Classic pesto alla Genovese calls for basil, Parmigiano-Reggiano, pine nuts, olive oil, garlic and salt (but go easy—Parmesan is salty on its own). Both Cathy Whims, in her excellent new ...

Although the pesto has become common to identify anything produced by pounding, the Pesto all Genovese is, and always will be ...

When they realized it was the town where Genovese pesto, the sauce known in Japan simply as “Genovese” originated, they decided to stop by. They arrived at a bustling port town with few tourists.