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 […]
Tiramisù origin curiosity wine pairing Tiramisù is without doubt the most famous Italian dessert in the world. As for other classic Italian recipes many are the regions that claim the paternity of this delicious dessert. After an accurate analysis seems that Tiramisù comes originally from Friuli Venezia Giulia and dates back to the XIX century. During […]
Common Misconceptions: Italian Dishes Mistakenly Believed to be Authentic
Pizza is the most famous food in the world. American people are the first consumers, with 350 slices of pizza per second.But did you know that Pizza was not invented in the US? The word Pizza comes from Latin “pinsere – pinsa” which was a pressed white bread that already existed during the Ancient Romans […]
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 […]
