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Preserves: vegetables in oil and pickles. History and curious facts

Crispy, tasty, sour: giardiniera vegetable pickles are perfect for lovers of intense flavours. But the pantry can also offer other pickles, not to mention the many vegetables in oil. Here is their history.

All about licorice: history, production and use in the kitchen

Herbal remedies, medicine, distillery, cosmetics and obviously cooking: licorice is a versatile product that never goes out of style. History and minutiae of this ancient plant.

Sassicaia: the history and the myth 50 years after the first vintage

With the release of the 2018 vintage, half a century has passed since the first bottling in 1968. From that moment Sassicaia has represented the spearhead of Tenuta San Guido and of Italian oenology. Which also thanks to this wine...

Top Italian Wines Roadshow. Tenuta Sant'Antonio

Tenuta Sant'Antonio had right from the beginning the clear intention of producing only the highest quality wines. Here's the story.

Unexpected Sardinia: strolling through Poltu Quatu between sea, restaurants and job opportunities

Hotels, apartment rentals, beach, tourist harbor, wellness spas and conference center. And then restaurants, many restaurants: Poltu Quatu in Sardinia.

History of fried food, amid myth and legend

We have to wait until the Middle Ages for fried foods to become a product of common use among elite classes. Here's the history of frying and a few typical Italian recipes.

Eataly opens in London. The group's first store in the UK

Eataly London in Broadgate opens on April 29th, in the midst of the city's restart. This is the franchise's first opening on English soil, and will bring 5,000 Made in Italy products to London, as well as offer a dining...

Yeast-free bread. Typical products from around the world

Brewer's yeast is stockpiled and missing from supermarket shelves. But a good bread can also be made without yeast, as these international products demonstrate.

Home-cooking methods for fish and seafood: baked (in a pouch or in a crust), grilled, steamed and fried

Cooking fish too daunting? It’s easily done at home. Here are the main cooking methods for fish, and two recipes that can be easily replicated at home: stewed baccalà (codfish) and baked pagello fragolino.

The contemporary sommelier

From curiosity to empathy, here is a list of the essential characteristics a sommelier should have.
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