When we think about Italian kitchen we think about tradition and tasty ingredients, but there are details about some dishes or ingredients that will cheer you up even more. Let’s discover the weird names of some of them! Ingredients The names of some ingredients...
Gricia is a very famous pasta dish from Latium. It’s the perfect combination for those who love Carbonara and Cacio e Pepe too. In fact it is considered a mix of the two. There are many versions, even one with tomato sauce, then called Amatriciana. Origins The...
Here’s what you need to know about the true Italian cuisine in Berlin this week. This week’s food news are all about ice cream, pizza and discount code! Berlin’s ice cream week It has been confirmed the Berlin’s ice cream week 2021 on May, 6-12. At this...
Tuscany probably is the main Italian region for the wine production and sales. Not only on a national basis, but also from an international perspective. Italy has always been in competition with France for the wine dominance all over the world, but Italy, and in...
Recreate a Neapolitan Easter with Pastiera and Casatiello Would you like to celebrate Easter in a typical Italian way? The Neapolitan cuisine is here for you. Naples has got an actual procedure to follow on Easter’s Day. From Fellata to Pastiera, the Easter menu...
Torta Pasqualina, the perfect Easter appetizer Easter is here, what is the best way to celebrate? Preparing Torta Pasqualina! Torta Pasqualina is a traditional Italian recipe prepared on Easter! It is the perfect dish to celebrate spring and for outdoor snacks,...
Here’s what you need to know about the true Italian cuisine in Berlin this week. This week’s food news are all about spring delicacies like ice-cream, appetizers and pizza! Peggy Bee new ice-cream parlour in Friedrichshain Last Sunday a new ice-cream parlour opened in...
Easter and its savoury specialties Colomba, Easter egg, Pastiera are just some of the famous and traditional Italian Easter sweet recipes. But what savory recipes do you know about this period? There are a lot of different and traditional recipes in every region as...
Supplì and some of its curiosities Do you know the difference between Arancini and Supplì? They seem very similar but they are actually quite different from oneanother. They are both a rustic street food speciality, but weather Supplì are a regional recipe from the...
Here’s what you need to know about the true Italian cuisine in Berlin this week. This week food news is starting off with a BANG: a TRUEITALIAN discount code for you to be used on the Wolt app. But there’s more, so keep on reading! True Italian week on Wolt On...
Today, 25th March 2021 it’s the 700th anniversary of Dante Alighieri’s death, to celebrate the great poet we have decided to dig into Medieval Tuscan delicacies and make a journey through some ancient recipes. In Dante’s time, there wasn’t the...
The Queen of Milanese cuisine Cotoletta alla Milanese is one of the most known dishes from Milan’s cuisine, together with Risotto alla Milanese and Panettone. It’s an easy and speedy recipe, the symbol of the city of Milan, known all over the world. This...
Pecorino, one of the most known and loved cheese in Italy. Famous for its strong salty flavour and smell, it’s the main character of many dishes. Origins The Italian cheese called Pecorino, has really an ancient origin! It goes back to 2000 years ago when...
A traditional cake that fills the house with sweet scents The famous Torta di Mele (Apple Pie) is known all over the world for its simplicity and genuineness. It is a big classic that never goes out of fashion. Apples have always been the stars of most Italian...
Italian Balsamic Vinegar, one of the basic salad dressing in Italian cuisine, has become a healthy condiment for any type of dish. Strongly protected by the Designation of Origin, it is one of the most precious Italian product. Balsamic vinegar is a dark-coloured,...
Here’s what you need to know about the true Italian cuisine in Berlin this week. This week’s food news are all about new delicacies and sweet and salty snacks . Duo Sicilian Food shop in Berlin Duo Sicilian Ice cream is opening its Sicilian food shop in Kreuzberg on...
An important gastronomic, traditional and ancient cuisine: Piedmont welcomes you with many amazing dishes. Let’s discover the most famous ones. We can divide the typical Piedmont recipe into two groups: those from the noble tradition of Savoia’s royal...
Chianina is one of the most ancient Italian bovine race that characterizes the regions of central Italy. This bovine is truly prized for its sturdy build and the delicious Florentine steak that comes with it. Chianina beef is one of the most ancient and important...
A typical biscuit of the Piedmont patisserie The history of the most romantic biscuit of the world! Baci di Dama is a famous Italian homemade pastries that has its origin in Piedmont. The history of Baci di Dama start in ‘800 and since then, delights gourmet palates....
Lasagna, the perfect dish for a Sunday with family! Lasagna is the first traditional course par excellence and it is a national heritage. This rich and savoury dish has its origin in the city of Bologna, in Emilia Romagna. It’s one of the most famous and most...
Here’s what you need to know about the true Italian cuisine in Berlin this week This week’s food news is only about tasteful, flavoured food. From cold cuts to chocolate desserts! What are you waiting for? Pancetta, Guanciale e Nduja by Malafemmena In few weeks...
Cacio e Pepe, is one of the traditional Italian pasta dishes, created by shepherds in Latium. Even if it includes poor ingredients, the awesomeness in guaranteed! Origins Cacio e Pepe is among the most famous dishes in Italy and specially in Rome. It’s like the...
Seafood spaghetti is the typical dish that characterizes Italian seaside towns. South Italians maintain their leadership as the best in cooking seafood. Origins of seafood spaghetti Seafood spaghetti is a typical dish of the south-Italy cuisine, in Italian it is known...
A dessert for all women in the world, inspired by the mimosa flower 8th March is a special day for women as it’s International Women’s Day! Women are celebrated with a flower called mimosa, from which the cake takes its name: little yellow pieces of sponge...
