Felice Arletti wins the cacio e pepe "derby" at the Prova del cuoco

Source http://www.tusciaweb.eu/2020/06/felice-arletti-vince-derby-della-cacio-pepe-alla-prova-del-cuoco/

Canepina – A “summer and walking” variant of one of the most traditional and loved recipes of Roman cuisine. Felice Arletti conquers judge Lorenzo Sandano of the Prova del cuoco with a cold-made cacio e pepe. And with caeciliani, typical pasta from his Canepina.

Competing against the "Captain" Paolo Presutti, a true Roman, the Canepinese "storytelling chef" wins what the hosts Elisa Isoardi and Claudio Lippi call "the cacio e pepe derby".

While Presutti offers a version faithful to tradition, made with tonnarello, Arletti uses caeciliano, worked with an umbrella iron, to create the "cold" variant of cacio e pepe.

“Cream with a hemp cloth with pecorino and pepper – explains the Canepina chef – perhaps with the final touch of a summery lemon peel. Happy summer everyone."

And it is precisely the hemp cloth that convinces Sandano. “A gesture that brought me back to a distant memory” defined the judge, attributing the victory to Arletti.