Recipe: Spaghetti Puttanesca is a spicy pasta from the poorest part of Rome

Puttanesca is a spicy dish from the poorest part of Rome

By Cathy Thomas | Correspondent According to Anna Del Conte, Italian-born British food writer, Spaghetti Puttanesca is a dish with roots in the poorest district of Rome, the Trastevere. The recipe for this quick-to-prepare, spicy pasta is included in Del Conte’s newest book, “Classic Italian Recipes” (Hamlyn). The book contains 75 signature dishes packed into a petite size, the tiny tome measuring only 5 1/2-by-7 inches. It would be perfect to t…

Recipe: Spaghetti Puttanesca is a spicy pasta from the poorest part of Rome

The dish is one of 75 featured in Anna Del Conte's cookbook, 'Classic Italian Recipes.'