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Cured meats in Veneto

Cured meats in Veneto

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Cured meats are the excellence of Italian food and wine tradition and are often accompanied by local specialties that enhance the flavor. Today we discover Veneto’s!

Marche Specialty: Fabriano Salami

Marche Specialty: Fabriano Salami

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The Fabriano salami, is one of the noblest products of the Marche pork-butchery and has an ancient tradition and prestige. It is produced by very few artisans but the average quality is excellent. This Slow Food association wants to convince some other small breeders...

Discover Parma

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Parma city is located in the Northern part of the region Emilia-Romagna. What to See in Parma Parma’s downtown is full of  thing to see: from art masterpieces, wide green spaces to little and big treasures from different ages...The presence of music in the history of...

Baked Mozzarella in Carrozza Recipe

Baked Mozzarella in Carrozza Recipe

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Today we propose to you a very simple recipe that makes mozzarella the star of it: Mozzarella in Carrozza. Summer is here and with it comes the enjoyment of eating tasty yet simple and quick recepies. A staple in the Italian summer is, of course, the amazing...

Mozzarella: History, Production and Types

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Mozzarella is a type of cheese that is fresh stretched and soft which lends itself to a pretty fast consumption. White, shiny and without rind, it is characterized by a pleasantly fibrous but soft consistency, the aroma of milk and the flavor that transmits a slight...

Homemade Lasagne Recipe

Homemade Lasagne Recipe

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Lasagna is the typical Italian Sunday dish. This rich and tasty dish originates from Emilia and, specifically, from the city of Bologna. Lasagna, however, is known, appreciated, made, remade, tasted and shared not only throughout Italy, but also abroad as an Italian...

Recipe: Truffle Fettuccine

Recipe: Truffle Fettuccine

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If you want to bring to the table a fine dish that knows how to conquer the most demanding palates and delight them with an unmistakable aroma, this first course is just for you! The truffle fettuccine has a mix of aromas and flavors that your guests will hardly be...

Alba White Truffle Fair

Alba White Truffle Fair

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It’s official: from the 9th of October to the 5th of December 2021 it’ll take place the International Alba White Truffle Fair. The ideal place to appreciate and buy the best of truffles from the woods of Langhe Roero and Monferrato.

Grissini Sweet Pairings

Grissini Sweet Pairings

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Grissini is a special type of bread, born in Turin in the shape of thin, dry and crunchy rods, and therefore more easily digestible, made of leavened bread dough prepared with type 0 and type 00 soft wheat flour, with or without salt, sometimes seasoned with oil or...

Balsamic Vinegar PDO

Balsamic Vinegar PDO

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The grapes for the production of traditional balsamic vinegar PDO of Modena must be produced in the traditional territory of the Province of Modena. Similarly, processing and bottling must also take place in the provincial area. Balsamic Vinegar PDO Charachteristics...

White Truffle

White Truffle

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The prized white truffle, scientific name tuber magnatum pico is considered the truffle par excellence because it is of considerable commercial importance…

Paccheri Pasta

Paccheri Pasta

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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….

Pasta and Cheese Pairings

Pasta and Cheese Pairings

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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?

How Much does it Weigh Grana Padano?

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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...

Trofie Pasta

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Trofie Pasta is a type of pasta that The Ligurian trofie are a particular type of pasta of Ligurian cuisine, characterized by an elongated, intertwined and thin shape

Lasagne Pasta

Lasagne Pasta

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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 Pasta

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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

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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…

Aquilian Saffron

Aquilian Saffron

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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…

Dosage of Saffron

Dosage of Saffron

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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

Easter Muffin Recipe with Parmesan

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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

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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

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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

History of Saffron

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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

Saffron in Pistils

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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...