Courgette Carbonara

The classic Italian carbonara recipe from Rome is made with pancetta, eggs and lots of Parmesan cheese. Roman Jews took out the original recipe’s forbidden pork and avoided the meat-dairy combination by substituting the pancetta with courgette. The result is this delicious vegetarian carbonara. In Rome, it is also possible to make this a meaty dish, with local varieties of carne secca or coppiette (cold cuts of dried beef) that are sold by the city’s ko