Italiano
Chef’s hat
It is interesting how the universally recognized symbol to indicate the Chef is neither a plate of steaming food, nor pots or pans, nor...
05
May
cateringequipment
04
May
The poor Alfredo
Some different types of Italian pasta.
Quite a nice map, right?
It was made by the fantastic and very useful Website TasteAtlas.
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12
Apr
Prehistoric meatballs
Meatballs are a common dish in a lot of different national or local cuisines.
Starting from the Italian polpette (forgive my chauvin...
06
Apr
The Turbot and the Caesar’s Palate
In his Satires, Juvenal tells a beautiful story that happened during the reign of terror established in Rome by the Emperor Domitian, w...
14
Mar
We owe our fork to Spaghetti!
Spaghetti was a great invention (no, Marco Polo has nothing to do with it!).
On the other hand, there's an invention that we owe to sp...
02
Mar
Pizza from South to North
When it comes to pizza, Italy comes to mind.
You may wonder, "Why? Isn't that correct"?
Well, yes. Anyway...
Pizza has a very anci...
22
Feb
Popeye: spinach and myth
Where does Popeye get his supernatural strength from?
I think we all know the answer to that: from spinach, of course.
We have be...
06
Feb
Sheldon Cooper and the Pizza
In an episode of the sitcom The Big Bang Theory, Sheldon Cooper professes his love for pizza by saying:
My favorite shape of food – a ...
01
Feb
Induction and Chefs. Love and Hate.
Everyone loves induction cooking, right?
The induction cooker is efficient, fast, practical, easy to clean, etc...
However, the tru...
30
Jan
The worst food in history?
There are several sources that tell us how disgusting was the black broth (μέλας ζωμός, melas zomos), the national dish of the Spartans...
