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CREMONA

ITALY: LAND OF HISTORY, ART & CULTURE, FOOD & WINE The hidden treasures and excellences of the most beautiful country in the world Natural beauties and art masterpieces “IL TORRAZZO E IL MUSEO VERTICALE” Right next to the Cathedral, on the Piazza del Comune, the Torrazzo, the famous 112 meter high bell tower, stands majestically.Continue reading “CREMONA”

APRIL 15TH IS national MADE IN ITALY DAY

April 15th is National Made in Italy Day National Made in Italy Day is celebrated on April 15, dedicated to the promotion of Italian creativity and excellence. The Day was established with Law 206/2023 – Framework Law on the Protection of Made in Italy.Made in Italy Day is celebrated on the anniversary of the birthContinue reading “APRIL 15TH IS national MADE IN ITALY DAY”

Mortadella Bologna PGI

One of Italy’s most loved cold cuts, and without doubts the most famous in the entire Bologna gastronomic tradition.Mortadella Bologna PGI, product of exquisite quality, delicate, tasty and incomparably fragrant, brings joy to our tables since 1661. Mortadella Bologna is a type of cured meat made exclusively in Italy from the finest pork meat, withContinue reading “Mortadella Bologna PGI”

Gioacchino Rossini … greedy

Crazy about good food, he loved cooking and creating succulent dishes. Many famous chefs were inspired by the great composer, including the Master of Italian cuisine Gualtiero Marchesi for his famous “fillet Rossini style”. “I know of no better occupation than eating, that is, truly eating. Appetite is to the stomach what love is toContinue reading “Gioacchino Rossini … greedy”

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story of an enigmatic wine The Legend of DefukThe legendary story of this noble German Prelate, whose tombstone is visible in the stupendous Church of S. Flaviano in Montefiascone, says: Johannes De Fugger, German Bishop who loved good drinking, during a journey to Rome sent his servant Martino ahead, as a wine taster, ordering himContinue reading “EST , EST , EST,”

Pizza di Pasqua al formaggio

Cheese pizza, or Easter pizza, is the savory pie that is traditionally prepared for Easter lunch in Umbria, ideal for sharing with the family.It’s called “cheese pizza”, but this typical recipe from the Umbrian tradition is, instead, a salty, tall and soft type, or rather, a seasoned bread. It is a preparation that recalls someContinue reading “Pizza di Pasqua al formaggio”

TIRAMISU IS VENETO! RECOGNIZED AMONG THE P.A.T.

Veneto, on a national scale, now boasts 403 P.A.T. Traditional agri-food products.Traditional Agri-Food Products (#PAT) represent one of the business cards of quality Italian agriculture. These are products whose processing, conservation and maturing methods are consolidated over time, homogeneous throughout the area concerned, according to traditional rules, continued over time, for a period of atContinue reading “TIRAMISU IS VENETO! RECOGNIZED AMONG THE P.A.T.”

LA FOCACCIA GENOVESE

Focaccia alla Genovese, in dialect “a fügassa“, is a typical specialty of Ligurian cuisine and the tradition of its ancient preparation is so rooted in the Genoese that it has made this product a Slow Food presidium. It is famous all over the world even if it is practically impossible to recreate its fragrance andContinue reading “LA FOCACCIA GENOVESE”

Dantedì 2024

The appointment with the national day dedicated to the Supreme Poet returns on Monday 25 March: in Emilia-Romagna the celebrations begin in Ravenna, the city that preserves his remains. “Dantedì“, the national day dedicated to Dante Alighieri, takes place coinciding with the date of 1300 in which the journey narrated in the “Divine Comedy” beginsContinue reading “Dantedì 2024”

LACRYMA CHRISTI: A WINE OF HISTORY AND LEGEND

Lacryma Christi (or Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio, or Vesuvius) is one of the Campania wines produced on the slopes of Vesuvius, whose origin, as happens with the best Italian wines, is lost between history and legend. According to the specifications, Lacryma Christi can be white, red or rosé.The name Lacryma Christi in fact derives fromContinue reading “LACRYMA CHRISTI: A WINE OF HISTORY AND LEGEND”