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Tag: traditional cuisine

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Curiosità, curiosity

A film, an icon, the profile of an Italy exploding between cultural rigidity and frantic change. Sixty years ago, La dolce vita by Federico Fellini...

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Vegetables

Many people love puntarelle (chicory tops) for their crunchiness and unmistakable flavour. Often we see them on the market stalls and supermarkets already trimmed, with...

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Pasta

Pasta, like pizza, has made Italian cuisine famous throughout the world. In Italy there are many kinds of this product and they differ in ingredients,...

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Molluscs

Not only does the octupus often feature on the fish menus of Italian restaurants, but it is also found elsewhere. This is due to its...

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Ortaggi, Vegetables

Did you know that eggplants, besides being good and suitable for the preparation of numerous recipes, are also healthy? There are different varieties of this...

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curiosity, Pasta

Cacio e pepe (cheese and black pepper) embodies the true essence of Roman cuisine. In the capital, pasta is a religion: Roman cuisine is based...

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Vegetables

The Roman artichoke, also called “mammola“, is just one of the different varieties of this good, healthy vegetable, which is used various preparations in the...

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