Il Timpano?

[gymnema]

Timballo is Timbano in the sicilian dialect :D

[patchbus]

@gymnema I wonder if the film's gastronomical consultants were sicillian

[zsimon21]

@patchbus @ituim2007 No. His name is Giovanni Scappin and he is from Northern Italy, Tuscany perhaps, l forget

[patchbus]

@zsimon21 Thanks! Chef Scappin's interesting bio is available at the Culinary Institute of America website! (ciachef.edu)

[ituim2007]

"Lu timpan" is dialect from the province of Teramo, where this recipe is from

[patchbus]

@ituim2007 Thank you for the clarification! 

[wpulhamus]

Whatever that was it looked hella good.

[zof31091]

timballo= salt-pie (more or less)

timpano= eardrum (or kettledrum)

;)

[anne24ism]

if Anyone reading this has tried it let me know it looks good.

[toidhh22]

@anne24ism I have made it, I found the recipe in an italian language cook book in Rome some years ago. I recognized it from the movie. Exactly the same thing, eggplant and everything. It is fantastic and a great dish to bring to a big party.

[LpsShortMovieMaker]

@anne24ism i tried it at home 2 times it's the best food you will ever eat!

[ringhino75]

Comunque si chiama  "TImballo"

[patchbus]

Unfortunately, I don't speak Italian. Thank you for the comment. I will add "timballo" to the tags because, evidently, "timpano" and "timballo" are either similar or related.

[vintage1962]

@patchbus ...yes, they both mean "large kettle drum" ....like you see in the symphony.

This amazing dish gets it's name from the shape.