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Italian Food Lands
Paccheri Pasta
Neapolitan paccheri perfectly absorb condiments and blend with any ingredient thanks to their convexity and their rough surface retain the sauces and guarantee an incomparable taste….
Zucchini Risotto with Balsamic Vinegar
Let’s start with facts: risotto is a typical first course of Italian cuisine, originally from Veneto then spread throughout…
Why Saffron is Expesive
Saffron produced in Italy is a very high quality product, often sold at much higher prices than saffron that comes from Iran or Morocco….
Pasta and Cheese Pairings
Pasta and cheese...a happy marriage that has its roots in very remote times. In the Italian tradition, pasta can be seasoned in many ways, but without the cheese something is often lost: it is an ingredient that enhances the goodness of pasta, enhances the intense...
How Much does it Weigh Grana Padano?
Have you ever wondered how much a form of Grana Padano cheese weighs? Or how much milk does it take to make it? Or, again: what size is it? Today we try to answer all these curiosities. Grana Padano Production Process 1,000 liters of raw milk are first...
The most amazing wine pairings with prosciutto
Wine pairings with prosciutto can take its tasting to a whole new level, in fact, the wines we listed here are actually the best ones.
Stale Bread: Recipe on How to Reuse it
Ever wondered how to reuse the leftovers of stale bread? Well, we have a tasty recipe for you!
Lasagne Pasta
Lasagna is a typical first course of Emilian gastronomy, a recipe known and appreciated throughout Italy plus it is also the Italian Sunday dish par excellence….
Pappardelle Pasta
Pappardelle are a type of pasta of the Tuscan homemade tradition, made of a mixture of flour, eggs and salt combined with art to form wide strips, rustic and rough to the touch…
Fusilli
Fusilli are a type of pasta, originally from Campania. In Gragnano, to these days, they are made by hand, rolling spaghetti with a wire and then drying them…
Mediterranean Diet: The Best in the World
Mediterranean dieta has been ranked the best in the world by the best diet ranking 2021 elaborated by the U.S. media U.S. News & World Report!
Crostata Cake: History and Interesting Facts
Crostata Cake: It is not easy to trace the origin of the tart, but we can certainly define it as one of the oldest sweets in the peninsula…
Penne Pasta
Penne or pen are generally a type of pasta of cylindrical, tube-shaped pasta made from durum wheat flour…
Aquilian Saffron
Aquilian safforn is the best in the world…That’s also because saffron has origins from the island of Crete and has spread throughout the East, in fact, the development in Abruzzo has something casual and miraculous…
Extra Virgin Oil Benefits for Mom and Child
Extra virgin olive oil is a typical ingredient of the Mediterranean diet, whose characteristics are scientifically recognized as essential for the growth of children and the well-being of adults….
Carbonara Day: All You Need To Know
Carbonara Day is celebrated – promoted by Union food pasta makers and by Ipo (International Pasta Organization) with the We Love Pasta website – which last year involved over 500 million people who they participated on…
Saffron and Mushrooms Gnocchi Recipe
This saffron and mushrooms gnocchi recipe is delicious and very quick to make. Gnocchi are an ancient food invented in Veneto initially prepared with various types of flours (wheat, rice) or even with dry bread or breadcrumb, sometimes vegetables of various types were...
Campania Olive Oil: IGP recognition
Campania Olive Oil presents traditional, unique and inimitable gastronomic charachteristics. These olive oils that have been made since ancient years, with production methods handed down from generation to generation
Dosage of Saffron
The dosage of saffron to put in a recipe obviously depend on what you have to do and the chef's inspiration...If you are making the classic Milanese risotto we generally recommend a dose of 12/15 threads per serving (80-90 grams of rice), or 0.15 grams for a risotto...
Easter Muffin Recipe with Parmesan
There is this Easter Muffin Recipe with Parmesan that is used every year in Italy as a way to celebrate the holiday. The ingredients are connected to the history of easter, sacrality and christianity. Bread is Christ bread of life, wine and his blood, meat is his...
Balsamic Vinegar PGI
Balsamic Vinegar PGI of Modena is produced in the territories of the province of Modena and, although the name does not suggest it, also in those of the province of Reggio Emilia. It is a lower quality vinegar than PDO. More widespread, cheaper, but also less pure. As...
