If you love Neapolitan ragù in all its forms, here is the post for you: tasting tips in the various Tandem places in Naples, from the traditional to the more modern taste of cuzzetiello.
A trip to Naples, as we know, cannot be separated from trying its cuisine. Cuisine that does not necessarily mean being seated in a restaurant. In fact, if you are visiting the city center and times are tight, there is a place where you can taste traditional Neapolitan dishes while continuing to walk around the city. In fact, in the heart of Naples, at the intersection of Via Mezzocannone and Via de Marinis Tandem: a place opened by a group of young Neapolitan boys. In a corner where you almost have to notice, you enter the realm of Neapolitan ragout... to take away though!
Tandem ragù: The “cuzzetiello” take away
In this little place in the center of Naples, the Neapolitan ragù is the master but, in a "new" guise, namely in the cuzzetiello. The cuzzetiello is nothing more than the final part of the so-called "Neapolitan palatone", the typical bread of the Vesuvian area with a narrow and elongated shape, baked in wood and made with mother yeast. Da Tandem can be found stuffed with various condiments, typical of Neapolitan cuisine: from simple ragù to meatballs, from eggplant parmigiana to ragù with pork chop.
And if the guys from Tandem finally made the take away Neapolitan ragù, in fact it must be said that bread with a little tomato is also a tradition in these parts. It is in fact a snack that was used to make at home, when perhaps the leftovers of lunches or dinners were available. But if you really want to taste real pasta with meat sauce, that's no problem.
Wide choice and low cost prices
Also at Tandem, it is possible to choose between the classics of the Neapolitan tradition to the dish: rigatoni with meat sauce, with meatballs, ziti alla genovese, gnocchi with provola and meat sauce, pasta with ricotta and various side dishes such as broccoli. Nothing is missing from tradition and the portions are super abundant! The taste? Unforgettable! What about the prices? Convenient, as the tradition of Neapolitan take-away food wants. Try it for yourself and, above all, don't forget it!
Not just cuzzetiello: the taste of Tandem at the table
However, after the great success of its original take away, Tandem is not just take away. Both in the historic center and in Vomero, it has opened its restaurants, where you can enjoy appetizers, first courses, second courses and traditional desserts comfortably seated. The suggestion for all locals is to book, to avoid waiting. Once here, one cannot but start with the legendary scarpetta in the sauce, where the bread is always strictly the Neapolitan palatone. But the eggplant parmigiana is also delicious.
Continuing with the first courses, if ziti with meat sauce are a timeless classic, try the Genoese-style mezzani, It is a must. Especially for onion lovers. The dish cooked with art and according to tradition, is perfectly digestible. And its flavor is something unique: delicate but which remains impressed at the same time.
For the seconds you can not pull back in front of meatballs in tomato sauce, sausages or to the "tracchia", or the rack of pork ribs. Whatever the choice, a side dish of friarielli it can not miss. And if there is still space, even the desserts accompanied by a glass of limoncello do not disappoint.
