Italian food

[December, 2011] Altamura in southern Italy is famous for its bread, though I did not know until I read that in my guide book when I planned this short holiday.It is recognised as Protected designation…

[December, 2011] In Matera, the cave houses town in south Italy, the restaurants are in the caves, too. You can enjoy the atmosphere and eat quite different foods from the ones in the north like…

[November, 2011] In Parma, I went to a restaurant called Gatta Matta (meaning 'Crazy She-cat'), where I could not go in last time because it was full.This restaurant is not typical Italian restaurants which has…

[November, 2011] Elimia Romagna in Italy is famous for its wonderful foods and one of the most well-known one is Parmigiano Reggiano (Parmesan cheese). Often used as a topping on pasta dish, but I like…

[October, 2011] They look quite real, aren't they? They are all cakes.I found this in La Rinascente department store just next to Duomo in Milan.

[October, 2011] The speciality in and around Verona in Italy is a meal called Bollito. Basically, it is boiled mixed meat. The other foods are served by waiters, but for Bollito, a maestro came up…

[June, 2011] This is the meal I had in a hut at Pian d'Artavaggio in the Alps.The left hand side is venison, which was good but the mushrooms on the right hand side was exceptionally.The…

[May, 2011] Orecchietta is a pasta which people in Puglia in south Italy often eat. Orecchio means a ear in Italian and this pasta looks like a small ear. This photo was taken in a…

[May, 2011] A few decades ago, when my parents travelled to Italy, they learned the name of an Italian dish, mazzancolle. But I did not come across this at all and thought they had made…