Cookery in Basilicata has always been enriched by handmade pasta.
The ‘manate’ made in Vaglio with eggs, water, salt and hard wheat flour are a traditional kind of handmade pasta.
On a wooden table, heap up some flour and make a whole in the middle of it. Put in this whole eggs, salt and hot water to amalgamate it all.
Knead the mixture until it becomes like a soft compact ball. Cut the nought in small pieces, flat them with a rolling pin, give them the shape of regular strips 1-cm wide and crumple them on the side, so that they become light and compact.
The manate from Vaglio are perfect for seasoning with tomato sauce, beans or chickpeas.