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Gennaro Contaldo

Gennaro Contaldo

Southern Italian home cooking Presents simplified Italian home cooking that works even with ingredients from a British supermarket. Takes some non-traditional approaches too, such as a carbonara made with pancetta and butter.

Gennaro Contaldo (the videos collected here are published on the Jamie Oliver channel) · own channel · ~648K subscribers (as of 2026-09-05)

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Pasta al LimoneLemon Pasta | Gennaro Contaldo

Spaghetti alla carbonara (on the Jamie Oliver channel)Easy Spaghetti Carbonara | Gennaro Contaldo

Cacio e pepe (on the Jamie Oliver channel)Cacio e Pepe | Gennaro Contaldo

Pasta all'amatriciana (on the Jamie Oliver channel)Pasta All'amatricana | Gennaro Contaldo | Italian Special

What defines this chef’s technique

  • Builds carbonara richness from pancetta, egg, Parmigiano, and butter rather than cream (per the video description; the video is sponsored by a butter-spread brand)
  • Reportedly pares down steps and quantities into something easy to reproduce at home (the video's own content is unverified)
  • Also covers Roman dishes like cacio e pepe and amatriciana on the Jamie Oliver channel

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