Italiano
Speaking Macaronic
Hey you, can you speak Macaronic?
Ok, let's be more precise here: there is no such an idiom.
However, there is the expression mac...
31
May
cateringequipment
25
May
Al dente is better!
How do you like your pasta cooked?
Ok, tastes are subjective, of course. Still...
Al dente has objective advantages. Just be carefu...
24
May
Sugar and Tomato Sauce
There's a trick that every Italian grandmother knows: add a teaspoon of sugar to tomato sauce, so that it doesn't have an aftertaste to...
23
May
Laughter, laughter, mom made gnocchi for supper!
There is an old Italian saying which reads: "Ridi ridi, che la mamma ha fatto gli gnocchi!".
My attempt at a translation would be:
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22
May
Bruschetta and Mediterranean Diet
A food which, despite its extreme simplicity, is depicted in the Mediterranean Diet is Bruschetta*.
*Its correct pronunciation in It...
16
May
Vegan names
The nomenclature of vegan dishes often recalls their meat-based "ancestors": vegan lasagna, vegan cheese, vegan egg salad etc...
And...
12
May
One panino, two panini
It is known that, in the English language, there are numerous Italian loanwords in the context of cooking.
Not only to indicate prop...
11
May
The best cities for traditional food
And here's another ranking published by the useful and interesting site TasteAtlas.
This time users were invited to vote for the cit...
09
May
Meat, cooking and connective tissue
What distinguishes a meat ideal for grilling from one that is more suitable for slow cooking?
Not everyone knows it, but the secret ...
08
May
Freezing and thawing. And not viceversa!
Have you ever wondered why you can't refreeze raw food after it has been defrosted?
The reasons are mainly two.
The first concern...
