Speaking of pesto, Liguria immediately comes to mind: it is in this beautiful region, in fact, that this sauce, which is even said to be an aphrodisiac, was created with great care.
Pesto is a cold sauce, synonym and symbol of Genoa and the whole of Liguria, which for several decades has been among the most well-known and widespread sauces in the world.
The first traces of pesto can be found even in the 19th century and since then the recipe has always remained the same, at least in the home preparation. To make real pesto alla genovese you need a marble mortar and a wooden pestle and… a lot of patience.
Like every traditional recipe, every family has its own recipe for pesto alla genovese, the one we propose in this recipe is that of the Genoese Pesto Consortium.
