Tidbits of information about Italian cuisine traditions, places, customs and ingredients.
Apart from other few countries in the world, in Italy, a glass of water is served next to Espresso coffee. Not in all Italian cities there is this custom however,…
Soffritto is a chopped mixture of carrots, onions and celery used as base in Italian cuisine to prepare sauces such as Ragù alla Bolognese, Tomato Sauce, Risottos. then sautéed in…
Cime di Rapa aka Broccoli Rabe, Turnip Greens or Rapini, a vegetable eaten in spring/summer in different parts of Italy, especially in Central and Southern Italy where they are called…
Artichoke was already known since ancient times to be among the valuable vegetables for refined lunches, considered a very high income crop in addition to having high nutritional qualities. In…
Semi-hard whole raw cow’s milk cheese, straw yellow colour and thin rind. Aged on wooden boards, wrapped in hay, wild herbs and flowers from the mountain pastures of the mountain…
