There are few pasta dishes as instantly satisfying as spaghetti alle vongole. Briny clams, white wine, garlic, a little chilli, and good olive oil — that is all you need. It is a dish born on the Neapolitan coastline, eaten at rickety tables a few steps from the sea, and it tastes best when kept […]
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Crispy on the outside, creamy and savoury within, arancini are one of Italy’s most beloved street foods. These golden rice balls — stuffed with rich ragù, melting mozzarella, and sweet peas — have been a staple of Sicilian cuisine for centuries. The name means “little oranges” in Italian, and once you see them fresh from
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When most people think of a barbecue, they picture burgers, hot dogs, and bottles of ketchup. The Italian version — the grigliata — is a different thing entirely. Slower, more convivial, and built around the quality of a few well-chosen ingredients rather than a crowded grill, it is less of a cooking method and more
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Tuscan sausage and beans, the Florentine way This is one of those dishes that proves great cooking doesn’t need to be complicated. Fagioli all’uccelletto — white beans slow-cooked in tomato, garlic, and sage — is a Florentine staple, and when you add good pork sausages to the pot, it becomes one of the most satisfying
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Nduja (pronounced en-DOO-ya) is a fiercely spiced, gloriously spreadable salami originating from Spilinga, a small town in Calabria — the sun-scorched toe of Italy’s boot. Made from a generous proportion of Calabrian chilli peppers blended with pork fat and various cuts of cured meat, it has an intensely red, almost volcanic colour and a texture so
A vibrant southern Italian classic — sweet cherry tomatoes, meaty swordfish, olives and capers tossed through hollow Bucatini for a dish that tastes like a Sicilian summer. Serving: 4 Ingredients: Steps: Buon Appetito!
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The Dish That Earned an Operatic Name Legend has it that when a Catanian gastronome first tasted this pasta back in 19th-century Sicily, he declared it worthy of Bellini’s opera Norma — the greatest, most sublime thing he had ever experienced. Whether the story is true or not, the name stuck, and Pasta alla Norma
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Transumanza is the Italian term for transhumance, the traditional twice-yearly migration of sheep and cows from the highlands to the lowlands, and back. The word literally means “crossing the land”.
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A few more days to New Year! Whether you have chosen to spend it at home or away, do not forget to follow the tradition, eating at least one of these foods below is considered a good omen for the new year.
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North to South, let’s discover together which are the most appreciated dishes of the Italian tradition, especially at Christmas.
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