Discovering Naples
byNaples is a must-see for every gourmet or foodie. Giving birth to the most representative Italian dishes, such as pummarola (tomato sauce) and pizza, Naples is a real Mecca for every…
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Lazio gourmet, Street Food and straightforward “Primi piatti”
byMy first journey discovering Italian delights will end in Lazio. 3.500 km along the streets of half Italy, to get closer to the world of high-quality producers of my country….
Amalfi Coast among lemons and good food
byThe day spent on the Amalfi Coast has been intense and rich of food discoveries. After visiting the production of Colatura di Alici (The Cetara Anchovy Extract), we continue our…
Amalfi Coast and the Cetara Anchovy Extract
byAmalfi Coast evokes postcard-like landscapes and charming little villages crowded with wealthy tourists. It represents one of the most famous places in Italy, it’s officially a Unesco Heritage Site, featuring…
Mozzarella Heaven at Piana del Sele
byGoodbye Basilicata! We drive on the Statale that connect this region to Campania and we finally reach the Salerno-Reggio Calabria Highway. After a few kilometers, we take the exit Eboli….
Matera and the Stendhal Syndrome
byMatera is half an hour far from Altamura and we get there right after leaving the Alta Murgia in Puglia, driving through a land where we don’t understand where Puglia…
The Toritto Almonds and the Gourmet Soul of Altamura
byLast trips of our food tour in Puglia, before driving north the “Stivale”. We drive on the statale that connect Bari to Altamura, and we stop in Toritto, the town…
Capocollo of Martina Franca from Salumificio Santoro
byOn the post about Valle d’Itria, I haven’t told everything about Cisternino, since here there’s a nice story to tell. I came here to discover an incredible cold cut, that…
The charming Valle d’Itria
byWe arrive in Valle d’Itria after a quick stop in Polignano (photo here below), populated by many foreign tourists, fascinated at least as me by this beauty. Here nature and…
The wild Mosciolo of Portonovo
byDriving south, along the Adriatic Coast of Marche, just after Ancona we discovered the “Riviera del Conero”. This charming rocky coast interrupts the monotony of sandy beaches and it astonishes…