I’m not Italian, but I did learn the authentic way to make homemade pesto sauce in Genoa Italy, the home of pesto. The name Pesto comes from the Genoese word, pesta, which means to pound or crush.

I’m not Italian, but I did learn the authentic way to make homemade pesto sauce in Genoa Italy, the home of pesto. The name Pesto comes from the Genoese word, pesta, which means to pound or crush.