For pistachio lovers, there is no time to lose: you can’t miss Eden, the Pistachio Paradise, at one of its three Roman locations. From appetizers to desserts, the star is him: the beloved nutshell fruit.
If you are on a diet or have high cholesterol, stop here, read no further. Here I will talk about Dishes that make you fat just by looking at them. In my opinion, even the steam rising slowly and sinuously from the steaming dish is caloric, so leave all hope or you who are on the fence. This is the realm of that little gem that is so good and so healthy. Green gold, the pistachio: “rich in minerals, stimulates good mood and fights stress,” it reads. If it is so good, why not devote a whole menu to it?
Rome took care of that. Mattia Michelangeli with Eden – The Pistachio Paradise. Three restaurants, partners of Italy Food Porn (a well-known innovative brand dedicated to popularizing gastronomic projects), entirely based on the beloved nutshell fruit. Eden was thus the brainchild of Mattia, a young chef of Sicilian descent, who, after years of working in the kitchen, decided to embark on a project that was a real challenge: “The idea was to raise awareness of a versatile product like pistachio in all its forms“. From appetizer to dessert, all dishes are based on this delicacy.
Very active on social media, they have photos that literally make your mouth water. Go ahead and see here – https://www.instagram.com/eden.paradiso.del.pistacchio
Before trying it, intrigued by the photos-which I sometimes found to be far too abundant in “raw material”-I was a bit skeptical. But one cannot always live in a measured, calibrated, respectable and perfect way. Sometimes you also have to exaggerate, overindulge, dribble, and indulge by indulging in the kind of binge eating you’ll think about tomorrow. And so, here I am telling you about a bombshell in name and in fact: the burrata di Andria breaded with pistachios and fried with a creamy pistachio heart or the slew of appetizers such as pistachio caponata or bruschetta with pistachio cream and truffle.
First courses, but what can I tell you: pistachio gnocchi gratin, shrimp bisque tonnarelli, shrimp and pistachio tartare, the “carbopistacchionara” – pistachio carbonara. Main courses include hamburgers with caciocavallo cheese and pistachios or beef tenderloin with pistachio fondue…and so on.
On desserts from tiramisu to cannoli, no need to repeat, everything pistachio.
Good, caloric and for once: screw the dietician and the scale. Belly made hut.
Last but not least… if you are still not torn and still craving pistachios all you have to do is to draw on the pantry shelves and buy sauces, dips, sweet creams, pesto and pistachio liqueurs to take home. All products are made in Eden’s workshop on Via Braccianese north of Rome and can also be found online.
The bill for two (1 mixed appetizer for two, 2 first courses and 2 desserts with a bottle of Anthilia di Donnafugata) was about 40 euros each.
Eden The Pistachio Paradise
Via Carlo Gherardini, 107
00135 Rome RM
Tel +39 06 86219076
Via Boccea, 531 RM – Tel +39 06 66735536
Via Braccianense, 95 RM – Tel +39 06 69271910
https://www.ilparadisodelpistacchio.it/
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