🇬🇧 You cannot say you’ve truly tasted Bologna without sipping a glass of Pignoletto. This wine is the undisputed king of the Colli Bolognesi (Bolognese Hills). Its history is ancient: even Pliny the Elder, in the 1st century AD, wrote about a wine called “Pinuletum,” describing it as so unique that it wasn’t particularly sweet—aContinue reading “🇬🇧 Bologna’s Golden Drop: The Legend of Pignoletto”
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The “Sfoglina” Secret: Why Pasta in Bologna is a Cultural Landmark
🇬🇧 If you want to understand the soul of Bologna, you don’t look at the monuments; you look at the wooden tables. In the city’s kitchens, the Sfoglina (the traditional pasta maker) performs a daily miracle using only flour, eggs, and a long rolling pin. It’s a craft of patience and precision. The goal? AContinue reading “The “Sfoglina” Secret: Why Pasta in Bologna is a Cultural Landmark”
PARMIGIANO REGGIANO vs GRANA PADANO
1) PRODUCTION AREAThe production area of Parmigiano Reggiano is more limited: the provinces of Parma, Reggio Emilia and Modena and part of the province of Mantua (to the right of the Po) and Bologna (to the left of the Rhine).Grana Padano can be produced by dairies in 33 provinces between Lombardy, Veneto, Piedmont, Emilia-Romagna andContinue reading “PARMIGIANO REGGIANO vs GRANA PADANO”
Dop, Igp and Stg products
PDO, PGI and TSG are names that identify agricultural and food productions that owe their quality mainly to the place of origin or the traditional production method DOP The designation of origin is a name that identifies a product: originating from a specific place, region or, in exceptional cases, a country; whose quality or characteristicsContinue reading “Dop, Igp and Stg products”
AGNOLOTTI … IN PINK.
The intense flavor of Bastardo del Grappa, the cheese produced with milk from pastures located up to 1000 m above sea level, a tribute to all Italian cyclists and the emotions they give us. One of the most loved events by cycling enthusiasts and beyond returns from 4 to 26 May 2024: the Giro d’ItaliaContinue reading “AGNOLOTTI … IN PINK.”
Tortellini and Lasagne …only in Bologna
Tortellini and Lasagne. A pride of Bolognese gastronomy unique in the world It is the symbolic dish of Sundays and holidays.Entire families have gathered in front of her, enchanted by the smoke that still emanates when they are portioned out and even before they are tasted, it is from the complicit gaze of each dinerContinue reading “Tortellini and Lasagne …only in Bologna”