Italian Elicriso (Helichrysum italicum) is a plant of the Asteraceae family. Helichrysum comes from the Greek helios (sun) and chrysos (gold), for the bright yellow color of the flowers. It’s a perennial plant and the bush reaches 30–40 cms high. It can be found in most of southern Europe and in Italy is native especially […]
Ciao a tutti! The wonders of saffron! It is famous in Italy mostly for being used in dishes such as risotto or even sometimes in sweet treats. Not only does it add a wonderful flavor to the rice, but saffron has other qualities one may not know about! Did you also know it takes about […]
Ciao a tutti!! Oggi pubblichiamo l’intervista ai ragazzi di Agriturismo Vegan Il Borgo Di Tara a Borgo Val di Taro, in Emilia-Romagna. Prossimamente pubblicheremo l’intervista tradotta in Inglese! Interview in English coming soon! Stay tuned! Come avete iniziato questo progetto? Come molti “cittadini” abbiamo pensato ad un cambio di vita e come vegan ad un […]
Ciao a tutti! A class of vegan cooking making holiday dishes will be held 12 November, 2013 at 19:00 in Trieste, Circolo Calegari, via Carducci 35. It will last 4 hours and is being sponsored by AgireOra! Any recipes good for a buffet plus a classic Italian dish, pasta al forno (baked pasta) and winter […]
Ciao a tutti! Veganism in Italy is rising! An up and coming phenomena, not only related to Italy’s food culture and history, but also as a new lifestyle. In fact, it is having some a large effect on Italy’s food culture that large scale supermarkets are now introducing a “veg” only isle with many favorite […]