Caciucco is a typical fish stew of the culinary tradition of the western coastal towns in Tuscany. There are two versions of the Caciucco: one recipe comes from Livorno and the other from Viareggio. What is Caciucco? Caciucco is a fish stew made of different types of...
Here’s what you need to know about the true Italian cuisine in Berlin this week. This week’s food news are all about new pizzerias and free bottles of wine! Free bottle of wine by Altrovino Wine Shop & Wine Bar From the 1st to the 7th of March, Altrovino has...
The secret behind Italian cuisine Nowadays Italian cuisine enjoys widespread popularity, as well as several particular regional traditions. Among Italians, the different and typical recipes play a huge role in everyday life and they are regarded as a symbol of pride...
An appetizer or main course much loved by Italians, a simple and delicious recipe. The Vitello tonnato (veal with tuna sauce) is a typical Piedmontese dish. Although known by its French name “vitel tonnè”, this recipe is clearly Italian. Since the...
Grandma’s Pie: an inevitable dessert on Italian tables Torta Della Nonna (Grandma’s Pie) is a famous and delocious italian pie. It’s the perfect cake for breakfast and also as a dessert and it’s loved by young and old alike. It’s the homemade cake...
Here’s what you need to know about Italian cuisine in Berlin this week. This week’s food news are all about new pizzas and wines! in accordance with the early spring that is currently characterizing Berlin, of course. Let’s unfold them all! New...
Among many varieties of dried fruit, hazelnut is for sure one of the most appreciated. Like many other dried fruits, hazelnuts have some really ancient origins. Fossils found in Germany, Sweden and Denmark prove that they were indeed part of the primitive men’s...
Here’s what you need to know about the Italian cuisine in Berlin this week. This week the food news satisfy everyone palate. From the savoury Panzerotti, Focaccia and fried pizza to the sweet taste of the Ice-cream, perfect for a sunny weekend. Here are the...
Among the many Roman food traditions, Carciofi alla Giudia are maybe less known than other recipes, but that doesn’t make them less delicious! The artichoke is a main product in Rome. Along with Carbonara, Gricia and Amatriciana, artichokes are regarded as a...
We have already talked about classic Arancine, but their time is not over yet – what about a chocolate variety? Among their several food specialties, Arancine are the pride of Sicilian people. But be careful on how you call them: arancine or arancini? It depends...
Here are some food news for the week, proposed by True Italian restaurants in Berlin! Diwein Italian Wine‘s offer is the combination of three tomatoes’ sauce for a great pasta dish with a good bottle of wine. For orders: https://www.diwein.com/ ...
When you feel like having a tasty but quick lunch, a delicious snack or a side dish to your aperitif, a piece of focaccia and a slice of farinata could be just perfect! Both soft and crunchy, these two Italian delicacies are the symbols of the Genoese cuisine and...
Here are the 64 most voted pizzerias in Berlin from last week’s True Italian contest: now it’s time for the real competition to start It started as a list of more than 150 pizzerias, and they resulted in just 64 runners. But now, the real competition has...
Hosting Italian mums for an uncommon restaurant There is a unique restaurant in London serving typical Italian food, but in a very particular way. “La Mia Mamma” is run by mums only, from different Italian regions. Every three months, some mothers of...
The History of how Italian cuisine became the most well known worldwide: Italian emigrants’ difficult relocation and their love for their homeland’s traditions. The Italian one is today the most worldwide known cuisine and the strongest trend setter in the...
Carbonara is one of Italian’s best known dishes! If you travel to Italy and specifically to Rome, you MUST eat this delicacy. Origins There are many stories behind Carbonara, but the first mention about combining pasta and eggs can be found in “Il cuoco galante”...
Few people know that Testaroli are one of the most ancient types of pasta, born during the Roman Empire. Typical of Lunigiana, a Ligurian area bordering Tuscany, this “poor food” was prepared by the ancient local peasant with only 3 ingredients. It became...
The name alone recalls not only its origins but also its preparation. We are talking about the famous Pesto alla Genovese. it’s a Pesto, as its making process includes pestare (to pound) all the ingredients in a mortar and pestle, and it’s Genovese, as the...
Intolerance to gluten is widely spread and no longer a taboo: many restaurants today offer gluten-free options with no problem. However, there are some Italian dishes which are naturally gluten-free, born to suit every palate with no need for further adaptation....
Since the Arabic domination to the present days, marzipan has always been the main character of festivities. The term ‘marzipan‘ comes from Arabic maw-thabán, the name of a middle-eastern silver coin that corresponded to a certain quantity of a sweet dough...
Rice is a big part of Italian culinary tradition: the number of different recipes from the north to the south of the peninsula is proof of its versatility and richness. Risotto, arancine, supplì, rice salad… these are only some of the ways in which Italians like to...
Aubergine, one of the most popular vegetables, really versatile in its preparation, and the main character in the Mediterranean diet! The Aubergine is that perfect vegetable, that can be used in every recipe – savoury and sweet – and never disappoints. In...
This Sicilian typical and very tasty street food star has 2 names, but the same ingredients. And it even has a celebration day, on 13th of December. On this subject there has been a long debate, the struggle is ancient and it is a fight between different areas of the...
It is no secret that breakfast deserves a place of honour as the most important meal of the day: but what is actually the right way to have a healthy breakfast, and how do different cultures manage it? Breakfast, or better known as the most important meal of the day....
Cold cuts, olives, focaccia and taralli… Italian cuisine shows its northern and southern differences both in food customs and in recipes: among these a significant change appears in those snacks Italians like to enjoy before a full meal, drinking a cocktail, or during...
Sarde are the most common “blue fishes” from the anchovies family. Even if it’s not a fancy or expensive fish, we can find it in a lot of ancient and modern recipes thanks to its versatility, but do you know where they come from and all of its...
