The annual event brings together foodies from around the globe for a day full of celebrations dedicated to the decadent dish.
CarbonaraDay, organised by the Italian Food Union and the International Pasta Organisation since 2017, features a series of online culinary events, with the chance to follow the carbonara recipes of top chefs live from your own kitchen.
Over the last six years, the annual celebration has become the world’s largest “spaghetti social” online, with more than 1.6 million Instagram posts containing the hashtag #Carbonara.
The 2022 event can be followed on social media, with fans posting live video recipes and sharing their opinions, photos and tips on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
There are many stories associated with carbonara, some which take us to Naples and others to the US.
Its etymology is uncertain, as are its origins.
Most texts don’t cite its existence until 1930, meaning it’s a relatively young dish.
The version which traces the dish’s origins back to the US is plausible, as it’s first mentioned after the liberation of Rome, in 1944.
Perhaps it was during that time that bacon and dehydrated eggs appeared, brought over by American troops.
But the nationalists and romantics out there prefer to believe that carbonara came about as an “evolution” of cacio e ova, a pasta dish from Lazio and Abruzzo, and got its name from the lumbermen who made coal, or carbone, out of wood in the Apennines.
Regardless of its origins, traditionalists argue that true carbonara features just five essential ingredients: pasta, guanciale (pork cheek), pecorino, egg and black pepper.
On the other hand, innovators argue that since pasta is such a versatile dish, there should be no limits on how carbonara is interpreted.
Follow this recipe to create your own moutherwatering bowl of carbonara.
