Italy’s Hidden Gastronomic Delights Remain Hidden

Toma cheese in spicy oil - Can you find this in your country?

Italy is a land of hidden gastronomic delights. Interesting food is everywhere, but, surprisingly, even Italian's themselves don't know the full extent of all the edible goodies Italy contains.In all, Italy has twenty regions, however within each region of Italy, there are districts, towns and … [Read more...]

Cynar Ad

Yesterday I wrote about an unusual artichoke based drink called Cynar.  I also mentioned that well known Italian band Elio e le Storie Tese were in the ad.Well, I've dug it up on YouTube, so if you fancy seeing how your Italian is coming along, have a watch: … [Read more...]

Waste not, want not

Yesterday I cooked up an improvised cacuicco, which, if you do not know, is an Italian fish soup. I'd had this soup several times, so I though I'd have a go at making it, in order to use up some seafood that had been left over from our New Year's festivities.I did not follow any particular … [Read more...]

Milanese Grey

I think it may be true to say that winter has finally kicked in here in not-so-sunny Milan. As always here, the temperatures dropped almost overnight, well, it seems that way. In reality, the temperature had been falling gradually over the last few weeks or so, but it hit genuine winter levels … [Read more...]

Food time!

Lunchtime, baby is sleeping - dozed off while we were searching for x-ray copies and doing a bit of shopping. Well, this is Italy, so what am I having? You guessed it . Pasta! This pasta is called 'radiatori' radiators! They go well with the duck ragu which I mixed in with the pasta - simple quick … [Read more...]