by vocabulum | Uncategorized
10 Italian Food Commandments 10 Italian Food Commandments 10 Italian Food Commandments Disregard at your own peril If you’re planning to have a meal in Italy and want to keep safe, remember these rules. Disregard them at your own peril…. 1 Don’t overcook your...
by vocabulum | Coffee, Food and culture, Food translation, Italian food
A to Z of an Italian coffee menu… All about sophisticated coffee lingo… I’ve been a Londoner for 10+ years, but thanks to my frequent trips home I keep up to date with trends in Italy, even culinary ones. At least that’s what I thought… …until some time ago I...
by vocabulum | Food and culture, Food translation
I am Italian. Therefore, I am a pizza I am Italian. So, am I a pizza? This question is the very essence of a notion that has been elaborated over the years in many ways. What’s this notion? That food is part of one’s culture and, hence, defines us… a bit like...
by vocabulum | Cheese, Food and culture
Even cheese can be drunken! Yes, in Italy it can. But I’m sure that won’t come as a surprise… Italy produces a plethora of cheeses; someone says 300 varieties, others even 400. But the cheese I want to talk to you about today is very special. ...