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Fiori di zucca are a gorgeous and tasty edible flower found in Italian cuisine from Venice in the north to the tip of the boot in the south. So honored in modern Roman culture, fiori di zucca ripieni fritters adorn the cover of the best-selling, "Tasting Rome" cookbook. Fiori di zucca, the Italian term for zucchini flowers, are a fragrant delicacy...

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Brought to Sicily by the Arabs, the wondrous sesame seed is still cultivated by hand today, and with great effort, in Ispica, a town close to the southernmost part of the island. The guardians of its future are two brothers who are undeniably fond of those sunburnt fields.  Arranging a time to chat with the Gambuzza family is almost impossible: the...

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In some regions of Italy, it is not uncommon to come across majestic olive trees dating back more than a thousand years. Their huge diameters, twisted trunks and shapes molded through centuries enchant tourists while assuming a symbolic meaning for local communities as part of collective memories and traditions. Silent witnesses to history, these g...

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The 2022 grape harvest, in many territories, is really getting into full swing. And also with expectations quite different from those of a month ago, when the drought emergency held sway. But now, and as has actually been said for years, the critical issue is related to seasonal labor, which many are struggling to find. Raising the alarm now is als...

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Ripe and red, fresh and juicy, small or big, long or round. In all different shapes and sizes, tomatoes are seen in abundance during the sunny season; picked off the vine, poured into markets and finally placed into the baskets of hungry Italians, eagerly awaiting to dish out and tuck into tomato-heavy lunchtime spreads. Italy’s sheer quantity of t...

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We can learn a lot from history. These days’ incredible heat clearly demonstrates that climate change is an undeniable reality: it isn’t going to happen, it’s happening already. We no longer need Greta, we have the Marmolada glacier and its deadly, unexpected collapse. We don’t need Cop26’s deadlines, we have Miami, forced to rise the streets’ leve...

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The Italian Ministry of Agriculture has confirmed CSQA as the inspection body for Aceto Balsamico di Modena PGI. This is one of the excellent products with international prestige from the food valley of Emilia-Romagna, a region that boasts 44 PDO/PGI food and beverage products which generate a value of €2,779 million. Balsamic Vinegar of Modena PGI...

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Lemon farming on the Amalfi Coast has always been linked to the Aceto family, who have been operating for five generations. "Salvatore Quasimodo, do you know what he said? That we Amalfitans don't notice when we go to Paradise because we've already spent a lifetime there." Luigino Aceto (known as Gigino) is 84 years old, and he laughs as he freely...

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Export sales of Apulian extra virgin olive oils are soaring, with a jump of +51% in the first six months of 2022 (compared to the same period last year), even though drought and production costs, have risen by more than +20% due to speculation and the conflict in Ukraine, are jeopardizing the viability of producers. This is according to an analysis...

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If you're craving a creamy, Italian comfort food dish, risotto is the way to go. The dish is made from short-grain rice, which is consistently stirred while broth or stock is gradually added. Common additions include mushrooms, onion, garlic, and Parmesan cheese. Risotto first appeared sometime in the 14th century, when rice was introduced to Italy...

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