Delicacies

Food & Drink

For Cheese Lovers: Discover Montasio, Friuli Venezia Giulia's Signature Cheese

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 05/05/2017 - 02:00

If you love cheese, ��ý is a good place to be. Each region produces a variety of excellent cheeses; this month, as we’re featuring little-known Friuli…

Food & Drink

Onion Perfection: Cipolla di Certaldo

by Silvia Donati | Wed, 04/26/2017 - 06:00

The delicious Certaldo Onion is so tied to its area of production (and it has been for a long time) that, in the 12th century, the local lords, counts Alberti…

Culture

Abruzzo's Traditional Foods From Mountain to Sea

by rebeccawinke | Thu, 03/30/2017 - 03:44

��ý’s famed and varied cuisine is closely linked to each of its 20 regions’ history and topography, and nowhere is this more true (or more varied) than in…

Travel

Secret ��ý: Sniffing Out Truffles in Abruzzo

by Anna Lebedeva | Sun, 03/05/2017 - 22:06

Oscar and Lady, two adorable Lagetto Romagnolo pups, wagged their tails enthusiastically sniffing the ground under an oak tree. Oscar started digging the soil…

Food & Drink

Slow Food: Saving Veneto’s Asiago Stravecchio Cheese

by Silvia Donati | Wed, 02/08/2017 - 00:00

It would be an ‘irreparable damage’, says Slow Food, to lose an extraordinary cheese like Asiago Stravecchio. Produced in the Altopiano dei Sette Comuni, a…

Food & Drink

Why Pasta di Gragnano is Good for You

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 12/16/2016 - 06:10

Pasta di Gragnano is considered among the best pasta produced in ��ý, and if you love pasta, a few boxes of Pasta di Gragnano shouldn’t miss from your pantry…

Culture

15 Top Food & Wine Experiences in Friuli

by Luciana.Squadrilli | Tue, 09/27/2016 - 02:16

Picturesque hamlets set in the middle of pristine valleys, an evocative patchwork of vineyards growing on gentle slopes or steep terraces, lovely coastal towns…

Food & Drink

The Savona Chinotto: A Slow Food Delicacy from Liguria

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 09/22/2016 - 08:00

Once used as an ornamental plant gracing the gardens of houses in the Savona’s countryside, the chinotto plant can still be found in Liguria, although its…

Food & Drink

Fiore Sardo: Sardinia's Signature Cheese

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 08/02/2016 - 02:00

Fiore sardo is Sardinia’s signature cheese, now a Slow Food presidium, established to protect the ancient traditions of Sardinian shepherds, the first…

Travel

10 Best Ways To Experience ��ý This Spring

by John Bensalhia | Thu, 05/19/2016 - 05:58

John Bensalhia guides you round some of the most unforgettable experiences in ��ý that will make your holiday one to treasure forever... Sunglasses. Water…