History of pasta Pasta is a Greek word which means to knead. In Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome the use of flour mixed with salt and water was very common. In the 4th century BC a Greek writer used the word “laganon” to refer to layers of fresh pasta. This word is the ancestor of […]
Pesto is one of the Italian masterpieces and among the most famous cold sauce in the world. Although the classic “Pesto alla Genovese” was created in Liguria only in the XIX century, the practice of blending aromatic herbs with cheese and garlic has a very long tradition. Virgilio ,in one of his scripts, says that […]
PASQUINO Pasquino was a taylor who used to live in Rome during the 16th century. He was known by people as a satirist. Everytime he saw some injustice made by some rich man or authorities and church, he always denounced by satires so many people (expecially the ones who committed some injustice) were afraid by […]
The bridge connecting the Tiber Island with the Jewish Ghetto is the most ancient in Rome. Its original name is Ponte Fabricio and it was built more than 2000 years ago. During the 16th century Pope Sixtus V commissioned to 4 architects the restoration of the ancient bridge. The four architects were not good friends […]
You will be disappointed when you enter a typical Italian restaurant and you don’t find the world-famous pasta Alfredo.Nowadays you can find pasta Alfredo in some menus only because of the increasing tourists demand but it doesn’t belong to the Italian culinary tradition, at all. Why is pasta Alfredo so famous then? At the beginning […]
