Tag: Italian food
What to Expect on a Bologna Food Tour (And How to Pick the Right One)
What a Bologna food tour actually involves: the stops, the tastings, how long it lasts, morning versus evening, and the questions that…
Bologna’s Quadrilatero Market: A Self-Guided Walking Tour for Food Lovers
The Quadrilatero is where Bologna has been buying and selling food since the Middle Ages. A 90-minute self-guided walking tour with 6…
Day Trips from Bologna: Modena, Parma and Ferrara in Italy’s Food Valley
Balsamic vinegar in Modena, Prosciutto and Parmigiano in Parma, pumpkin cappellacci in Ferrara. The Food Valley day trips from Bologna, with our…
Why Tagliatelle al Ragu Is NOT Spaghetti Bolognese (And Where to Try the Real Thing)
Spaghetti bolognese does not exist in Italy. The real Bolognese dish is tagliatelle al ragu, and Bologna takes it seriously enough to…
The Best Gelato in Rome: How to Spot Real Gelato (and Where Locals Go)
Half the gelato in Rome is industrial mass produced from powder mixes. Here are six tests to spot real gelato and the…
Italian Restaurant Etiquette: 15 Rules That Will Mark You as a Tourist
Italians spot a tourist before you open your mouth, and most of the time it is the way you behave at the…
Mortadella: How Bologna’s Aristocratic Sausage Conquered the World
Not lunchmeat. A 500-year-old delicacy, protected by European geographical indication. The full story of real mortadella di Bologna PGI.
Bistecca alla Fiorentina: The Tuscan Steak That Made Florence Famous
A thick T-bone over wood charcoal, served rare with lemon and Tuscan olive oil. The story, the rules, and where to eat…
Carbonara, Cacio e Pepe, Amatriciana and Gricia: Rome’s Four Pasta Queens
Four sauces, almost identical DNA, completely different flavors. The 4 Roman pasta classics explained, and where to try them in the Eternal…
Bologna’s Gastronomic Traditions: A Hands-on Cooking Class
Bologna’s Gastronomic Traditions: A Hands-on Cooking Class Nestled amidst the rolling hills of Emilia-Romagna, Bologna, Italy’s culinary capital, beckons food enthusiasts with…
