Information about the cuisine, recipes and food of Puglia Italy
Puglia has been recommended among the top ten value destinations in the world for 2014 by Lonely Planet. This is such an important recognition for our home land and it is so wonderful that our slow cooking and relaxed Mediterranean pace of life are highlighted among the things you should experience in Puglia [...]
The American La Cucina Italiana food magazine features Stile Mediterraneo Cooking School Puglia. Cinzia Rascazzo director and owner of the cooking school shares her recipe of the burnt durum wheat orecchiette from Puglia. This is typical dish of the peasant cuisine of Puglia. Cinzia is native to Puglia and shares [...]
HOW TO BUY THE BEST EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL I am often told by those attending our Extra Virgin Olive Oil Tasting Tours of the difficulties in selecting the best extra virgin olive oil or even just a good olive oil when they shop at home. They are not familiar with [...]
A massive and rigorous new study conducted on 7,447 people in Spain showed that 30% of heart diseases and deaths can be prevented switching to a Mediterranean diet rich in extra virgin olive oil, nuts, seafood, beans, fruit and vegetables. Low-fat diets did not reach these great results! CBSNEWS wrote today: "If you want to [...]
Almond paste lamb is the traditional sweet all local families have for the Easter festivities in Puglia. This sweet is made only twice a year: in the shape of fish at Christmas, and in the shape of lamb at Easter. The difference between our Puglia almond paste and the Sicilian [...]
