Italiano
Taste and Distaste
"De gustibus non est disputandum" says one of the best-known Latin proverbs.
"One can't have disputes about other people's personal ...
09
Oct
Posts by Giulio Virduci
06
Oct
Transylvania, Dracula and Sausages
Be honest, what comes to mind when you think of Transylvania?
Oh yes, Count Dracula.
Anyway... the charm of this historic region ...
05
Oct
Coffee, Sugar and Anti-social Behaviours
Do you drink bitter coffee?
Well, you may have psychopathic tendencies.
Sounds just like click-bait, huh?
However, these are pre...
04
Oct
The Ice-Cream Cake
So... ice cream cake!
It's great after a dinner party. Or after an afternoon tea or coffee (depending on which part of the world you...
02
Oct
Awarded Wine
When you choose a wine, perhaps for a special occasion, do you rely on those little cockades on the bottle stating it won that or that ...
29
Sep
Assassin’s Spaghetti!
We all know how to cook spaghetti, right?
You put the water in the pan and start heating it and...
You know what? Not all recipes s...
28
Sep
All-You-Can-Eat psychology
Have you ever been to an All-you-can-eat buffet?
Sure you have...we've all been there at least once.
Even in Europe, where this for...
01
Aug
Everything but the oink
An Italian proverb, probably dating back to the late Middle Ages, reads "Nothing is thrown away from the pork".
Which, translated in...
13
Jul
Spices and History of the World
Look in your cupboard.
There will certainly be some of those things that have influenced geopolitical and commercial balances for mill...
06
Jul
Pizza, ruins and ancestors
The pizza of the ancient Romans. Except it's not...
In recent days, during archaeological excavations in the always mysterious and f...
