This is one of the symbols of Liguria and of the Ligurian sea. Its fishing period starts in early spring and finishes in late autumn. However, the high season is in the summer. Let’s know better this creature 😉 English name: Anchovy Nutritional values: 100g = 130kcal (66,6% protein, 33,4% fat) Size: 10-17 cm How […]
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Baccalà, the sailors’ barometer ;)
Baccalà is a typical Italian dish. It is very popular in the whole country and it is one of the most important meals also in Liguria. Below I try to describe you this popular, Ligurian dish. What is this? Baccalà is a cod which has been preserved by drying after salting. Salt cod was long […]
Cappon magro, the mysterious winter holiday dish :)
This is a typical Christmas and New Year Eve period dish. Very Ligurian and very mysterious dish. Nobody knows who invented it neither why its called in this way. The only one thing is sure – it is delicious! Cappon magro is an elaborate genoa’s salad of seafood and vegetables dressed with a rich sauce. […]
Natalini, the Christmas pasta!
This is one of the typical, Christmas dishes in Liguria. It is a kind of macaroni pasta with a very long tradition. Zone They are prepared in the zones of Genoa and Savona. History They are a type of dry pasta well known in Genoa already in early 1300 (!). Historically it was always prepared […]
Pandolce, the symbol of the Genoese wealth!
Pandolce is an XVI century Genoese Christmas cake. It is a fundamental dish and without it, in Liguria, you can’t say you’ve feasted Christmas. History According to a legend, it was the doge Andrea Doria of the Republic of Genoa who in ‘500 banished a competition. It was a contest among the master pastry chefs […]