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Grana Padano: discover the stories of young farmers

Grana Padano: discover the stories of young farmers

Grana Padano has a long history but it's still young, open to a more sustainable future.  The Grana Padano Consortium continues its journey "Young producers" of showcasing the passion and dedication of young entrepreneurs behind the production of Grana Padano DOP....

The 10 Most Loved Pasta Recipes

The 10 Most Loved Pasta Recipes

There are 10 most loved pasta recipes and pasta, as much as pizza and coffee, is a timeless tradition of Italian culture and tradition. There are over 300 different formats of pasta types and infinite tasty recipes, but also symbolic of the region where they are born....

Truffle Sauce Tagliatelle Recipe

Truffle Sauce Tagliatelle Recipe

The recipe we are going to offer you today is luxurious and delicious at the same time: Truffle sauce tagliatelle!     Tagliatelle are an egg pasta type typical of Emilia and widespread in the traditional cuisine of Central and Northern Italy. Their name derives...

Linguine Lobster Recipe

Linguine Lobster Recipe

Linguine with lobster is a decidedly refined first course. A perfect dish for an important dinner, to make a great impression with the guests or even just to take a whim. A first classic, from the Campania tradition. Surely with spaghetti with clams or pasta with...

Carbonara Linguine

Carbonara Linguine

Carbonara linguine represent a simple and not very elaborate first course. The recipe lard makes the dish more tasty and a crunchy. Carbonara is an Italian staple born in the city of Rome. The recipe also works well with other pasta types shapes such as tagliatelle,...

Marche Specialty: Fabriano Salami

Marche Specialty: Fabriano Salami

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...

Baked Mozzarella in Carrozza Recipe

Baked Mozzarella in Carrozza Recipe

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

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

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

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...

Grissini Sweet Pairings

Grissini Sweet Pairings

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...

Dosage of Saffron

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

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...

Parmesan aged: Different Types

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...

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...

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.

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…

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…

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...

Pesto Gnocchi

Pesto Gnocchi

      Pesto Gnocchi   Ingredients: 600 gr of Potato Gnocchi 30 leaves of fresh Basil 1 pinch of salt 30 gr of Pine nuts 10 gr of Pecorino Romano cheese 30 gr of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese Extra Virgin Olive Oil   Preparation: To prepare Pesto...

Truffle and Claims Pasta

Truffle and Claims Pasta

Ingredients: 200 gr of Spaghetti Pasta 500 gr of clams 1 small fresh black truffle parsley 1 lemon 1 clove of garlic White wine 1 fresh chili oil truffle oil salt   Preparation: First, put the clams in plenty of lightly salted cold water to expel the impurities...

Mozzarella Panzerotti

Mozzarella Panzerotti

  Mozzarella Panzerotti are typical of Southern Italy, from Lazio to Sicily, but the best panzerotti are prepared in Campania and Puglia. They are considered a street food, very tasty with simple and genuine ingredients. You can fill the panzerotti with the...

Rice Salad

Rice Salad

  Rice Salad is a unique dish typical of the summer season: perfect to prepare in the morning to find it ready to return from the beach. It is a fresh, light and personalized recipe with different ingredients according to one's taste, as long as they are...

Rice: excellence and Italian treasure

Rice: excellence and Italian treasure

  Rice, characterized by a thousand-year history and from distant origins, with the years has managed to make its way into the Italian culinary tradition becoming a cornerstone of our diet, bringing Italian production worldwide   THE CULTIVATION OF RICE:...

Sicilian Swordfish

Sicilian Swordfish

    Sicilian Swordfish is a typical dish of the culinary tradition of the city of Messina, in southern Italy. It is a simple, genuine recipe, prepared with typical Sicilian ingredients: swordfish, cherry tomatoes, olives and capers.   Ingredients: 300...

Pasta alla Norma

Pasta alla Norma

  Pasta Alla Norma is a first course that contains the aromas and flavors of Sicily, an island in southern Italy. Pasta Alla Norma is one of the symbols of the Isolana cuisine, originally from the city of Catania and was created as a culinary tribute to the work...