Prosciutto crudo di Parma, or cured ham, may be one of the most popular Italian foods known – but do you know how it’s made?
Part 1 in a series about how Prosciutto di Parma is made when I visited a prosciuttificio (prosciutto factory) during the Festival del Prosciutto in the province of Parma.

Part 1: Making [...]

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I spent Saturday with Jessica from Italy Travel Guide in and around Parma for the annual Prosciutto di Parma festival. Here’s a little taste of what we saw:

More tomorrow!

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I acquired two bars of the new and famous camel milk chocolate that is still not officially sold anywhere outside of Dubai. Read on to find out what is so special about camel milk, camel milk chocolate, and how it tasted.

It all started with Chocolate Covered in San Francisco (no website – Yelp page – [...]

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Panzanella is a very simple, moist and fresh bread salad from Tuscany. Panzanella is a great summer recipe because you don’t have to turn on the oven – no cooking is required.  Crunchiness doesn’t come from the bread but from the cucumbers and onions. Its fresh ingredients (and a little water) rejuvenate day-old bread, while [...]

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When it starts to get so hot, I mean so hot and humid in Italy that you can’t enjoy normal refreshment, that’s where summer drinks in Italy make their appearance.
Granita : Icy Sicilian Drink
Just sugar, water and flavorings (like fresh fruit and juice), granita is an icy treat that is even better than gelato / [...]

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