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Again on butter: historically it was used in the north of Italy a lot, especially in the mountains, where oil wasn't available. My father didn't know what oil w

Again on butter: historically it was used in the north of Italy a lot, especially in the mountains, where oil wasn't available. My father didn't know what oil was when he was a boy. It was used in the center and south of Italy before it spread to everywhere. Today you will almost always find oil used, but I think it's an interesting variation. You can also do a split of oil and butter.

jaclaz 4y ago
Roughly the dividing line between use of oil vs. butter (or lard) in traditional regional cuisine was slightly north of Bologna, until relatively recent times (I would say until post 2nd world war). South, oil. North, butter. My grandmother (from Parma) firmly believed that olive oil was to be used uncooked for salads and similar. JFYI: https://www.cittadellolio.it/2017/06/15/olio-cucina-4-secoli-storia/ https://www.cittadellolio.it/2017/06/15/olio-cucina-4-secoli...