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a tipical Italian Christmas cake from Siena: il Panforte

Panforte is a very tipical Sienese cake that we eat during the Christmas time. The legend of panforte come from the catholic tradition and tells us that a very poor child went to Infant Jesus with only a piece of bread and some almonds. Saint Joseph blessed that present [...]

Posted by admin on December 14th, 2007

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Do you like Chocolate? So you have to enjoy the “Modica chocolate”

When somebody asks me which region  can visit in Italy, I suggest him always  Sicily, because I love Sicily!  You can understand  there how more cultures could live together making the most of their  diversities and how people adapted their needs to the particular habitat. This is why  Sicily has became a very special region  [...]

Posted by admin on November 14th, 2007

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“I primi d’Italia” an example of Italian cooking culture

If you have some holidays yet, and you like Italian cooking, I suggest you to visit Foligno (Umbria) from 27th to 30th September and to take part to “I primi d’Italia”. This is the 9th national festival of the first courses. There we can find an universe of tastings and of course all Italian cooking [...]

Posted by admin on September 6th, 2007

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