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With so much flavor combined with substance and simplicity, it’s no surprise that Italian food is a perennial winner in world-favorite cuisines. And the nation’s many and varied, delicious pasta dishes are largely the reason why. As ever when it comes to food, Emilia Romagna has more than its fair share of tasty pasta specialties, and ‘fare la sfog...

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The creamy, custardy dessert that will make your taste buds dance with joy. Flan is a dessert that originated in Europe and is now enjoyed all over the world. It's made with a sweet custard base that's baked until it's nice and firm, and then topped with a caramel sauce that adds an extra layer of deliciousness. Oh boy, where do we start with the f...

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Calabria is the most unpretentious, passionate, vibrant, and in some ways beautiful corner of Italy. The cuisine of Calabria reflects that. So, what food is Calabria famous for? Answer: There is not one particular dish that Calabria is famous for. Many towns in Calabria have their own traditional dishes that are often unique to them. However, the o...

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In Sicily, cannoli are a cultural icon, featured on the island’s official website and, more importantly, referenced in Francis Ford Coppola’s legendary movie The Godfather with the immortal line, “Leave the gun, take the cannoli.” But despite their popularity, few know the erotic origins of this pastry and a slew of other Italian desserts… Italy bo...

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Verdicchio is arguably the greatest white varietal in Italy; some will point to Greco or Fiano from Campania, while others may argue for Vermentino from Tuscany and Liguria. But there is no dispute that wines made from Verdicchio are among the most delicious, most complex and longest lived in the country. There are two principal Verdicchio wines; V...

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Acynic of Italian cuisine — a non-Italian — once observed that a  typical Italian diet consists mostly of pasta, pasta, and more pasta. While it’s true that most Italians and many Italian-Americans consume pasta by the bowlfuls on a regular basis, there are alternatives when you get overloaded with spaghetti, linguine, fettuccine, and other noodles...

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Italy is to send the Amerigo Vespucci tall ship on a two-year world tour to promote Italian food, wine, culture and design, the nation's defence minister Guido Crosetto said on Tuesday. Announcing the news at the Vinitaly wine fair in Verona, Crosetto said the fully rigged Italian navy ship would set sail on 1 July and would showcase Made in Italy...

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The Lamborghini Diablo is one of the Italian brand’s most famous and special products, but the Strosek Diablo isn’t quite as well known. The Strosek was one of the most extreme versions of the famous Italian supercar, a redesign by Vittorio Strosek who did not feel that the original design of the Diablo went far enough. What he created was a truly...

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Borsalino Foundation and the City of Alessandria teamed up for a new museum, which will value the heritage of the historic hatmaker. The exhibition is set to open to visitors on Wednesday, while the official inauguration will take place a day earlier. The museum will showcase the history of the house starting from 1857 up until the present day. The...

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Italian sparkling wines have closed 2022 once again at almost 1 billion bottles (978 million), revealed the UIV-Vinitaly Observatory, which processed bottling data collected from the certification bodies. The figure marks a slight increase (+4%) on the superabundant 2021 (+25%), while table and varietals (+10%) did better than sparkling DOC-PGI (+3...

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