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The most typical and traditional food and wine specialties from all over the world. Their origins, information and interesting facts. Let’s find out the historic restaurants and producers of these specialties to enjoy them at their best.
Pandoro is, together with Panettone cake, one of the ‘classics’ of the Italian Christmas holidays. It’s a simple dessert, almost austere, the result of a centuries-old evolution and the genius of a gifted pastry chef. It owes its enormous success to the elegance of its taste and appearance, characterized by the typical golden reflections. Let’s find out the origins of this specialty from the city of Verona (the same of Romeo and Juliet), its inventor, its places, some hints on its preparation, and many delicious curiosities. (Read more)
Italy – Section: Desserts
Venetian ‘Bacari’.
Strolling through the narrow Venetian alleys, the ‘calli’, it’s easy to come across some ‘Bacari’: small taverns where it’s possible to enjoy tasteful local specialties, the ‘cicchetti’. (coming soon)
‘Spritz’ Spritz is one of the most popular and appreciated Italian long drinks. Its first recipe, very simple, was born in Veneto in the nineteenth century. Over the years, this alcoholic beverage has evolved in many different variations: the best known today is the ‘Aperol Spritz’, prepared using the Aperol bitter.
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‘Wasabi’ is one of the most famous specialties from Japan, consisting of a soft, green paste, more or less bright. It boasts very ancient origins and is used to accompany some of the most typical dishes from the land of the rising sun: above all, sushi. (Read more)
Japan – Sezione: Sauces and condiments
Culatello di Zibello is a typical product from the Lower Parma area (‘Bassa Parmense’), in the Italian region of Emilia Romagna, considered of such value to deserve the nickname ‘King of hams’. Never as in this case, the connection between a specialty and its territory of origin is not only very strong, but essential. (Read more)
Italy – Section: Cold cuts and cheeses
‘Gorgonzola’ PDO, the famous veined blue cheese, takes its name from the Italian city of Gorgonzola. Let’s find out more about this delicacy, discovering how it’s made and many interesting facts, also thanks to the precious help of its most traditional producers. (Read more)
Italy – Section: Cold cuts and cheeses
Brunello di Montalcino, one of the standard-bearers of the Italian winemaking tradition, was born in Tuscany, in the the Municipality of Montalcino, not far from the city of Siena. A place full of charm, boasting a millennial history, able to enchant its visitors thanks to breathtaking views and to a red wine of great structure and elegance, which is not afraid of time. (Read more)
Italy – Section: Beverages
The origins of Lambrusco date back to a distant past and are closely related to the evolution of the vines that grow in the area between the regions of Emilia-Romagna and Lombardy. In all these years, this wine absorbed and incorporated not only the riches of the soil but also the culture and spirit of the people who have always lived in these places. (Read more)
Italy – Section: Beverages
Wine Masters is a documentary serie about the world of wine, created by the Dutch producer Klaas de Jong. An ambitious project, meant to engage viewers by giving them emotions that go far beyond the classic information.
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Unleavened flatbread is a type of food whose origins belong to a distant past. Over time, it has evolved in many forms: ‘Piadina Romagnola’ is one of them. Not surprisingly, its name is closely linked to one of the Italian regions that are most interesting from a culinary point of view, Romagna.
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Italy – Section: Street food
Although there are many types of preparations similar to fried pizza all around the world, the one from Naples has a very special flavor, deeply related to the place. It’s therefore no coincidence that the famous director Vittorio De Sica assigned to this specialty a role in the movie that is his tribute to the city: ‘The gold of Naples’. (Read more)
Italy – Section: Street food
1956, the American jazz singer Bulee “Slim” Gaillard dedicates a song to one of the most famous snacks in the world. The name the song is ‘Potato Chips’. (Read more)
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ONLY THE MOST TYPICAL AND TRADITIONAL FOOD & WINE
Although ‘Struffoli’, the delicious Italian dessert, were not invented in Naples, but rather the result of the contamination of ancient gastronomic cultures, over the centuries they have acquired such a charm to become ambassadors of the Neapolitan taste both in Italy and in the rest of the world. (Read more)
Italy – Section: Desserts
Babà, the Neapolitan specialty, is not originally from this city, but from a region located in the North-East of France, Lorraine, where a Polish king, Stanisław Leszczyński, spent years in exile. To cheer the long, cold days of the sovereign, his personal cook, Nicolas Stohrer, invented the famous dessert. (Read more)
Italy – Section: Desserts
Talking about the food of the Native North Americans, also known as American Indians, is not easy. Many think that they are just one people, sharing the same customs: nothing further from the truth. So, let’s find out how and what the communities belonging to the ‘Indian nations’ eat in the various regions of the continent. (Read more)
Harry’s Bar is undoubtedly a fascinating place, rightly part of the collective imagination. Over the years, also thanks to its customers and their stories, this restaurant has developed a kind of ‘soul’. Two of the most famous Italian specialties have been invented within its walls: the ‘Bellini’ and the ‘Carpaccio’. (Read more)
Italy – Section: Historic food places / Veneto Region / Venice
There are places where food, no matter how delicious, manages to acquire additional, unexpected flavor: places like ‘Ballotta’, a ‘trattoria’, serving traditional specialties since the XVII Century to all kind of customers. Among them, very famous people such as Galileo Galilei … and many others! (Read more)
Italy – Section: Historic food places / Veneto Region / Euganean Hills
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