It’s widely known that Italy and food are strongly interrelated. There isn’t one single Italian woman that isn’t able to cook a delicious meal, even the ones who say that are terrible cooks. So, it seems pretty logical that Italians have created an entire special vocabulary dedicated to cooking. Knowing Italian cooking terms is essential …
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Do you like Italian hard cheese?
You can’t think about Italy without thinking also about its food. Two of the things that make Italian food so great are both the high quality and the variety of its products. Today I’d like to talk to you about Italian hard cheese. Indeed, in Italy there is a great variety of cheeses, and many …
Traditional Italian sweets for Christmas
Christmas is the time of the year where families join together, where hope is stronger than ever, where people bring out the best in themselves. Every country has its own traditions for Christmas – I talked about some Italian Christmas traditions in the last week’s post. In Italy, for example, it’s typical to eat some …
The history of Italian wine
Italian wine is one of the most well-known and loved Italian drinks in the world. If you love Italian wine too, in this article I’m going to talk about the origins of Italian wine and about some common Italian terms related to wine. ORIGINS OF ITALIAN WINE The origins of wine are still uncertain. Researchers …
Eight Italian sayings about food
New year’s Eve is approaching and there’s surely one thing Italians do well that night: eating. But, instead of giving you some recipes you can cook for New year’s Eve, I’m going to teach you some Italian sayings about food. BUONO COME IL PANE Let’s start with the first Italian idiomatic expression related to food: …
