Soups with a Past
The cuisine of Italy changes as you move from region to region (even sometimes, from city to nearby city), with each area having unique recipes, specialties and culinary traditions. Most households in...
View ArticleThe Cuisine of Italy – Pisa
The Campo dei Miracoli from above. The leaning tower is on the left, the Duomo is in the center and the Baptistery is on the right. Legend says it was mythic Trojan refugees from Greece who founded...
View ArticleBiscotti – The Italian Cookie
We Say Biscotti, Italians Say Cantucci As noted, Italians call biscotti cantucci and use the term biscotti to refer to any type of crunchy cookie, round, square or otherwise—as the British use the word...
View ArticleItalian Culture’s Women Of Distinction
Cécile Kyenge Cécile Kyenge Kashetu, born in Kambove, Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville), is a Congolese-born Italian politician and ophthalmologist. She is the Minister for Integration in the...
View ArticleItalian Treasures – The Archaeological Park of Baratti and Populonia
Away from the rolling hills, sweeping vineyards and expanses of the sunflower fields inland, on the Tuscany coast facing Elba Island where Napoleon Bonaparte spent his time in exile, perched high...
View ArticleItalian Regional Cooking – Toscana
Tuscany is known for its landscapes, traditions, history, artistic legacy and its influence on culture. Tuscany is unrivaled as the center of art. One can find examples of every age and style: from...
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