Pizzoccheri Pasta
Pizzoccheri Pasta are a type of pasta which is very fresh and its shape is made with a mixture of buckwheat flour, strong flour and water.The history of pizzoccheri takes us to Valtellina, to be precise to Teglio, a splendid village in the province of Sondrio. Teglio...
History of Saffron
The history of saffron starts since ancient times, it is mentioned in Greek myths and in the Bible. For centuries our Crocus Sativus has been appreciated in the kitchen and has always been considered precious, so much so that it is a symbol of wealth. About Saffron...
Saffron in Pistils
Using pure saffron is very simple, we will explain in 3 steps how to use saffron pistils (or more correctly stigmas) for your recipes. The spice called saffron is obtained from the stigmas of the Crocus sativus flower, belonging to the Iridaceae family. Successfully...
The History of Colomba
The History of Colomba starts with a legend, but first let's talk about what actually is, Colomba. The Colomba Pasquale is the typical leavened cake of the Italian tradition, which is brought to the table on Easter day together with the Neapolitan Pastiera; and is...
Parmesan Aged Over 12 Months
Parmesan aged over 12 months is the youngest Parmigiano Reggiano, which is the minimum seasoning for the Consortium to be able to give it the D.O.P. Ageing Phase The aging phase is a crucial step to obtain an excellent Parmigiano Reggiano, in fact, once the...
Healthy Foods for Fitness
Healthy foods for fitness are incredibly important and crucial for the proper rigeneration of the muscle tissue and in order to have the perfect energy to train. Micro and Macronutrients A healthy and varied diet is able to provide all the macro and...
Giusti Balsamic Vinegar: Giuseppe Giusti
Balsamic vinegar, to be perfect has to have salient parameters such as the dark brown color, full and bright, the intense smell, which hides grape aromas and hints of wood wines, the agro resulting from the slow acetification, and the complexity of the aromas...
Why Extra Virgin Oil is better
Just 50 ml of extra virgin olive oil with a high phenolic content is enough to improve endothelial function. The reports on the effects on the cardiovascular system of olive oils should specify the category and characteristics of the product: it is the extra virgin...
Taralli History
Taralli is an exceptional and peculiar type of crunchy bread that has the shape of a ring, nowadays is eaten by everyone, but back when it was invented only the poor ate it.
Grissini Bread History
Grissini are actually bread sticks and nowdays it’s easy to find them everywhere but many years ago a doctor used them in order to make Turin’s duke gain his health and strength back.
Pecorino Cheese: 5 Reasons Why You Should Eat It
Even though doctors and dieticians recommend a sparing use of cheeses, consuming 30/40 gr of pecorino cheese a day helps to satisfy our body's need in terms of proteins, phosphorus and calcium. This type of cheese is actually very high in proteins and overall...
Giuseppe Giusti Balsamic Vinegar Recognitions
Between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries the Giuseppe Giusti Balsamic Vinegars made themselves known all over the world and enjoyed unanimous success among the European public…
Balsamic Vinegar of Modena
Balsamic vinegar of Modena, thanks to its unmistakable bitter-sweet flavor that lend itself to the most varied combinations in the kitchen, to its velvety density, which is a real pleasure for the palate, has distinguished itself all over the world, soon becoming...
Italian Easter Colomba cake recipe
Let’s say: it’s not easy nor for all, but why not? Get the challenge to cook the Colomba cake by yourself!
Coffee cream for Colomba cake recipe
A sweet Coffee cream to energize your cakes, biscuits and breackfast
Strawberries cream for Colomba cake recipe
A fresh Strawberries cream that you can use for Colomba cake but with many other cakes and biscuits
Cheese Pairings With Prosciutto
Cheese pairings with prosciutto play an important role when creating the perfect prosciutto board. And depending on the type of meats - prosciutto, coppa, speck, porchetta - one can pair different types of cheese. So we gathered some suggestions: • Among all the nice...
Parmesan aged: Different Types
A Parmesan aged (Parmigiano Reggiano) has at least 12 months, the highest among cheeses: at that point only the forms deemed suitable for the selection examination can continue aging for 24 months or more. Only the forms that have the essential characteristics...
Balsamic Vinegar Composition
Knowing what is balsamic vinegar composition is a very common curiosity. The fundamental difference between every other vinegar and balsamic vinegar consists of the raw material: grape must. Photo credit: wikipedia According to experts, three factors are fundamental...
