The process Malvasia grapes go through to make Vin Santo dessert wine is absolutely gorgeous! These are some photos from Italy Food Root’s trip to a Tuscan vin santinaia where the Malvasia grapes are laid out by hand to appassire (dry out) on bamboo trays to dry for 1 whole year. The grapes are handled […]
What do Italians eat for their New Year Dinner? Lentils & Pig Trotter What’s pig trotter? Pig trotter (zampone) is pig foot stuffed with various minced pork pieces – shoulder (spalla), jaw muscles (massetere), pig cheek area (gola), tender pig rind (cotenna) mixed with herbs, wine and cinnamon. What makes pig trotter so special? Very […]
We love champagne as much as the next guy, but if you’d like to go Italian this New Year, we’ve got a quick cheat sheet explaining Italian spumante wine. But first… a quick lesson. spumante = sparkling wine Therefore no 1 grape is exclusively associated to the making of “spumante“. There are a variety of […]
did you know? Italy once held the position of world leaders in walnut production up until a few decades ago. Now… Italy’s walnut production is 20% domestic & the rest? The rest of their walnut supply is imported from the USA! Yikes, that’s a big loss. SUPPORT ITALIAN LOCAL WALNUTS! What to look for when […]
Christmas Eve Thought of the Day. Christmas Eve usually means Italians are preparing the feast of the 7 fishes fish. That’s a lot of fish on your table so while you’re enjoying your seafood feast today, think about how far your lobster has had to travel to be with you… Did you know that? “Italy […]
You may be prepping your Christmas turkey for this season’s holiday feast, but did you know that some of your European counterparts savor the tender bird known as cappone (English: capon). The wholesome goodness of this young tender fowl dates as far back as ancient Greek times & finds its feathery bearing on ancient Roman […]