These are fresh cannellonis, not the ones that have been fried crispy for use in dessert, and they were stuffed with spinach and mozzarella and ricotta cheeses. The two filled pasta rolls were smothered in a white cream sauce and topped with fresh tomato sauce and garnished with chopped parsley and sprinkled with grated parmesan at the table. The tomato sauce was a little tart and sweet, and it played well with the cream sauce. The chopped spinach was nicely flavored with the two cheeses, and they also made the spinach seem a little creamy. All that was missing was black pepper, but they had that on the table. I enjoyed my pasta lunch with a glass of torrontes white wine. Torrontes is a grape grown predominantly in Argentina. It was dry, clean, and crisp but with a little interesting fruitiness. This time I actually tasted grape rather than a hint of peach or whatever. I had my meal and wine outdoors at an Argentinian restaurant in San Diego's Little Italy. Since a majority of Argentines are of Italian heritage, they are well versed in Italian cuisine. My meal today had the colors of the Italian flag (red, white, and green), and I've come across numerous interpretations of this theme in many differed Italian restaurants.
Location: Puerto La Boca, 2060 India Street, San Diego, California. Date: July 15, 2021.
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AuthorChef Roland has been a legal resident of seven countries and has travelled in over thirty, documenting food along the way. He currently resides in the desert in Southern California. Categories
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