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Tagliatelle

Many types of pasta exist and today we are going to talk about tagliatelle! According to legend, tagliatelle was invented in 1487 by Mastro Zafirano, on the occasion of the marriage of Lucrezia Borgia with the Duke of Ferrara. Allegedly the cook was inspired by the...

Tuscan Olive Oil

Tuscan Olive Oil

So what's the difference between PDO and PGI Tuscan olive oil? The distinction lies in the production process. The acronym PDO stands for Protected Designation of Origin, while IGP stands for Protected Geographical Indication. In the case of DOP products, all the...

Italian Seasonings: The 3 Most Used

Italian Seasonings: The 3 Most Used

Many people all over the world tend to use Italian seasonings in order to enrich the taste of every dish, sometimes mixing them. Photo credit: Canva Used with meat, fish, pasta, eggs, bruschette and veggies, seasonings are perfect with many dishes in order to make...

Tagliolini: History, Tradition and Recipe

Tagliolini: History, Tradition and Recipe

Tagliolini (also named Tajarin) are one of many fresh egg types of pasta from the Piedmontese culinary tradition widespread especially in the Langhe area. Long, thin, and of a deep yellow color due to the presence of abundant yolk, tagliolini are eaten with rich...

Cured meats in Emilia Romagna

Cured meats in Emilia Romagna

Cured meats are an excellence of the Italian food. Emilia-Romagna offers many types. Eat them accompanied by fried dumplings or tigelle and piadina. Also a good glass of Lambrusco or Sangiovese is never missing either!

Fisherman-style Piadina recipe

Fisherman-style Piadina recipe

Taste the Loriana Sfogliatissima piadina (flat Italian bread) with prawns, avocado, vegetables, parsley, and lemon: in few minutes and incredible snack! Ingredients 1 Piadina Sfogliatissima 4 prawns 1 slice of yellow pepper 1 slice of red pepper 1 small tomato Half...

Carasau bread history

Carasau bread history

Its history starts all the way back to before 1000 BC. The women prepared it for their men who were working as shepherds in the fields. The bread was made in such a way it wouldn’t lose its flavor and texture and was able to be stored for a long period of time.

Types of Balsamic Vinegar

Three types of balsamic vinegar have been on the market for some years: traditional balsamic vinegar of Modena, traditional balsamic vinegar of Reggio Emilia, balsamic vinegar of Modena. All three flaunt the adjective Balsamic on the label of the glass container. The...

Ways to enjoy Prosciutto in Italy

Ways to enjoy Prosciutto in Italy

Prosciutto is a staple in Italian cuisine, and many Italian regions have their own way to enjoy it. Either with bread, wine and special pans the recipes are many.

Oil Digital Fingerprint

Oil Digital Fingerprint

Oil Digital Fingerprint...what is it? It is one of the objectives of the Violin inter-university project, "Enhancement of Italian products derived from olive oil through innovative analytical techniques", which studies the characteristics of Italian PDO oils....

How to cook dried mushroom

How to cook dried mushroom

Dried mushrooms are a great pantry solution to create amazing and tasty recipes but how to cook the dried mushroom?.In Italy, the most famous are the porcini Italian mushrooms that grow naturally in the Italian mountains, the Alps and the Apennines, and which are...

What Does EVO Mean?

What Does EVO Mean?

So what does EVO mean? The term EVO, referring to olive oil, is the abbreviation for extra virgin olive oil. This type of oil is obtained, as required by a specific regulation, it's obtained through mechanical cold extraction or cold pressing. Both are operations that...

The Cultivation of Capers

The Cultivation of Capers

The cultivation of capers has ancient origins: it was born between North Africa and the Middle East and there are traces of it in the Bible, but also in the writings of Hippocrates, Aristotle and Pliny the Elder. Photo Credit: Wikipedia It is a resistant plant, able...

Seasonings for Pasta

Seasonings for Pasta

Seasonings for pasta are very important in order to add flavor...Many seasonings are used in Italian recipes and they usually are dried herbs and spices, sometimes even powder or vegetables like garlic. Photo Credit: PxHere Pasta is a classic Italian dish that is...

Garlic Braid

Garlic Braid

Photo credit: Flickr The weaving process of the white Garlic braid in Piacenza (Emilia Region) is a heritage passing from father and son (or better from mother and daughter). Garlic bulbs are extracted from the ground with the help of your hands, or at most with a...

Rosè and Prosciutto

Rosè and Prosciutto

Prosciutto is great when eaten on its own but when paired well, its taste gets accentuated even more. That’s why rosè is a great pairing with prosciutto…

Seasonings: How to Use and Pair Them

Seasonings: How to Use and Pair Them

Photo Credit: Pikist   Many seasonings exist and today we are going to talk about the spice mix ones, these are usually made of dried herbs and spices, sometimes even powder vegetables like garlic. The most used in Italian recipes and produced in Italy are: Star...

Capperi and its meaning

Capperi and its meaning

  Cappero is a small flower with a prostrate-drooping habit. The buds, called capers, and more rarely the fruits, known as cucunci, are consumed from the plant. Both are preserved in oil, vinegar or salt. So capperi means capers, but in Italy, we use this word as...

Prosciutto and Melon

Prosciutto and Melon

Prosciutto and Melon is a classic Italian dish and an all-time perfect summer antipasto. Yet not many know its creator was a Greek doctor that wanted to combine all earth’s four elements in order to create a balanced dish…

International Alba Truffle Fair

International Alba Truffle Fair

The International Alba Truffle Fair in Turin, which this year celebrates the 90th edition, will take place. The final confirmation was given by the president of the Fair, Liliana Allena. This location will characterize the new, more digital soul of the show that will...

Di Costa Marie Angie

Di Costa Marie Angie

Di Costa Marie Ange is an Italian company located in the beautiful Sicilian land. Its founder, Vincenzo Di Costa, since the age of 17 decides to concentrate all his strength and passion in love for the confectionary world.

Parmareggio

In 1959 the adventure of the Consortium owner of the Parmareggio brand began, when eight dairies in the Parmigiano Reggiano area came together to collect milk from the companies and transform them into the industrial property owned by the Cooperative focus on meat and...