While the history of cheese can be dated back to antiquity, the Middle Ages marked the turning point for the development of Italian cheese tradition.
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Verona
Verona, an important touristic destination, a Unesco Heritage Site, the home of Romeo and Juliet, of the Arena, of Trebbiano wine and much more.
Italians in America: from Discrimination to Adoration (or almost)
In the early years of the Italian migratory movement to the US, our compatriots faced enormous levels of racial discrimination, of solitude and of social isolation.
Italy Vs United States: Family and Social Structures
Family and social structures have changed a lot in Italy in the last 50 years, and the stereotype of the large Italian family is no longer true.
Piemonte and its white truffles
Truffles: where to find them, how to search them, how to use them in the kitchen, how much they might cost.
Polenta
Polenta is a staple food of Northern Italy that doesn’t usually get much recognition; born as food of the poor, it is now common in gourmet restaurants.
Venetian Polenta
Recipe to make an appetizer with polenta and mushrooms.
Authentic Porcini sauce
Mushrooms are a symbol of the Fall and plenty of typically autumnal recipes call for their presence and one of the most common use is in sauces.
Benefits and Tradition are in That Glass of Red Wine
No one can tell you better than our elders how good and healthy having a glass of red wine with your meal is; now science confirms it.
The Fall in Italian Garden
Trees to have in an Italian garden that enhance the special colors of the leaves in Autumn.
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When you think of the sea in Italy, the Amalfi Coast,
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Unfortunately, foreigners often come to Italy with the
Buying a historic house in Italy: living inside history
Buying a historic house in Italy is not just a real