Ragù lucano, what a sauce!

Ragù lucano, what a sauce!

An exceptional pasta sauce from southern Italy What is the best way to season pasta? This is a tricky question, and unfortunately there is not a unique and universal answer. Nonetheless, if you are looking for a new sauce to add a magic flavour to your pasta, what...
The regional cuisine: welcome to Molise

The regional cuisine: welcome to Molise

Molise is a small Italian region that offers a rich cuisine, full of authentic flavors and a large variety of products Molise is a mainly hilly region, which offers villages landing place on the mountains and seductive medieval castles, for this reason its territory...
Five ingredients, one guarantee: Tuscan Cantucci

Five ingredients, one guarantee: Tuscan Cantucci

Cantucci are the most loved and well-known Italian biscuits Cantucci (Cantuccini) also known as “Biscotti di Prato” are typical sweets of traditional Tuscan cuisine, very crunchy and scented. They are dry biscuits with almonds, obtained by cutting slices...
How to fall in love with Neapolitan fried pizza

How to fall in love with Neapolitan fried pizza

Let’s discover a different version of Neapolitan Pizza Napoli offers a plenty of tasty dishes full of history and one of them is pizza fritta (fried Pizza). If you  try to pronounce its name you can even hear the hot oil crackling from the pot! This kind of...
Bresaola: the healthiest and most delicious cured meat from Italy

Bresaola: the healthiest and most delicious cured meat from Italy

Learn more about this appetizer that has been around for ages and not only in Italy Bresaola is an air-dried salted beef that has been aged for two to three months. You know it’s ready when it hardens and turns dark red or almost purple. Its origin comes from...
Trentino-Alto Adige, where Italy and Austria meet

Trentino-Alto Adige, where Italy and Austria meet

Being the northernmost region of Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige is a very special area where the Italian and the German traditions merge One of Italy’s many features which give the country its charm is the variety that is to be found within its borders: the 20 regions are...
Torta Tenerina: the “cake of lovers”

Torta Tenerina: the “cake of lovers”

A fan favorite among chocolate lovers Hardcore chocolate lovers will probably be no strangers to “torta tenerina”, whose soft and creamy consistency will make their mouth water just thinking about it. As a matter of fact, this cake is a favorite among gourmands, but...
Friccò all’Eugubina: the perfect Sunday stew

Friccò all’Eugubina: the perfect Sunday stew

Discover a special stew from Gubbio, Umbria The origins of this stew lay in Umbria: according to the tradition, it comes from the town of Gubbio, as the name Friccò all’Eugubina suggests. It is a stew composed by various kinds of meat: in the recipe we suggest...
Goodbye 2021, hello 2022!

Goodbye 2021, hello 2022!

2021 has been a year full of wonderful True Italian events! Let’s recap them together It’s time to cross the bridge and start a new exciting and unexpected year but first, let’s have a look at all the amazing moments we’ve spent together in 2021… Berlin...
Pinza form Treviso, the norther-east Italian Santa Claus cake

Pinza form Treviso, the norther-east Italian Santa Claus cake

Pinza trevigiana It’s frequently mispronounced as “pizza” but behind this sweet recipe there is a whole different tradition: welcome to the Pinza world! Pinza is a sweet cake prepared and eaten in the north-east of Italy right at the end of the Christmas Holidays and...
Apulia in a Christmas cake: pizza 7 sfoglie

Apulia in a Christmas cake: pizza 7 sfoglie

Pizza 7 sfoglie, a traditional dessert from Apulia Although the name may be misleading, pizza 7 sfoglie is not a type of pizza, but a traditional and typical Apulian dessert prepared especially at Christmas time. It is original from Cernigliola’s area in the...
Mostaccioli, the iconic smell of Christmas

Mostaccioli, the iconic smell of Christmas

The perfect Christmas cookies “Mostaccioli” (or mustacciuoli) are diamond-shaped, spiced cookies covered in chocolate icing, eaten during Christmas time and popular in centre and southern Italy. These cookies are traditionally prepared from December...
Christmas markets in Italy, the ones not to miss

Christmas markets in Italy, the ones not to miss

Experience Christmas at its most Although Christmas is a purely religious holiday, in Italy the cultural component is just as important, if not more so. Among decorated streets, Christmas trees, nativity scenes, lights, endless and wonderful family meals, the...
Canederli, the definitive recipe to use your stale bread 

Canederli, the definitive recipe to use your stale bread 

The dish you have to try while in Trentino Alto Adige Have you ever had any stale bread in your pantry? Apparently Bavarian and Tyrolese farmers had, as they made a whole recipe tradition around it. In fact this traditional food is made out of dry bread soaked in milk...
The regional cuisine: Puglia and its culinary heritage

