But, for practical purposes, there was a problem—one that may help explain why making cacio e pepe can be so frustrating: ...

Before the pasta is fully cooked, take it out of the water and put it in the pan. This is the crucial mantecatura step, fundamental in Italian cuisine. Add the pecorino, and a little more pasta water, ...

The classic Italian cacio e pepe pasta is notoriously tricky to get right, but physicists have come up with a trick to ...