Why are PDO balsamic vinegar bottles uniform?
Unraveling the tradition and standards of the “black gold” the true balsamic vinegar PDO bottle: understanding the shape reasons anc divergences between producers
How it works balsamic vinegar aging
One of the most captivating aspects of Balsamic vinegar is its aging process, which contributes to the complexity of its flavor, to the density… and to the high cost!
The Danger of Counterfeit Cheeses
Beware of counterfeit cheeses, which are more common than you might think and which are also harmful to health. Counterfeit cheeses, how can we recognize them? Usually for us Italian and who know the labels of our products well, it is not particularly...
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....
Aromatic Herbs Benefits
We use them in many recipes, often as a simple ornament, yet aromatic herbs benefits are many and are also foods rich in nutrients that should not be underestimated. Let’s see what are the main aromatic herbs, and what benefits they can give to our body. Basil...
How Many Panettone Types Exist?
How many panettone types exist? Well, first of all on the occasion of the Christmas holidays there is no Italian house where you do not taste, at the end of the meal, a beautiful slice of panettone, which can be found on the table of every family without showing its...
Made Green in Italy for Balsamic Vinegar
In Italy the proposal that the Consortium formulated to the Ministry of Ecological Transition regarding the Category Rule (RCP) was officially accepted and published in June. This made possible to start an important study and improvement work on the environmental...
Pasta Types Most Loved By Italians
Out of 300 pasta shapes to choose from, Italians almost always choose 10 types in particular…
Rigatoni
Rigatoni is a type of pasta born in Rome and belong to an all-Italian tradition this is one of the most loved and appreciated short pasta shapes from one end of Italy to the other, among the more than 300 types of pasta consumed on our tables…
Linguine
Linguine is a type of pasta made of long durum wheat semolina. They belong to the same family of bavette and trenette….
Bucatini Pasta
Bucatini is a type of pasta which shape was conceived for a practical reason, which over the centuries has become one of the most famous protagonists of Italian cuisine. The history of bucatini is rather nebulous and although many know and appreciate this pasta,...
Grana Padano PDO on Broccoli Cream Recipe
Grana Padano PDO, with its gainy texture and unmistakable flavour will be part of today’s recipe! This recipe is perfect as a quick appetizer, simple but yet delicious and pretty healthy too. The broccoli cream will mix with the Grana Padano to create an amazing...
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...
How Many Types of Grana Padano Cheese Exist?
How many types of Grana Padano exist? The categories provided in the Regulations are three…
Grana Padano PDO
The Grana Padano PDO it is a semi-fat, long-aged, hard cheese. It fits into parmesan cheeses. It is also the best-selling cheese in the world.
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…
Penne Pasta
Penne or pen are generally a type of pasta of cylindrical, tube-shaped pasta made from durum wheat flour…
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
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...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...
Grana Padano DOP: the name’s Origin in Stresa
Grana Padano DOP is a hard, cooked and slow-maturing cheese, made with cow’s milk from cows milked no more than twice a day and fed with green or preserved forage from the production area. This year marks the 70th anniversary of this world-famous Italian cheese....
Grana Padano Riserva: The Gift For The New President
It’s official: Italy just sent a whole Grana Padano Riserva to The White House…But why? The president of the Consortium, Renato Zaghini and of the general manager, Stefano Berni said “we hope to restore the excellent dialogue we always had with the...Sua Maestà Balsamic Vinegar
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