then add a generous amount of chili crisp. Meanwhile, cook your pasta (preferably mafalde) in a pot of heavily salted water.

including the fresh Tuma, a half-ripened version (called Primusali), and a mature one suitable for grating. Pecorino dolce is a lightly salted example of the cheese, and is usually eaten fresh.

By Alexander Nazaryan A group of Italian physicists has dared to tinker with the traditional recipe for cacio e pepe, the challenging Roman dish consisting of pasta, pecorino cheese and black pepper.