Overview

• The BBC Good Food website published a cacio e pepe recipe listing spaghetti, black pepper, Parmesan and butter as core ingredients.
• Claudio Pica, president of Fiepet Confesercenti, said the authentic Roman dish uses only pasta, pecorino romano and pepper and called the BBC version a significant departure from tradition.
• Fiepet Confesercenti notified the British embassy in Rome to protest the recipe’s errors and flagged misleading steps shown in its demonstration video.
• Chef Riccardo Aquilani joined the call for correction, emphasizing the use of hand-grated pecorino romano Dop and artisanal tonnarelli cooked al dente.
• The BBC has yet to respond to the formal rectification request submitted on August 6, leaving the dispute unresolved.