Interview with Mina Adamo and Dino Romano of Napolisumisura, Part I



dieworkwear said:

My family typically doesn't celebrate Thanksgiving, but this last year, we made an effort. A lot of American food like stuffed turkey, mashed potatoes, and cranberry sauce (that wasn't even touched in the end). Instead of taking out the camera to take a family photo, however, people took photos of the food.

Even when we try to assimilate, we are, at our core, Asian.

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Huh, interesting. My parents immigrated from Taiwan back in the 60's. We've always celebrated Thanksgiving. Of course, in addition to turkey, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, etc., we add Chinese things like roast duck, sticky rice, and egg rolls. And we always have a whole fish for good luck. And a ham--because nobody actually likes eating the turkey. In other words, way too much food.

This thing with taking photos of food is not strictly an Asian thing. It's a yuppie thing. Lots of yuppies are Asian.

comrade said:

Based on what I've seen from some other prominent and popular Neapolitan makers ( " in person") aside from Rubinacci and Solito,
it's a good thing that London House adheres to it's English inspriation.

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Absolutely agreed. I would be less concerned about what people call "real" Neapolitan, which can mean so many things, and rather learn about what different noteworthy tailors in Naples have done. Then you can make an informed decision about what you want.

mishon said:

Don't get me wrong, I like the cornicione char just like the rest of you, but the crust on the bottom side of this pizza is burned. When I was in Naples, not one pizza looked alike, even from the same place.

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They are always irregular in shape, and this amount of char might be a tad bit more than typical, but you do want the char.



mafoofan said:

Huh, interesting. My parents immigrated from Taiwan back in the 60's. We've always celebrated Thanksgiving. Of course, in addition to turkey, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, etc., we add Chinese things like roast duck, sticky rice, and egg rolls. And we always have a whole fish for good luck. And a ham--because nobody actually likes eating the turkey. In other words, way too much food.

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Damn, that sounds incredible...

And +1 to the char love. That's half the point. Example above is a bit much, but no char = no flavor.



unbelragazzo said:

Not to derail the thread, but we did have a conversation about pizza...over...a pizza. Mina told me which was her favorite, which I now forget. But mostly she told me that Neapolitans take their pizza seriously, but everybody has a different favorite. Sorbillo is probably the most famous, but it's a cab ride away from the clothes-shopping district.

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Her favorite pizza is Starita, and they've opened one in NY in Midtown. Iv'e been an it's not bad .



mishon said:

Don't get me wrong, I like the cornicione char just like the rest of you, but the crust on the bottom side of this pizza is burned. When I was in Naples, not one pizza looked alike, even from the same place.

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Hard to believe fro top photo, but the bottom side was not burned. I was worried too since my 5 year old is going through an extremely picky stage. But, no issues.

For me, the char is part of the love. Italians love bitterness.