Recipes
“Tagliatelle al Cacao” - Chocolate Tagliatelle
Today we’re sharing with you Roberta’s special recipe for tagliatelle al cacao, roughly translating to “chocolate tagliatelle”. The coc...
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Master the Art of Pasta
Bored of baking banana bread? Sick of sourdough starters? It’s time to try something new this lockdown and we can think of nothing bett...
Recipes
Conchiglioni al Forno with Spinach & Ricotta Recipe
For this al forno recipe, we first look to the fields of Toscana for fresh spinaci, a leaf well-loved across il bel paese for its pairi...
Recipes
Arancello Recipe
The sweet taste of limoncello is synonymous with summer days passed in il bel paese, and whilst we love this yellow liqueur, today’s bl...
Culture
La Befana and the Feast of the Epiphany
For many, the festive season is brought to a close in the first few days of January. However, in some cultures the Christmas period is ...
Culture
La Settimana Bianca
La Settimana Bianca literally translates to mean ‘white week’ and this describes the Italian winter holiday tradition. Typically, Itali...
Recipes
Pansotti Recipe
Liguria is a mountainous region on the north Italian Riviera, and is renowned around the world for its cuisine. Today we’re focusing on...
Culture
Notte di San Silvestro
New Year's Eve in Italy is a cause for much celebration. Beautiful firework displays light up skies across the country and families and...
Recipes
Casunziei Recipe
Casunziei are beetroot filled pasta pieces in a half-moon shape, resembling mezzelune, and they come from the Veneto region of north-ea...
Culture
Christmas in Italy
Christmas traditions vary across Italy and each region has its own special way of marking the festive period. From Venice in the north-...
Culture
Italian Festive Drinks
From Vin Brulé, the Italian mulled wine, to bottles of chilled Prosecco and Lambrusco, festive feasting in il bel paese is incomplete w...
Culture
Italian Christmas Dinner
Food occupies a central position in Italian culture and is therefore a big part of many Natale, Christmas, traditions across all of Ita...
