Sabina Extra Virgin Olive Oil was an Italian staple nearly 2000 years ago. And still remains a favorite in Lazio.Here’s why. A Brief History of Sabina Olive Oil It may sound a cliché but little has changed in terms of olive farming in Sabina (just north of Rome) since the ancient world. Renowned since antiquity, […]
Strangozzi are a long, rectangular pasta made of water, flour and a bit of salt. They are about 3-4 cm wide and resemble the shape of old-fashioned leather shoelaces. They are typically eaten with ragù (meat sauce), Norcia truffles, porcini mushrooms or mild-medium spicy tomato sauce. Strangozzi, also known as stringozzi, are a handmade pasta […]
If you haven’t tasted mozzarella di bufala or burrata yet, then you need to book your trip to Italy now. This decadent mozzarella is made from buffalo milk and is a common tabletop staple in southern Italy. This mozzarella is so famous, that there are small specialty shops dedicated to it all around the country. […]
The process Malvasia grapes go through to make Vin Santo dessert wine is absolutely gorgeous! These are some photos from Italy Food Root’s trip to a Tuscan vin santinaia where the Malvasia grapes are laid out by hand to appassire (dry out) on bamboo trays to dry for 1 whole year. The grapes are handled […]
What do Italians eat for their New Year Dinner? Lentils & Pig Trotter What’s pig trotter? Pig trotter (zampone) is pig foot stuffed with various minced pork pieces – shoulder (spalla), jaw muscles (massetere), pig cheek area (gola), tender pig rind (cotenna) mixed with herbs, wine and cinnamon. What makes pig trotter so special? Very […]
We love champagne as much as the next guy, but if you’d like to go Italian this New Year, we’ve got a quick cheat sheet explaining Italian spumante wine. But first… a quick lesson. spumante = sparkling wine Therefore no 1 grape is exclusively associated to the making of “spumante“. There are a variety of […]
