Barilla Open Carbonara | A Short film

Carbonara is one of the most loved pasta dishes in the world. Spaghetti, Guanciale, Roman pecorino cheese, eggs and pepper: 5 ingredients that conquered many palates. But whether for health conditions, culture or personal choices, the recipe that everyone loves cannot be enjoyed by everyone. That’s why this year Barilla will celebrate #CarbonaraDay with an alternative carbonara recipe that even more of us can enjoy turning this iconic pasta dish into a more inclusive one. Inspired by a true story, together with the chefs Marco Martini, Asma Khan, Giulia Tomelleri, Jasmine Guetta & Manuel Kanah, and Victoire Gouloubi, we created the “Open Carbonara”, a dish inspired by the classic, but Halal, Kosher, Vegan, lactose free and gluten free. This #CarbonaraDay many more people can have a seat at the same table and enjoy alternative takes on the Italian pasta dish. This is only the beginning of a cross cultural and inclusive project: The “Open Recipes” platform. This platform was developed to help more of our community to come together. “Open recipes” will feature hundreds of pasta recipes suitable for various diets, and will continue to be developed to cater for as many people as we can. Find out more at and find your own inclusive recipe. Happy #CarbonaraDay!