09 May cateringequipment, refrigeration Meat, cooking and connective tissue Tuesday May 9th, 2023 By Giulio Virduci Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin What distinguishes a meat ideal for grilling from one that is more suitable for slow cooking? Not everyone knows it, but the secret ...Continue reading
08 May cateringequipment, refrigeration Freezing and thawing. And not viceversa! Monday May 8th, 2023 By Giulio Virduci Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin Have you ever wondered why you can't refreeze raw food after it has been defrosted? The reasons are mainly two. The first concern...Continue reading
05 May cateringequipment, Virdex News Chef’s hat Friday May 5th, 2023 By Giulio Virduci Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin It is interesting how the universally recognized symbol to indicate the Chef is neither a plate of steaming food, nor pots or pans, nor...Continue reading
04 May cateringequipment, pasta, Virdex News The poor Alfredo Thursday May 4th, 2023 By Giulio Virduci Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin Some different types of Italian pasta. Quite a nice map, right? It was made by the fantastic and very useful Website TasteAtlas. ...Continue reading
12 Apr cateringequipment, Virdex News Prehistoric meatballs Wednesday April 12th, 2023 By Giulio Virduci Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin Meatballs are a common dish in a lot of different national or local cuisines. Starting from the Italian polpette (forgive my chauvin...Continue reading
06 Apr cateringequipment, pesce, Virdex News The Turbot and the Caesar’s Palate Thursday April 6th, 2023 By Giulio Virduci Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin In his Satires, Juvenal tells a beautiful story that happened during the reign of terror established in Rome by the Emperor Domitian, w...Continue reading
14 Mar cateringequipment, pasta, Virdex News We owe our fork to Spaghetti! Tuesday March 14th, 2023 By Giulio Virduci Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin 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...Continue reading
02 Mar bakery, cateringequipment, pizza, Virdex News Pizza from South to North Thursday March 2nd, 2023 By Giulio Virduci Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin 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...Continue reading
22 Feb bakery, cateringequipment, pizza, Virdex News Popeye: spinach and myth Wednesday February 22nd, 2023 By Giulio Virduci Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin Where does Popeye get his supernatural strength from? I think we all know the answer to that: from spinach, of course. We have be...Continue reading
06 Feb bakery, cateringequipment, pizza, Virdex News Sheldon Cooper and the Pizza Monday February 6th, 2023 By Giulio Virduci Facebook Twitter Email Pinterest linkedin 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 ...Continue reading