A friend of mine directed me to a nice initiative last september. You were allowed to harvest the famous fagiolina del lago at agriturismo Melagrani. It started at 17.30. First there was a short talk about the history of the bean (wich is harvested by hand) We were...
Last week i had dinner with my brother who had come to visit me. We wanted to go to a restaurant where we hadn't been before. We opted for Fontanella di Porta Sole (via delle Prome 2, just behind the duomo, take the rather steep alley up) a stones throw of the...
Every year the lovely city of Foligno in Umbria, houses the festival 'I Primi d'Italia'. All about pasta, risotto, soup and other first courses. As you probably know, in Italy a decent meal consist of: Antipasto Primo Secondo Dolce The Primi d'Italia makes it possible...
For quite some time Perugia has had its yearly chocolate festival, Eurochocolate. It is quite an event these days, lots of people and not easy to get into town. Besides people there is a lot of chocolate for sale. More alternative minded italians are of the opinion...
Zafferano, Saffron is the dried stigma of the Crocus Sativus Linneaus. These three tiny threads are taken from the flower, dried and then most end up in tiny pots to be sold at high prices. No surprise considering the amount of (hand)labour involved. You can also buy...
Torta al testo (or crescia)is a traditional Umbrian food. A sort of flat bread shaped like a pizza but apart from that there are not many similarities. Traditionaly it was baked on a hot stone (testo) placed over the coals in the fireplace. These days Torta al Testo...
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