From the Appetibilis Glossary comes the letter A: “Alfresco” or “Al fresco”? Stai fresco!
… Letter A: “Alfresco” or “Al fresco”? Stai fresco!
Author: lorenza destro
Italian Lunch: Box: The Scrippelle (Savory Crêpes)
Cheers to “The Scrippelle”: Savory Crêpes Surprise… On December 25th, the Christmas broth is a must-eat dish on the Abruzzo tables. It takes a long time to prepare, it requires many ingredients, but you can make it ahead of time.
… Italian Lunch: Box: The Scrippelle (Savory Crêpes)
Sweet Recipe: Almond & Pistachios Mini Parrozzi
The Parrozzo [par-ròz-zo] according to the Abruzzo native Gabriele D’Annunzio, a famous Italian writer and poet, after testing the chef Luigi D’Amico’s bake: “This new cake is so tasty that looks like saint Cetteo’s craze, as if he put the rich and fertile earth into your oven, and there it slowly changes into the sweetest among any other sweet thing.”
… Sweet Recipe: Almond & Pistachios Mini Parrozzi
Letter “V” :: Ventricina
Charles De Gaulle used to wonder how anyone can govern a nation – i.e. France – that has two hundred and forty-six different kinds of cheese.
… Letter “V” :: Ventricina
Letter “C” :: Cavoli a merenda | Cabbage for tea? Really!
“Cavolo” (cà·vo·lo, the stress on the “a”) i.e. cabbage is a common and healthy ingredient in many recipes of the Italian cuisine. It is included in the cancer prevention diet, and despite the bad smell it releases, due to the presence of sulphur compounds, it’s employed as a side dish, in potages, in vegetable pies and so forth.
… Letter “C” :: Cavoli a merenda | Cabbage for tea? Really!
Letter “B” :: (in) Bianco
When we talk about food and cooking, the word “bianco” [biàn·co], white, is frequently used in the phrase “in bianco” and it means food without any colored sauces (or additional spices).
… Letter “B” :: (in) Bianco
Letter “M” :: Set the Moka on fire!
In every single Italian house there is – at least – one. More often than not, many of them, in different sizes.
… Letter “M” :: Set the Moka on fire!
Pasta Lover: “Spaghetti alla Chitarra” that Strikes The Right Chord
You don’t need to be a musician to enjoy “spaghetti alla chitarra” [chitarra, pronounced key-tahr-rah, is the Italian word for guitar].
… Pasta Lover: “Spaghetti alla Chitarra” that Strikes The Right Chord
Did you say “Confetti”?
The word confetti /kənˈfetiː/ is synonym for celebration. But don’t get confused with those tiny colourful paper shreds that are thrown at parties, ’cause the Italian confetti are something else entirely…
… Did you say “Confetti”?
Sweet Recipe: Cocoa and Montepulciano “Drunken Cupcakes”
Here’s a delightful pairing of Montepulciano d’Abruzzo wine with bitter chocolate, in our Appetibilis friend Sara’s cupcakes interpretation.
… Sweet Recipe: Cocoa and Montepulciano “Drunken Cupcakes”