Slow Food

Culture
by Anna Lebedeva | Thu, 07/02/2015 - 05:14
“I just know when it is ready”, says Lucia D’Angelo lightly touching with the back of her hand the curdling ewe’s milk that is heating up slowly in a large…
Food & Drink
by Silvia Donati | Wed, 02/25/2015 - 15:30
For our weekly Italian Delicacies series, we look at that nutty perfection that is Sicilian pistachio. I thought I knew pistachio until I went to Sicily and…
Food & Drink
by Silvia Donati | Thu, 02/12/2015 - 01:00
The classic ingredient of Sicilian pastry? Almond, of course! It is a tradition that goes back a long time; it was in fact the Arabs who came up with the idea…
Food & Drink
by Silvia Donati | Sun, 01/11/2015 - 03:00
Good caciocavallo cheese is made throughout Southern Italy. Calabria, and especially the area around the small village of Ciminà (700 inhabitants) within the…
Food & Drink
by Silvia Donati | Sun, 12/14/2014 - 02:00
Not many people seem to be familiar with a pasta dressing originating from the Amalfi Coast, specifically from the maritime village of Cetara: colatura di…
Food & Drink
by Silvia Donati | Sun, 02/23/2014 - 02:00
Researchers at the University of Calabria have devised a technique based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to establish the freshness and origin of olive…
Food & Drink
by Gabi Logan | Wed, 10/10/2012 - 08:58
Elegantly prepared food using local ingredients that eaters love to eat but are also good for them . . . it may just sound like an expensive restaurant, but it…