At Oregano' we love the football... Albeit a little less since Italy was kicked out.
However it only happens once every 4 years, so we may as well embrace it - after all, why pass an opportunity to see friends, eat good food, and relax mid week with a drink?
When you're with the boys (or girls) and the football is on, spicy food and cider is such a winning combination! Don't let spicy food constrain you to curries however!
A few years ago friends of mine joined my wife and me on holiday to visit relatives in Abruzzo, where we ate the regional specialties, which to their surprise included a number of spicy dishes! Often people think of Mediterranean warmth, sweet sun ripens tomatoes and refreshing peppers when considering flavors of Italy. But go a little deeper, a little more local, eat as the locals do and you will find more than a flash of Italian flame in the sauces of the Abruzzese region!
English people are often surprised at the level of spice which can be found across the regions of Italy which is odd considering spice has been part of regional cuisine since Columbus brought back peperoncio from the new world in the 16th century! As with all Italian cuisine spice is something we handle very well and is balanced with our fresh herbs and rich sauces in a way that allows spice to become a more complex accent of a dish, rather than creating what can sometimes me an unpleasant physical sensation.
So as the world cup hots up (pardon the pun) join in with our July special spicy pizzas!
