All recipes with Waxy potatoes
Ciambotta LucanaBasilicata’s summer vegetable stew: peppers, eggplant, potatoes, and tomatoes cooked separately, then married. The garden in one pot, without the mush.
Frico con PatateFriuli’s golden cheese and potato cake: Montasio melted over softened potatoes and onion until the underside turns to a lacy crisp.
Tiella BareseBari’s layered bake of rice, potatoes, and mussels: raw layers, mussel water, and an oven doing all the work. Its resemblance to paella is often put down to centuries of Spanish rule in Puglia, though no one can prove the link.
Trofie al Pesto GenoveseLigurian trofie with basil pesto, potatoes and green beans, dressed off the heat.