How is Christmas celebrated in Italy? In Italy the tradition is twofold: for Christmas Eve dinner it is customary to eat fish or lean dishes. Christmas lunch, on the other hand, makes way for all kinds of culinary abundance. Many families celebrate both events, and until a few decades ago, the traditions were clear: in
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Nestled between the Apennine Mountains and the Adriatic Sea, Abruzzo is a region in Southern Italy that boasts some of the finest wines in the country. With its unique microclimate and strong agricultural tradition, Abruzzo has developed high-quality wines that often fly under the radar. To help you dive into this uncharted territory, we’ve rounded
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There is no doubt that carbonara has curiously become one of the symbolic dishes of Roman gastronomy, but its fame has extended far beyond the walls of Rome, becoming an emblem of national cuisine. While in its first decades of life, this recipe had plenty of experimentation and extreme freedom of interpretation, in the last
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Today, are talking about Abruzzo: four provinces, an Adriatic coast, three Apennine massifs, three national parks, and various protected natural areas. A mountainous and wooded region with a rich flora and fauna heritage, beautiful, wild, and yet very hospitable. The recipes of these lands have been jealously preserved over the centuries by the women, who
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Italy is the top producer of fine wine, and while the world mostly talks about its red wines, there are lots of really good white wines as well to discover and savor. Today we’re going to take a look at 5 of the best white wines that we can recommend while you tour the Italian
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Italy is a country that’s very well known for its coffee and coffee drinks. From the strong espresso shots prepared in high quality, professional machines, to the sweetest and most delicious coffee iced creams. Today we’re going to take a look at the most famous and traditional coffee types you can find in bars and
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Gnocchi are a very iconic type of dumpling in Italian cuisine, very delicious and with many variations. They are small lumps of dough most traditionally composed of a simple combination of wheat flour, egg, salt, and potatoes. There are lots of variations of gnocchi, some using semolina flour, cheese, day old breadcrumbs, or cornmeal. There
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Extra virgin olive oil is part of our history: it is one of the most popular foods on Italian tables as well as one of the foundations of the Mediterranean diet. It can be used in many ways, from dressing raw foods, such as salads, to an essential ingredient for cooking a potentially infinite number
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Verona, the romantic city par excellence, home of the most famous lovers in history, as well as the most unfortunate, Romeo and Juliet. A timeless place, a jewel in the heart of the Veneto that attracts tourists from all over the world, not only for the Shakespearean tragedy, for the curiosity of climbing onto the
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Lambrusco is a sparkling wine produced in Emilia-Romagna. It has a reputation for being very food-friendly and excellent value. Lambrusco is known to be an industrial-scale production of sweet, easy-drinking, and even uninteresting sparkling wines. This is not entirely fair as there are some very fine examples of Lambrusco wine made with the same care
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