Castagnaccio is a typical, Ligurian cake that is prepared especially during the fall season. It is so simple to prepare and so delicious that it became a traditional meal also in Piedmont, Tuscany, Lombardy, Emilia-Romagna, Umbria, Lazio and even Corsica! What is more, it is said that it has magical power and it helps in […]
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Kaki, the fruits that forecast the winter weather!
Kaki (also Cachi) are very healthy and very esteemed fruits. Before I came in Liguria I’ve never tasted and never heard about them. Now I know that the local people become crazy when starts their season! … Let’s check why they love them so much 😉 Kaki start ripening at the end of October and […]
Stalìn’s cake from … Cinque Terre!
When I discovered that among the specialities of CinqueTerre exists a sweet called the Stalìn cake I was really surprised! Obviously, at the first moment, I thought about the Russian dictator. However, the Ligurian Stalìn has the accent on “I” … so what does it mean?… here is the story of the Stalìn cake 🙂 […]
Sciacchetrà, the amazing wine from Cinque Terre!
This is probably the most important and the most famous product of Cinque Terre. An incredible, liquor wine that is produced from the grapes that grow on the steep hills of Cinque Terre. The cultivation of this vineyards is so hard that the Sciacchetrà makers are called heroic viticulturists. So let’s see what they have […]
Pansoti, the ravioli from Liguria!
If you are in Liguria, you have to try them! Pansoti is a kind ravioli, a kind of stuffed pasta. Another characteristic is that their filling is made only of herbs (!). They are served with a special hazelnut sauce that contrasts well the flavour of pansoti. History Even if nowadays they are famous in […]