VELIOTIS: Have you ever made pesto?
The name is Italian, and it means “to pound” or crush. This is derived from the method of preparing it, as it was made by hand in a mortar and pestle for at least 200 years. It might have been influenced by a Roman recipe, first recorded in 1863.
The name is Italian, and it means “to pound” or crush. This is derived from the method of preparing it, as it was made by hand in a mortar and pestle for at least 200 years. It might have been influenced by a Roman recipe, first recorded in 1863.
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