Get ready for another delicious journey in Season 5 of Luca’s Key Ingredient, where Chef Luca Ciano continues to celebrate the beauty of simplicity in Italian cooking — one key ingredient at a time.

This season, Luca dives even deeper into the soul of Italian cuisine, blending heritage and creativity to showcase how everyday ingredients can be transformed into extraordinary dishes. From creamy saffron risottos and warm pasta salads with burrata to delicate ricotta cakes, tender veal, and luscious gelato desserts — every episode is a tribute to authentic flavours, cooked with heart and inspired by Luca’s Italian roots and Australian lifestyle.

Through his approachable recipes, Luca shares not just his techniques but the passion and emotion behind each dish. Whether it’s a comforting midweek meal or a showstopping celebration dish, Season 5 inspires home cooks to rediscover the magic of simple ingredients — proving that great cooking is about connection, creativity, and joy at the table.


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