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History and typical products of English afternoon tea

Pastries, finger sandwiches, lots of tea but also a fine glass of Champagne: what's mandatory in the English afternoon tea ritual.

Traditional desserts made with extra virgin olive oil

The result of ancient traditions and of a humble but tasty cuisine, desserts made with extra virgin olive oil have always been part of the Italian table. Here's a few.

All about licorice: history, production and use in the kitchen

Herbal remedies, medicine, distillery, cosmetics and obviously cooking: licorice is a versatile product that never goes out of style. History and minutiae of this ancient plant.

History of fried food, amid myth and legend

We have to wait until the Middle Ages for fried foods to become a product of common use among elite classes. Here's the history of frying and a few typical Italian recipes.

Yeast-free bread. Typical products from around the world

Brewer's yeast is stockpiled and missing from supermarket shelves. But a good bread can also be made without yeast, as these international products demonstrate.

Impastiamo. An online cooking lessons project for charity

Impastiamo is a young American company created by Silvia Carluccio to support American chefs during the first lockdown. Following the project's success, online cooking lessons continued but the proceeds now go to different charities. On the 22nd it’s for the...

Fruit preserves: marmalade, jam, compote, chutney

Every season brings precious and fresh ingredients that can be stored and enjoyed the rest of the year. Here is the history of fruit preserves.

Pa de Kilo, the quality bakery in Barcelona

With a wide selection of bread types, pastries and viennoiserie, the corner for the sale of gastronomic specialties to open also a coffee spot: here is the new bakery in Barcelona that has made a name for itself.

The many lives of tortellini. Museum-worthy preparation or an increasingly creative product?

Are tortellini an untouchable recipe? In the April issue of the Gambero Rosso monthly magazine we compared the opinions of chefs, dividing them between purists and innovators.

FrescoFrigo conquers the world. The success of the Italian smart refrigerators startup

Born in 2018 from the intuition of Enrico Pandian, FrescoFrigo is a startup that has interpreted new consumer habits, first by tapping into the health food segment, then adapting to changing needs during the pandemic.
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