A space dedicated to the Made in Italy, full of recipes, tradition, cultures and curiosities. Enjoy all the secrets of the marvellous Italian food and wine world.
Now guys, I don’t want to break all your beliefs but the only non original Italian version is the Spaghetti with meatballs.
I know, you are now thinking about Lady and the Tramp, all the Sopranos episodes as well as some Hollywood masterpieces like the Godfather or Goodfellas.
Risotto with PORCINI MUSHROOMS AND SAFFRON is the natural evolution of a dish that graze the perfection. Perfectly balanced colors, textures, and flavors. Unique.
Dear Insideaters, today we take you to another place declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. We are in Tivoli, a small town really not far from Rome. Tivoli can be reached out with the public bus and the regional train from the two main stations of Rome ( Termini - Tiburtina) in about 45 minutes.
When we talk about street food, Our heart melts: we feel very comfortable eating our sandwich while walking among the market stalls.
In 2001 Villa D’este became part of the UNESCO heritage and is considered one of the greatest masterpieces of the Italian garden.
Everyone knows Rome, everyone knows its history and admired its beauty, but not many know that outside the capital, just over half an hour by car, there is an older city: Tivoli.
Do you know that if you want to try a different Italian dish every day you need at least 12 years?
You set the table on the terrace and uncork a bottle of Vermentino Wine. You are stealing a piece of summer. All for you. A cheerful feeling. Yout mouth is already looking forward to tasting and living the flavor of the sea and memories that every bite of SPAGHETTI ALLE VONGOLE brings you to mind.
How many times passing in front of an artisan shop do we stop to admire the beautiful exhibits? Whether they are antique rings, bags, or vases. We remain enchanted by asking ourselves how a man can achieve such wonders with the art of his hands.
A lifetime wouldn't be enough to get to know all the neighborhoods of Rome! Each of them has a thousand facets and would deserve a stop during your stay in the capital.
Rome is known all over the world not only for its millennial beauty but also for the good vibes, the sympathy of its inhabitants, and for its gastronomic delicacies.
Follow us along the labyrinth of trendy and colorful alleys of Rione Monti: the Roman, hipster and avant-garde "Camden Town", dedicated to poor art and vintage!
Rome, the Eternal City, a pioneer of beauty, charm, and culture. Its libraries are no different.
We all know it: For Romans, Carbonara is not just a plate of pasta but a way of being.
Do you know that recipe easy to make you used to prepare after a wild night out with friends? That food that saves you when you are craving for food but you have nothing left into the fridge.
Here we are again Insideaters! We had left ourselves halfway through the exploration of an enchanting, green and somewhat wild Romanity.
Villas, parks, and gardens not to be missed: The Insideat's mini-guide. First part
The summer scent fills the streets of Rome, which after weeks suspended in the silence of the lockdown slowly returns to its usual wonderful frenzy.
A glass of wine, a bottle for a special dinner or just to fully stock wine Rome is the right place.
A quick, easy, inexpensive recipe that destroys the sacred dogma of never combining fish with cheese.
Rome is a real open-air museum, not only for the numerous monuments around the city but also for the spreading of a new (but very old in its soul) kind of art. The street art.
Most of you will know it as “The Roman Christmas”, let’s find out the origins and traditions releted to this Roman holiday.
Le tradizioni e le origini di una festa cristiana che mette d’accordo i più piccoli per le sorprese, e i più grandi con i pranzi! Per tutti gli amanti del salato, tranquilli! La Pasqua è famosa anche per le sue “colazioni” abbondanti.
Nel Lazio sono soliti svegliarsi ed iniziare la giornata di festa con salame e uova sode, In Campania con casatiello, salame napoletano e ancora uova sode, mentre in Umbria si viziano con torta al formaggio e capocollo.
Non stiamo parlando di una cupola qualsiasi, bensì del tetto di Roma: la cupola di San Pietro. Com’è noto, porta la firma di Michelangelo, che nel 1546 ridisegnò il progetto precedente e, già settantenne, diresse i lavori fino alla sua morte. La realizzazione dell’opera fu conclusa nel 1590 da Giacomo Della Porta e Domenico Fontana. La cupola di San Pietro è una delle più vaste coperture in muratura mai realizzate, nonché simbolo di Roma (insieme al Colosseo, ovviamente!).
The frittata, a typical dish of Italian cuisine, was born as a poor preparation that was mainly consumed by the working classes. È un alimento completo a base di uova leggermente sbattute e insaporite con ingredienti a piacere. È una delle preparazioni più antiche e diffuse della storia.
In Italy, if you say winter it means comfort food. Everybody knows that in Italy comfort food means grandmas’ courses! They are jealously saved, handed down from generation to generation, prepared respecting traditions and with a lot of love. The first two secret ingredients? Deftness and patience. Thanks to them, grandmas’ courses – like meat sauce, chocolate cake, handed rolled out pasta ...
It’s really cold in Italy!
The reason why is: “giorni della merla”, the coldest days of the year! It’s an ancient legend rooted in the heart of young and old. Its main characters are a white blackbirds’ family who is arrived in town at the end of summer. It found refuge on a high tree in Porta Nuova district. Its life was happy and safe until the last three days of January, when cold, ice and snow storms came.
Italy is full of centenary gastronomic traditions.
And even more, among old recipes, unforgettable memories and its indisputable beauties stand out holidays’ recipes. Christmas, Easter and Carnival: every occasion, in Italy, is good to set the table and celebrate the joys of life and palate. Among the most popular recipes, however, the first place goes to Christmas.
