While pasta is probably what first comes to mind when you think about Italian food, and rightly so, pasta dishes are not well suited to the frenetic pace of modern life. Let’s face it, it’s just not that easy to slurp up a plate of spaghetti all’arrabbiata as you dash between errands on your lunch […]
Ciao a tutti! Many people who travel to Italy and do not know the language can often buy products with ingredients in them that they are not aware of. Even people who are well versed in the language may mistakenly read a food label. For example, there are many different ways to say sugar or […]
Ciao a tutti! Pizza not only is a complete meal in Italy, but also a past-time. A work of art in some areas, if you will. There are a couple of things you need to know to get it right the first time. The trick to getting the perfect pizza is not so much in […]
Ciao a tutti! We made a pizza today and didn’t have a particular name for it, so we invented one: Pizza Robusta con Seitan, which literally would be “robust pizza with Seitan”! We put everything onto this pizza, so it seemed appropriate. Here is what we did for the ingredients: 300 grams or 2-2 1/2 […]
Ciao a tutti! How vegan is the pizza in Italy? Let’s go over a few very vegan friendly options 🙂 There are a few different types of pizza to learn about. Pizza is normally with tomato sauce, but you can also get pizza bianca (white pizza) meaning there is no tomato sauce. Many times there […]