Pasta Fritta alla Siracusana

Have you ever wondered what Italian junk food would be like? Look no further! This dish is entirely composed of fat, salt and carbs, no nutrients to speak of.

Actually I only chose this recipe because last week I accidentally opened the pack of cappeli d'angelo, thinking it was spaghetti, and I didn't want this open pack hang around in our cupboard for very long. And given our recent failure of the chicken-avgolemono-pie, I didn't think DH was ready for the other capelli d'angelo-recipe, with a butter and lemon sauce.

Basically, you cook the pasta until al dente, turn it in butter, then add a mixture of eggs, cheese and breadcrumbs, shape 'nests' and fry. Let's be honest - the first bite was interesting, not because it was anything special flavourwise but because it was something new, something original, and who will deny that our bodies don't crave things like fat and salt? But after that first bite it quickly went from boring to disgusting.