Liguria The region of Liguria is famous in the cooking planet for Pesto alla Genovese and Genoa Salami. Liguria also produces incomparable dishes like no other place: the Ciupin a fish soup, made with as many different kinds of fish but cooked with few ingredients, garlic, parsley and wine to emphasize the taste of the …
Friuli-Venezia Giulia The autonomous region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia is bordered in the north by Austria, in the east by Slovenia, (ex Yugoslavia); it is enclosed in the south by the Adriatic Sea, and in the west is delimited by the Veneto region. The region of Venezia Giulia covered a large area including the peninsula of …
Venezia Tridentina This region is known for pork and pork products, like the Prociutto, speck, hams, sausages, and blood pudding. Polenta, gnocchi and tortellini are their preferred starchy foods and they bake delicious dark bread, fragrant and crusty, mostly made by the housewives. Near the Austrian border goulash, sauerkrauts, strudels and other Teutonic specialties are …
Veneto Veneto is credited for introducing new spices from the orient and noted for the risi e bisi, a special thick soup with rice, peas, bacon, butter and cheese. Another dish is the baccala’ alla Vicentina, fried salted codfish with onions and then baked for 4 to 5 hours covered with milk and Parmesan cheese. …
Lombardy Lombardy is one of the wealthiest regions of Italy, the most industrialized and among the biggest producer of food in the field of meat, cheese, wine and alimentary products. The region’s capital is Milano, a large metropolis, an important financial center and the headquarters of the most prominent Italian companies. Commerce and manufacturing are flourishing. Chemical, …
The Val D’Aosta – The Aosta Valley The Val D’Aosta is the smallest Italian region. Aosta the capital has about 35,000 inhabitants; the region has a population of 125,000. The Val D’Aosta region is bordered by Switzerland on the North, byPiedmont on the Southern and Eastern sides and on the West withFrance. The Valley of Aosta is …
The Region of Piedmont The region of Piedmont is the producer of some of the best and noble wines of Italy and the original maker of Vermouth. The fields producing grapes are covered by snow in the winter; the temperature is mild in the spring and fall and dry in the winter: an ideal weather …