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I’m Giulia, and I live in New York. As you can imagine, for over a month we’ve been literally “locked at home.” I’ve had to partially adapt my habits to create a new routine. In this dramatic global situation we cannot escape the rules...
Hi Everyone! This is Chiara, from New York City. It's been more than two weeks since I started my quarantine from my new apt in Astoria, Queens. Besides cleaning every single corner of this apartment, I fill my days with...
It is the authentic Italian green treasure. The iconic pesto, the King of all the green sauces, is the classic basil “Pesto Genovese” after Genova, a spectacular coastal city in the northwestern region of Liguria. Pesto is the second most sold sauce in the world. It should be served rigorously cold.
Today it is considered an elixir for a long and healthy life. Did you know that this renewed diet was discovered and studied in a small Italian village?
Italians are obsessed with their food and often claim that their lifestyle is the healthiest. Is there any truth to this? Can you enjoy pizza and pasta and still be fit?
The word sottaceti literally means "under vinegar" because these vegetables have been pickled in wine vinegar. One of the most famous Italian traditions for sottaceti is the Giardiniera, assorted pickled vegetables in vinegar like carrots, bell peppers, celery, cauliflower, olives.