Schiacciata con l’uva (recipe)
It’s grape time again in Italy and this year, notwithstanding the pandemic, there seems to be a bumper harvest and the sweet uva fragola are everywhere. Try this traditional recipe to celebrate.
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10 of the best Italian pastries
Italy is literally stuffed with pastries, from biscotti to zeppole. Here I present ten of my favourites representing Italy north to south. Some are well known, others less so, but all are delicious. Enjoy!
Coffee in Italy
With the first Starbucks in Italy having just opened in Milan, the Italian way of drinking coffee now has a rival. But will it make a difference to Italian coffee culture?
Presnitz and pinza: breakfast in Trieste
Located right on the border with Slovenia, Trieste, in the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, has all the characteristics of a frontier town. The city has always been at the centre of an historical crossroads with the Venetians, Slavs, Austrians, and Italians all laying claim to it during its two-thousand-year history. Unsurprisingly all of these people …