The regional cuisine: Puglia and its culinary heritage

A mixture of stories and enchanting places Puglia is a south Italian region, located in the heart of the Mediterranean and it’s considered the land of sun and hospitality. The Ionian and Adriatic seas border its coasts by which you can admire colorful backdrops...
Tozzetti and Vin Santo, perfect sweets to end every meal

Tozzetti and Vin Santo, perfect sweets to end every meal

Mix few simple ingredients and you will get a traditional sweet dessert Tozzetti are one of the most famous sweets of Umbrian tradition. Made with simple ingredients they are famous all over Europe for their sweetness and crunchiness. Loved by young and adults alike,...
Pinza onta and schizzotto, two amazing focaccias 

Pinza onta and schizzotto, two amazing focaccias 

Two culinary delights from Veneto All around Italy you can try many different types of focaccias, all of which will surprise you with amazing flavours and textures. This time we want to bring you on a culinary journey to Veneto, a region in Northern Italy, to...
Cjarson: Friuli at the table

Cjarson: Friuli at the table

From pauper cuisine to esteemed dish in restaurants Cjarsons ara typical dish from the Friulian cuisine. To be more precise, they come from the alpine region of Carnia, but they can be found in the Friulian plain too. Similar to ravioli, they are made of a dough of...
Ribollita, the famous Tuscan soup

Ribollita, the famous Tuscan soup

Ribollita is one of the most well-known dishes of the Tuscan culinary tradition Nowadays, this recipe is the symbol of family traditions and of the local customs, extremely popular during the winter months in Italy. Ribollita is a a hot and tasty first course: a soup...
All hail to his majesty Babà al rum

All hail to his majesty Babà al rum

Babà al rum: the liqueur and mushroom-shaped Neapolitan dessert It is no secret that Neapolitan food is one of the most beloved not only in Italy, but all over the world. From pizza to sfogliatelle, from pastiera to casatiello, diet is a swear word when it comes to...
Pasta e patate, a Neapolitan hidden gem

Pasta e patate, a Neapolitan hidden gem

Born as a meal for the poor, pasta e patate quickly became one of the most beloved and imitated dishes of the Neapolitan cuisine Naples is world-famous for being the land of pizza, but few people are aware of the huge amount of minor but delicious dishes coming from...
Polenta: an old-fashioned specialty to warm you up

Polenta: an old-fashioned specialty to warm you up

You may know it as cornmeal, but if you want to try the actual Italian dish you should call it Polenta Feeling cold and hungry? Polenta is here just for you! It is ideal to have a satisfying lunch at a mountain hut or to share a homemade meal with your loved ones or...
10 of the best and most peculiar Italian restaurants in the world

10 of the best and most peculiar Italian restaurants in the world

Italians do it better, not only at home! It is common knowledge that Italian cuisine is the world’s most popular one. People from all over the world, if they can’t directly do it in loco, want to taste the much talked about Italian food to find out what the fuss is...
Pumpkin gnocchi: a colourful and very tasty first course

Pumpkin gnocchi: a colourful and very tasty first course

The perfect recipe for autumn Sundays Pumpkin is widely used in Italian cuisine: pumpkin cake, baked pumpkin, pumpkin risotto… Today introduce you Gnocchi di Zucca (Pumpkin gnocchi), a variation of traditional gnocchi. The perfect handmade first course for your...
Pasta alla Norcina

Pasta alla Norcina

A traditional and typical first course of Umbria region: Pasta alla Norcina Pasta alla Norcina, is a typical first course from the Umbria region. It is a traditional dish prepared with the Norcia sausage crumbled with oil, and onion, fresh cream (once replaced by...
Piadina Romagnola: Romagna’s iconic food

Piadina Romagnola: Romagna’s iconic food

An ancient street food from Central Italy The “piadina romagnola” or “piada romagnola” it’s a simple ancient street food from Emilia Romangna, made with wheat flour, lard or olive oil, baking soda or yeast, salt and water. It was traditionally cooked on a clay pan...
Teste di moro, a traditional Neapolitan cake with an atypical name

Teste di moro, a traditional Neapolitan cake with an atypical name

A delicious Italian masterpiece Teste di moro, or mallomars, as they’re best known worldwide, find their origins in Naples and they are basically chocolate pralines with a tender sponge-cake centre, softened with liqueur and usually covered with icing and chocolate...
Frico: tradition and taste from Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Frico: tradition and taste from Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Traditional dish from the Friulian region In the Italian region Friuli – Venezia Giulia an unique dish is known and appreciated by all: it is the so-called frico, a little pie of potatoes and cheese. It is known for the crunchy crust on the outside and the soft heart...