New here? Check out “Best Of” for some top posts, subscribe to my RSS feed - http://feeds.feedburner.com/MsAdventuresinItaly or receive email updates!In case you’ve never seen parmigiano cut open from its huge wheel, and wonder how they manage to cut it into such ragged and craggy wedges, I assure you it’s entirely on purpose. I [...]

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It only happens every 2 years: Il Salone del Gusto in Turin.
This year I was able to go to the 7th edition of the Salone del Gusto, organized by the Slow Food Organization and the Piedmont Regional Authority. This year it took place at Lingotto, just feet away from Eataly, so we made a stop [...]

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Inside a Pugliese Tarallificio

Taralli con lo zucchero
Preparing Scaldatelli
Boiling and Baking Scaldatelli

So last time I told you that the scaldatelli weren’t ready for the oven yet. That’s because they need to get boiled first! The scaldatelli are loaded onto racks and dipped into boiling water for a few minutes.

After being removed from the water, they are [...]

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Inside a Pugliese Tarallificio

Taralli con lo zucchero
Preparing Scaldatelli
Boiling and Baking Scaldatelli

Dolciaria Monti is a family-run tarallificio, like most small businesses in Italy are. Their products are mainly consumed locally but they ship about 30% to other parts of Italy. Nepotism is something that is usually criticized but when it’s seen from a different point of [...]

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Did you figure out what those sugar-coated delights were? Hopefully the hint of Puglia gave you an indication.
I am lucky to spend a lot of time in Puglia, and I love sharing what I see there: going inside a breadmaker’s, going to a festival celebrating mozzarella, an army of orecchiette, or learning how to [...]

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I’ve infiltrated one of my favorites places in Puglia to share another behind the scenes look next week.
Anyone have a guess where I went? Or what’s in the photo?

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Here are some pictures from my recent trip(s) from the Artigiano in Fiera at Milan, Milan’s International Handicrafts and Food fair. I’ve posted pictures and some videos from past years.
The fair includes food and products from all over Italy as well as various parts of the world. My favorite pavilions, besides the Southern Italy pavilion [...]

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Be sure to read: Part 1 of Inside a Pugliese Forno (Breadmaker)
In part one, we looked at preparing the dough for the rising and baking. Now our oven is ready for the all the dough we prepared.
I love this picture - it could be the inside of Any Forno, Italy. The baskets of dough [...]

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