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November's Most Popular Articles...
Fresh Pasta and How to Make it:
In the past decade, the seemingly endless boxes and packets of dried pasta on supermarket shelves have been complemented in the cold cabinets by vacuum… [42 views in Nov]
Why Buy Italian Sauces in a Jar?:
Packaging design is all about making eye contact between item and customer. In those few seconds lies the fate of the product – will it be picked… [12 views in Nov]
Italian Cured Meats and Sausages:
The art of 'salting', 'smoking' or 'air drying' meat in order to preserve it for months was the practical reason behind the birth of one of Italy's… [8 views in Nov]
Favourite Italian Soups:
Soup is such a versatile vehicle for aromas and flavours that opens up many possibilities for the cook.This is as true in Italy as elsewhere, but wherever soup… [8 views in Nov]
Tiramisu:
Coffee cream and some biscuits sounds like a reasonable offering for the dessert course, but the Italians not surprisingly have taken the combination and turned it into one of their… [8 views in Nov]
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Desserts: Italian Ice Cream Desserts, Classic Italian Frittelle, Why Capri is...
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Comments
Allison Re: The Structure of an Italian meal
When my grandpa returned from serving in the Navy during the Korean War, he disembarked in New York City, but lived in…
29 June 2021
Italiana Re: Tomatoes and the Italian Culture
Susie - Your Question:Great advice on peeling and deseeding tomatoes. I was always anti because I believed the flavour was in…
23 August 2017
Susie Re: Tomatoes and the Italian Culture
Great advice on peeling and deseeding tomatoes. I was always anti because I believed the flavour was in the seeds and juice.…
Italiana Re: Olive Oil Production
@Polly. This seems strange to find in the UK as regulations are quite stringent in terms of product descriptions. Here the informat
16 February 2015
polly Re: Olive Oil Production
Have used what I believed to be virgin olive for years, well known brand, only to find that 70% of brands contain little olive oil and are…
14 February 2015
Italiana Re: The Perfect Slow Cooker Ragu
@SaraBrown - a 1kg carton would be the best for this recipe. Add a bit at time though to ensure it's a consistency that you like.
16 July 2014
Sara Brown Re: The Perfect Slow Cooker Ragu
Hi what size carton of passata please? I can buy anything from 200g to 1kg
Thank you