Pasta all'Ortolana Pasta all'Ortolana Pasta all'Ortolana is an Italian dish made by cooking various different vegetables before mixing them together with pasta ( translates "Greengrocer"). The recipe does not state a specific type of pasta, so it can be made with Fusilli, Fettuccine, Penne, Rigatoni, Farfalle or any other type of short Pasta. The vegetables used in the process are generally carrots, onions, leeks, garlic, zucchini, celery, yellow and red capsicum, cherry tomatoes and eggplants. Vegetables have to be washed and cleaned before slicing them in small strips (apart from the celery that needs to be chopped in even smaller pieces). The
Italian New Zealanders Italians brought with them their language, food and customs to New Zealand. In 1882, Club Garibaldi was established in Wellington by Italian settlers. It is one the oldest Italian clubs in the Southern Hemisphere. Club Garibaldi published in 1992 a book titled "Alla Fine Del Mondo – To the Ends of the Earth" authored by Paul Elenio. Also in Wellington, there is the Circolo Italiano di Wellington. The Auckland Dante Alighieri Italian Society provides Italian language courses for people, cultural events, food, lectures and discussions, and a celebration of the Italian language and culture. The Festival Italiano is organized by