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Carbonara, explained
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April 6 is the day when the whole world celebrates the Italian carbonara, or more commonly known as Carbonara day.
Everything has been said and done about carbonara, so why not go looking for the origin of the dish? We now take for granted that the carbonara belongs to a certain area, requires the ingredients mentioned above but what if the story that we know is not true? What if the original recipe included some other ingredient? And above all, who called this dish "carbonara"? Why did he/she do it? and especially where and when did he/she do it?
La Norcineria, the ancient tradition of rural Italy
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With the term Norcineria, in fact, we mean both the art of processing and slaughtering pork by the Norcino, a real professional hired by the families who raised these animals, and the shop where he prepared and sold all products derived from processing.
Let's discover together the history, the development, and the products of this fantastic Italian rural tradition.
The Italian Pasta: The ultimate guide to the Italian’s pasta shape
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It's easy to say tonight we are eating pasta? But in Italy we know that this question leads to a series of doubts, and above all it leads us to a new question:
What kind of pasta, which shape?
Yes, the main Italian problem is that each pasta dish has a shape of pasta to match with it. We know that there are many pasta shapes and that each one of them should and must be used for a specific sauce.
But which are the current shapes available? Let's discover together all shapes available.
Italians’ favorite musts for Christmas
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In Italy, Christmas Eve dinner is traditionally made with seafood, the Christmas lunch is typically meat-based and can last for hours. Like everything else in Italy, exact Christmas foods depend on the region. But here are some of Italians’ favorite musts!
The perfect Christmas Gift idea that will surprise the receiver
We’re counting down the days ’til Christmas and time is going by quickly! Sometimes it can be a challenge to find just the right present for someone. How do you know if the recipient will like it, use it or remember it? We present you the Christmas Gift idea that is certain to make your celebration a little merrier, from the youngest to the oldest individuals on your gift-giving list!