Timballo is an Italian baked dish consisting of pasta, rice or potatoes, with one or more other ingredients (cheese, meat, fish, vegetables, or fruit) included.[1][2] Variations include the mushroom and shrimp sauce timballo Alberoni, named after Giulio Alberoni, and the veal and tomato sauce timballo pattadese.
 A slice of timballo pattadese, showing the various layers | |
| Place of origin | Italy |
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Etymology edit
The name comes from the French word for 'kettledrum' (timbale).[1] Varieties of timballo differ from region to region, and it is sometimes known as a bomba, tortino, sartù (a type of Neapolitan timballo with rice and tomato sauce) or pasticcio (which is used more commonly to refer to a similar dish baked in a pastry crust).[1] It is also known as timpano[3] and timbale. It is similar to a casserole and is sometimes referred to in English as a pie or savory cake.[1]
Preparation edit
The dish is prepared in a dome or springform pan and eggs or cheese are used as a binder.[1] Rice is commonly used as an ingredient in Emilia-Romagna, where the dish is referred to as a bomba and baked with a filling of pigeon or other game bird, peas, local cheese and a base of dried pasta.[1] Crêpes are used as a base in Abruzzo, and other regions use ravioli or gnocchi.[1] In Sicily, it is typically made with pasta and eggplant.[4]
Mushroom sauce or fonduta, a rich Piedmontese cheese soup and sauce, are sometimes used, and Anna Del Conte wrote that béchamel is the most consistently used ingredient in timballo.[1][5]
In popular culture edit
Timballo featured prominently in the 1996 film Big Night, although the dish there is referred to as timpano (a regional or family term).[1][6][7]
In December 2020, The Washington Post reported that making timpano is a Christmas tradition in Anthony Fauci's household.[8]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Schrambling, Regina (January 11, 2006). "With timballo, any night is big". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 28, 2008. Retrieved August 4, 2009.
- ^ McKeon, Nancy (September 25, 1996). ". . . And in the Starring Role: The Timballo!". Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved August 4, 2009.
- ^ "Arthur Schwartz's Timballo di Tagliolini (Pastry Drum With Fine Egg Pasta) recipe on StarChefs". www.starchefs.com. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
- ^ Zeldes, Leah A. (2010-12-01). "Eat this! Timballo Siciliano, something different to do with pasta". Dining Chicago. Chicago's Restaurant & Entertainment Guide, Inc. Archived from the original on 2017-10-26. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
- ^ Del Conte, Anna (2004). Gastronomy of Italy. Pavilion Books. ISBN 978-1862059580.
- ^ Marchetti, Domenica; Susie Cushner (2008). Big Night In: More Than 100 Wonderful Recipes for Feeding Family and Friends Italian-Style. Chronicle Books. p. 99. ISBN 978-0-8118-5929-5.
- ^ Kasper, Lynne Rossetto; Susie Cushner (1999). The Italian Country Table: Home Cooking from Italy's Farmhouse Kitchens. Simon and Schuster. p. 100. ISBN 978-0-684-81325-7.
- ^ Achenbach, Joel (2020-12-23). "Fauci's Christmas Eve: Turning 80 and fighting the pandemic". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
External links edit
- Timballo Siciliano recipe Archived 2017-10-26 at the Wayback Machine
- Rayner, Jay (17 October 2021). "The day I cooked timpano with Stanley Tucci". The Observer.