{"id":6379,"date":"2014-06-26T08:47:45","date_gmt":"2014-06-26T08:47:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=6379"},"modified":"2014-06-26T13:13:31","modified_gmt":"2014-06-26T13:13:31","slug":"mim-the-cats-special-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/mim-the-cats-special-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Mim&igrave; The Cat&rsquo;s Special Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"justify\">Written by our guest blogger <strong>Mim\u00ec the Cat<\/strong> (with a little help from Serena). Based on a True Story.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/06\/DSCN1097.jpg\" aria-label=\"DSCN1097 Thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px;padding-left: 0px;padding-right: 0px;border-top-width: 0px;border-bottom-width: 0px;border-left-width: 0px;padding-top: 0px\" title=\"DSCN1097\" border=\"0\" alt=\"DSCN1097\"  width=\"545\" height=\"414\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/06\/DSCN1097_thumb.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Cari lettori, oggi tocca a me, Mim\u00ec La Gatta, descrivervi una buonissima ricetta, e finalmente non vegetariana: arrosto di orbettino! Questa \u00e8 una ricetta molto semplice ed economica, come potete vedere dagli ingredienti, pochi e genuini:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Dear readers, I\u2019m Mim\u00ec the Cat, and today it\u2019s my turn to describe a really good recipe that finally is not vegetarian: roast slow worm! This is a very cheap and simple recipe as you can see from the ingredients, few and wholesome:<\/p>\n<div align=\"justify\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"4\" width=\"536\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"267\"><strong><font color=\"#000040\" size=\"3\" face=\"Segoe Print\">Ingredienti:<\/font><\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"267\"><font color=\"#000040\" size=\"3\" face=\"Segoe Print\">Ingredients:<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"267\"><strong><font color=\"#000040\" size=\"3\" face=\"Segoe Print\">Un orbettino<\/font><\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"267\"><font color=\"#000040\" size=\"3\" face=\"Segoe Print\">A slow worm<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"267\"><strong><font color=\"#000040\" size=\"3\" face=\"Segoe Print\">Molto sole caldo<\/font><\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"267\"><font color=\"#000040\" size=\"3\" face=\"Segoe Print\">A lot of hot sun<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Preparazione:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Allora, prima di tutto bisogna procurarsi un bell\u2019orbettino pasciuto. Dove trovarlo? Non al mercato n\u00e9 in macelleria! Bisogna cercare un posto fresco, asciutto e al buio \u2026 ecco, quel buco nel muro di sassi sembra perfetto! Vediamo un po\u2019 \u2026 s\u00ec, \u00e8 un orbettino bello grasso, proprio come piace a me! Scommetto che si \u00e8 appena mangiato un intero verme pi\u00f9 grosso di lui.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Preparation:<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Well, firstly you need to get hold of a nice well fed slow worm. Where to find it? Not at the market or the butchers! You need to look for a cool dry and dark place \u2026 there, that hole in the stone wall looks perfect! Let\u2019s have a look \u2026 yes, a nice fat slow worm, just how I like them! I bet it\u2019s just eaten a whole worm even bigger than itself.<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"535\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"535\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cheloran\/4009186546\/in\/photolist-77h8tY-77devn-77dcKP-77hbU1-77dfGX--77df8v-77h9VJ-77haW5-6sNLkf-5jNTBA-7Vp3XK-ehjp4k-6oo5s4-eyWJa-4MBVSK-cFSejo-cFSePE-8m3K6e-bDcGyz-bVkAbh-aJNHZv-daSMuD-cKRVn7-6smzaC-gvbcJJ-9H8VvZ-9H8WfR-4xaNHV-9u5KbJ-8vGnwi-5hjww3-4ArkMv-8DSTJT-6oo5jr-9amUw3-7c8iJA-bvGMt7-bvGU6d-jcLeu1-4cbr6g-9aiLUT-9aiLtZ-eeLdei-9aiLQR-9aiLpr-eD4BXR-hVveEV-9gu43v-4ByrrN\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Orbettino By Laurent Lebois\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px;padding-left: 0px;padding-right: 0px;border-top-width: 0px;border-bottom-width: 0px;border-left-width: 0px;padding-top: 0px\" title=\"orbettino by Laurent Lebois\" border=\"0\" alt=\"orbettino by Laurent Lebois\"  width=\"545\" height=\"374\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/06\/orbettino-by-Laurent-Lebois.jpg\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"535\"><strong><em><font color=\"#646b86\">Orbettino. Photo (CC) by Laurent Lebois<\/font><\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Adesso bisogna giocarci un po\u2019, il divertimento \u00e8 sempre un ingrediente importante per il buon risultato di una ricetta. Quando se n\u2019\u00e8 avuto abbastanza di giocare, l\u2019orbettino \u00e8 pronto per la cottura.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Now we need to play with it a bit, fun is always an important ingredient in ensuring that a recipe turns out well. When you\u2019ve had enough play the slow worm is ready to be cooked.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Ora bisogna cercare un posto ben assolato per far arrostire l\u2019orbettino \u2026 ecco, la terrazza in piagne \u00e8 perfetta. Mettiamolo l\u00ec al centro e lasciamolo cuocere lentamente per almeno un paio di giorni. Controllare la cottura un paio di volte al giorno rigirandolo occasionalmente in modo che sia ben cotto da tutte le parti.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Now we need to look for a really sunny place to roast the slow worm \u2026 here, the flagstone terrace is perfect. Let\u2019s put it there in the middle and leave it to cook slowly for at least a couple of days. Check the cooking process a couple of times a day occasionally turning it so that it gets well cooked all over.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Perfetto, l\u2019orbettino \u00e8 cotto a puntino, adesso per gustarlo ci vuole della buona compagnia. Mi toccher\u00e0 aspettare finch\u00e9 Geoff o Serena non vengono su in terrazza. Oh, ecco Serena, che \u00e8 venuta a stendere il bucato. Finalmente posso cominciare a mangiarlo! Ottimo, croccante al punto giusto, senti che bel rumore che fa: cranc, cranc. Non capisco perch\u00e9 Serena faccia quell\u2019espressione disgustata. Questi umani!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Perfect, the slow worm is cooked to perfection, and now to enjoy it you need some good company. I\u2019ll have to wait until Geoff or Serena come out onto the terrace. Aha, here\u2019s Serena who\u2019s come out to hang the washing. Finally I can begin to eat it! Excellent, just the right amount of crunchiness, hear what a lovely sound it makes: crunch crunch. I don\u2019t understand why Serena is making that expression of disgust. These humans!<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Ora completiamo il banchetto con una bella bevuta con acqua di fonte.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Now we finish our banquet with a lovely drink of spring water.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Spero che la mia ricetta vi sia piaciuta.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">I hope you liked my recipe.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><font color=\"#000040\" size=\"3\" face=\"Segoe Print\">Buon Appetito!<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/06\/orbettino-by-Laurent-Lebois-350x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/06\/orbettino-by-Laurent-Lebois-350x240.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/06\/orbettino-by-Laurent-Lebois.jpg 545w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Written by our guest blogger Mim\u00ec the Cat (with a little help from Serena). 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