished things and memories, is different from the luggage with which you will return home because every journey is a material, moral and spiritual enrichment. In

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The flavour of the land of Salento: made by chef Ivan Tronci

This recipe contains the true taste of our land, Salento. The wild boar essence is perfectly matched with balsamic onion, cocoa and cappuccino foam. Just follow these simple procedures to get a unique dish with unmistakable flavors. Soak the leg of wild boar for about 12 hours with red wine and smells such as myrtle,

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Salento octopus in spring: made by chef Ivan Tronci

Salento octopus in spring is an explosion of colors and flavors. The cooking was done in pignata and, instead of cooking it together with the tomato, our chef used a purée of chickpeas flavored with rosemary together with various seasonal vegetables. Ivan wanted to sign his creation, using ingredients from the Far East: (meta of

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Salento Black artichoke in frisa heart: made by chef Ivan Tronci

The Salento spring is well represented by the heart of the black artichoke, stuffed with barley frisa. The filling was done diligently and professionally with an excellent “friseddhra” (Italian frisella, using the dialectal term) from Salento, a barley which replaces bread. Around the heart of the artichoke melts the structure of this excellent dish: its

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Nature in tempura: Ivan Tronci cooked Otranto’s vegetables

The explosion of nature and the flavours of Otranto are incorporated and embraced by cooking in tempura. For this recipe have been assembled the “lampascioni” (green onion), the “spunzali” (spring onion) and the leaves of borage. The chef has chosen two bulbs and a leaf to wrap and involve all the buds of taste: the raspberry with

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