The revival of folk food
From Bolzano, I drive 60 kilometres south to the capital Trento in the province of Trento. When I ask the locals what the typical folk …
Prayer bread
The bretzel or pretzel is a popular bread product worldwide in the shape of a knotted loop. It is also a popular street dish found …
Bauerntoast
The bauerntoast or farmer’s toast is in fact a simple and rustic snack that combines only the best local ingredients. I head further into Bolzano’s …
Sunday sausages
Another dish of traditional South-Tyrol cuisine is weisswurst. It is a white sausage made from veal. It is a Bavarian-style dish served with home-made sweet …
Hills that express wine
The tour of Oltrepò Pavese also makes me immerse myself in the richness of the wine in the area. Just looking at the beautiful and …
Mondeghili
Mondeghili is also one of the typical dishes of Lombardy cuisine, eaten at a table, in a bar or on the street. Mondeghili is a …
Pig foot
A local reappraised dish from the ‘cucina povera’ or ‘poor kitchen’ is pigs’ foot. Piera Spalla from the restaurant Selvatico in Rivanazzano Terme made it …
Salame di Varzi
In Varzi, in the southern part of Oltrepò Pavese, I looked for its famous salami. As I tasted this salami together with a schita, I …
Schita
The dough is very simple: flour, water and a bit of salt. The novelty lies in the social communication around it, which began two years …
City fruit
People from all over Italy have settled in Milan in recent decades. It gave a new impulse to the food scene and to a wide …