Close your eyes and let your mind wander to a verdant knoll, where the earth is draped in olive trees and vines, and an 18th-century villa stands sentinel on an age-old road. But no, this is not the rolling hills of Tuscany, but a mere stone’s throw away from Rome, nestled in the heart of […]
A quiet road a few kilometers south of Rome climbs the western slope of the Lepini Mountains. It is a scenic road, offering the mountain on one side and the valley on the other. A view that is lost in the distance, all the way to the sea. This road leads to Marco Carpineti’s farm […]
Rome wouldn’t be the same without its water. In fact, it would be better to say its waters. In fact, there are many springs that provide, every day, hectolitres of pure water to the city. The Eternal City offers free water to all its visitors and residents. You can safely drink water from the fountains […]
Italian cuisine is focused on season food and fresh ingredients. Autumn is the time for chestnuts. The history of chestnuts Chestnuts are an extremely nutritious food. The Mediterranean area is the credle of the chestnuts where cereals could not grow sufficiently, such as in Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, central Italy. Like also in the Orientales Pyrenees […]
How to make Italian artisan gelato. Let’s discover together this wonder of cold pastry that drives the world crazy. Let’s start with a fundamental ingredient: sugar. This is the most important thing, not only for the sweet taste, but also and above all for its chemistry. In fact, it is precisely the sugar that does […]
Gelato is the great luxury that each of us can afford. The sweet parenthesis of the day that turns adults in kids. A daily cuddle that is also a moment of refreshment & consolation. In Italy there are more than ten thousand artisan ice cream parlors (gelaterie). The so-called bar-gelateria are even more, for an […]
Sauces are semi-liquid preparations which add flavour, correct and/or enrich dishes. These are emulsions that include a fat part, such as oil or butter. Than a liquid part, such as broth, water, lemon juice, vinegar.Spices, vegetables or natural flavourings are common ingredients for sauces. All linked by some element that must give consistency, such as […]
The Traditional Balsamic Vinegar DOP from Modena & Reggio Emilia is an Italian excellence. Everyone knows it but not everyone knows how it is produced. And it is even more difficult to understand why there is such a large price difference. If you want to find out more you can not miss this article on […]
Who invented street food? what are the regional differences in recipes? Let’s discover together the tradition turning into lifestyle. This tradition or habit, increasingly in vogue, has its roots in antiquity. The food of wayfarers and pilgrims, shepherds, and peasants, today becomes a modern and nonconformist style. Street food was, in fact, popular in Rome […]
How to pair Italian cheese & wine Each cheese presents unique organoleptic characteristics. When pairing cheese and wine it is to consider those characteristics. There will be, in other words, an ideal wine for a plate of meats and cheeses. Likewise there is an ideal wine for cheese and fruit together. In the first case, […]
