SBS Italian Radio Recipes: Italian Food Interviews and Podcasts with Marisa Raniolo Wilkins
SBS Italian Radio has invited me on many occasions to share some of my favourite Italian recipes, regional food traditions and culinary stories with broadcaster Massimiliano Gugole who it the Audio and Language Content Producer at Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) Australia,
This page brings together those interviews so they are easy to find in one place.
If you speak Italian, you can listen to these conversations on the SBS Audio App or if you click on the links provided below. Each episode generally runs for 10–14 minutes and explores not only recipes but also some of the history, traditions and regional food culture behind them.
One exception is Zuzzu: An Ancient Sicilian Pork Terrine That Uses Everything but the Oink, runs for approximately 30 minutes. This podcast forms part of The Ugly Ducklings of Italian Cuisine, a popular series on SBS with a number of interesting and noteworthy participants. Some of the presenters are not Italian speakers and the podcasts are in English.
These are the podcasts. Use the link to listen on SBS Italian Radio
L’Italia in cucina: puntarelle con pomodorini, aglio e acciughe
Best of 2025: la ricetta dei carciofi ripieni di Marisa Raniolo Wilkins
(rebroadcast from 2025)
Inverno, cosa comprano e cosa mangiano italiani e italiane d’Australia?
La dispensa estiva: i consigli di Valentina Vigni, Dan Pasquali e Marisa Raniolo Wilkins
11 December 2025
Sicilian Cassata, as Recipe by Marisa Raniolo Wilkins | SBS Italian – SBS in Italian
Zuzzu: an ancient Sicilian pork terrine that uses everything but the oink
This episode forms part of the SBS Italian Radio series The Ugly Ducklings of Italian Cuisine, celebrating traditional regional dishes that are less well known outside Italy.
Ricette di Natale 2024: la caponata catanese
La jota triestina, una ricetta perfetta per l’inverno
Read the Recipes in English
Many of these recipes have also been published in English here on All Things Sicilian and More, often with additional historical background, photographs and cooking notes.
Simply use the blog’s search function and search for SBS Italian Radio or search by recipe name or ingredient, for example:
- Puntarelle
- Stuffed Artichokes
- Sicilian Cassata
- The Ugly Ducklings of Italian Cuisine (Zuzzu)
- Jota
You’ll find several detailed recipes about the same ingredient, together with the stories, traditions and regional food culture that inspired each dish.
It is worth seeing the full range of photos of the process of making Zuzzu – Sicilian Pork Terrine:
Zuzzu:The Ugly Ducklings in Italian Cuisine (Scarrafoni in cucina)