Parma is a town in the north west of Italy, not far from Milan and the Cinque Terre. Parma is well connected via train links, motorway and recently even by air with the newly opened Verdi airport which connects the town with London Stansted. Thanking to this new possibility it is now possible to spend a long weekend to […]
A day around Parma between ham, culatello and castles Leer entrada »
Discover the uniqueness of San Daniele Ham and explore Friuli Venezia Giulia, The best of Italy’s North-East. San Daniele is a medieval town located in the morainic hills of Friuli, northern-east of Italy. This place in the province of Udine is famous worldwide for its tasty ham called Prosciutto di San Daniele. So, what is
Guided tours of San Daniele Ham – A Marvel of Udine Gastronomic Tradition Leer entrada »
PIADINA AN ITALIAN FLAT BREAD TO BE IMAGINATIVELY STUFFED WITH ALL SORT OF DELICACIES. As is often happens in the gastronomic history, truest popular flavours colloquially also called «popular or poor food» are those that are guarantee to be good and healthy. The best ones are those that allow you to vary an ancient recipe and to
Piadina: the secret bread of Rimini and Ravenna Leer entrada »
Where this famous Italian cheese is made. by Gabriele Monti November 6th, 2012 A while ago the consortium of the Parmigiano Reggiano made the map below to explain where the cheese is made, in order to educate consumers and tourists about the area of production. Protected designations of origin. The PDO is a food labelling standard that you
PDO area of Production of Parmesan Parmigiano Reggiano cheese. Leer entrada »
Touring the Langhe in Piedmont – an area dedicated to good wine and good food. In the Langhe region in Italy there are many families who have mastered the art of wine making. They are indeed many, or maybe just about everybody makes great wine. In this part of Italy every family famous or not,
A food and wine tour of the Langhe in Piedmont Italy Leer entrada »
by Gabriele Monti December 3rd, 2012 The Franciacorta area is a moraine located in the south-east of Lake lseo, bordered by the Montorfano area and the rivers of Oglio and Mella. The nearby town of Brescia was the playground of the aristocratic and the rich during the seventeenth and the eighteenth century. I was the
Brescia – Franciacorta an area near lake Iseo dedicated to spumante wines Leer entrada »