Zeppole di San Giuseppe
The Zeppole di San Giuseppe are one of the tastiest typical Italian sweets The Zeppole are similar to a fried donut and the first one was described in 1837 by the famous Neapolitan gastronome Ippolito Cavalcanti,...
Italian Traditional Food
Spaghetti alla Chitarra: sounds good
Spaghetti alla chitarra (the name is due to the similarities with the guitar strings) is a typical format of the Abruzzo cuisine consisting of spaghetti with a squared shape. Included among the agricultural food products of Abruzzo,...
Tortelli and Herbs
With the name Tortelli is indicated a filled pasta which can take various forms: rectangular or square or rolled up in the shape of tortellini, but also round and of various sizes, depending on the regional...
The importance of Tortellini
The origin of tortellini is disputed between Modena and Bologna, so much so that it is placed in Castelfranco Emilia, halfway between the two capitals. According to the popular imagination the shape of tortellini remind...
Italian Cappelletti, Tortellini, Agnolini and others
Italian Cappelletti shape resembles a small hat “Cappelletto” means in italian “small hat”. Indeed, the Cappelletto shape resembles a medieval hat. Home of the Cappelletti seems to be the Romagna, which is at East of...
