Moretti beer and pizzas

After having finished my pizza in our favourite neighbourhood pizza joint, it took some time before I got the message on the plate in front of me. I had never seen a plate like that. It was a Moretti beer advert on a plate. Maybe up to this point not so special but...
Nose to tail the Italian way

Nose to tail the Italian way

The fresh sausages are hung to dry for a few days before being buried in the freezer. You need very sharp knives for this work. This is a BBQ which one of the neighbours made himself. As every year around this time the neighbours had their pig brought to their house...

Cioccolataio

So we had peracottaio and today we give you cioccolataio. A cioccolataio is someone who makes and sells chocolate. ‘Fare una figura da cioccolataio’ means leaving a bad impression (fare brutta figura). There is a nice story attached to this. A cioccolataio...

Words… peracottaio

Didn’t hear this one before but it already is a favourite. ‘Pere cotte’ are, well you guessed it, cooked pears, easy uh? Now how would you call someone who sells cooked pears? Yes a peracottaio! This leads to the proverb, “fare la figura del...

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