Pumpkin gnocchi: a colourful and very tasty first course

Pumpkin gnocchi: a colourful and very tasty first course

The perfect recipe for autumn Sundays Pumpkin is widely used in Italian cuisine: pumpkin cake, baked pumpkin, pumpkin risotto… Today introduce you Gnocchi di Zucca (Pumpkin gnocchi), a variation of traditional gnocchi. The perfect handmade first course for your...
Trattoria means tradition and authenticity

Trattoria means tradition and authenticity

The common imagery pictures the trattoria as a rustic and welcoming place. Is this dreaming vision nowadays still alive? The (very) good answer is: yes! Trattorie as we imagine still exist and they are all over Italy. Welcoming and informal places, where people sit at...
Italian cheeses: here are the excellences to taste

Italian cheeses: here are the excellences to taste

Cheeses: one of the products that the world envy to Italy Italy is one of the European countries with one of the largest number of products recognized as Protected Designation of Origin (DOP), Protected Geographical Indication (IPG), and Traditional Speciality...
Fettuccelle, a traditional homemade Italian pasta

Fettuccelle, a traditional homemade Italian pasta

Fettuccelle and a bit of its history Fettuccelle is a typical Italian homemade pasta. It’s originally from the central and southern Italy and It is made from a mixture of semolina and egg. Fettuccelle is part of the Fettuccine family and are mainly used in Roman...
Emilia Romagna’s best treat: gnocco fritto

Emilia Romagna’s best treat: gnocco fritto

Top street food delicacy Gnocco Fritto is one of the most famous and delicious dishes of Italian cuisine. This recipe belongs to traditional Emilian gastronomy and it’s one of the most known street food in the country. All over Italy, this specialty is known...
Lasagne, the most beloved Italian first course

Lasagne, the most beloved Italian first course

Lasagna, the perfect dish for a Sunday with family! Lasagna is the first traditional course par excellence and it is a national heritage. This rich and savoury dish has its origin in the city of Bologna, in Emilia Romagna. It’s one of the most famous and most...
Grana Padano and Parmigiano Reggiano: two different twins

Grana Padano and Parmigiano Reggiano: two different twins

The two most popular sorts of Italian cheese, Grana Padano and Parmigiano Reggiano, might at first sight look just the same: these two twins are actually, if observed with a closer look, different. Grana Padano and Parmigiano Reggiano are the two most popular sorts of...
8 Italian foods which are very hard to translate into English

8 Italian foods which are very hard to translate into English

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Written by Arnaldo Pangia Italy is one of the most biodiverse territories in Europe, and that includes both in terms of flora and fauna. That’s why you don’t have to doubt your translator’s skills whenever you’re...
ALTROVINO

ALTROVINO

In Berlin, in one of the smartest streets of Kreuzberg, it is located a wine shop called Altrovino, which sells only Italian wines, which are difficult to find elsewhere, even in Italy…. The owner is German and his name is Stephan Pelzl. He is about 40 and he has...
MALAFEMMENA

MALAFEMMENA

True Neapolitan pizza, fried fish mix called cuoppo and much more – everything in an elegant and welcoming atmosphere! Malafemmena, the real Neapolitan pizza has come to Berlin Finally, the true Neapolitan pizza has now an ambassador in Berlin. Water, flour, salt,...