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The Italy You Don't Know

Italian Artichokes ‘alla Matticella’ from Velletri

May 14, 2012 by Anna Lebedeva

An artichoke is a strange creature.  It is a sort of cross between a vegetable and a fleshy flower bud, good enough to be admired in a vase but better still when devoured. I love and fear … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Italian food Tagged With: slow food

Foraging for Wild Asparagus in Abruzzo

April 25, 2012 by Anna Lebedeva

About two weeks ago I started noticing people walking along the country roads with bunches of green stems in their hands.  Italians in rural areas still go foraging for food: snails, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Italian food Tagged With: slow food

Be a Mouse and Head for Cheese 2011

August 31, 2011 by Alex Roe

Gorgeous Goat's Cheese Gorgonzola

Hey cheese lovers, have you heard that Cheese 2011 - the cheese event of the year - is to melt the hearts of cheese fans the world over?  Those who don't go will probably feel very cheesed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: slow food

Pinzimonio, Vegetables and Olive Oil from Tuscany

August 29, 2010 by Alex Roe

Profumi di Chianti seasoning for Pinzimonio

Elsewhere on ItalyChronicles.com, I've asserted that slow food can be quicker to prepare than so-called fast food.  Pinzimonio, and Italian starter is one prime example.  Something similar … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Italian food Tagged With: slow food

Bad Wine in Tuscany

December 15, 2009 by Alex Roe

There is a scandal rustling the vines lining the charming vineyards of Tuscany -and what is a mere breeze at present may become a storm once more people discover that around 10 million … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Italian Wine Tagged With: slow food

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