It was once very common to hear people talk of “pane e companatico”, meaning essentially “bread and whatever goes with it”. Bread has a central role in the Italian culinary tradition. In Italy there are 200 different types of bread which can be classified in 1500 subtypes.
Near Pisa there is a small town called Lari. Besides being a lovely place on a hilltop overlooking the Pisan hills facing Volterra, surmounted by a medieval castle, Castello dei Vicari di Lari, and housing some nice churches, Lari is home to one of the most delicious spring products: the so-called “ciliegie di Lari”, a local type of cherry.
Tonight it is pizza and panna cotta night! So here are two of my favourite recipes step by step! Buon appetito!
A “sagra” is a village festival, generally dedicated to some local product or tradition. Here is a list of some sagre that take place in Tuscany in May 2009.
May is a great month for food and wine lovers. With Springs come many good seasonal products celebrated in a number of festivals and exhibitions throughout Tuscany.
There is one particular type of fruit that marks the passage from the winter to the summer… in my very personal world at least. I am talking about “nespole”. Sometimes I am amazed at how much simple things, often tastes and smells, are associated with the various moments of our lives.
Pisa is much more than the Leaning Tower. A walk in Via San Martino is a good way to find out what the city has to offer. incredible renaissance buildings, small alleys with medieval arches and architectural features, small squares with great restaurants and bars. And there are two amazing churches, the Templar church of San Sepolcro and the huge church of San Martino.
Our fridge was essentially empty… That’s one of those situations where you need to look at the ingredients and invent something good with what you have…
Italians seem to have a pretty clear idea of what goes well with what…
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