Italian-Style Pumpkin Soup
Filed Under Recipes, What's Up at TIK Italy
This tasty yet simple recipe is an old favorite, and a perfect option for the onset of fall. The preparation lets the flavor of the pumpkin really shine, and you can use basically and seasoning you prefer. If you don't like sage, try using a bit of curry, coriander, nutmeg, ginger, or even five spice. Browse all out cooking vacations. Zuppa alla zucca Serves 4. Preparation: 20 minutes Cook time:… Read
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Eating Gelato in Italy
Filed Under Food History, Travel Tips Italy
Gelato is one of our favorite subjects, and we get questions about it frequently on our Italy food tours, such as, is gelato the same thing as ice cream? Where can you find the best gelato in Italy? And what are the most important flavors to try? Because, let's face it, most of us won't make our way through the dozens and dozens of flavors you'll find on an Italy… Read
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What to Eat in Rome
Filed Under Destination Features, Food History, Travel Tips Italy
If you're exploring Italy on a Rome food tour, chances are you love Italian food. Traditional Roman cuisine has some of the most quintessential of Italian dishes, and they are there to enjoy on our best food tours in Rome or during our hands-on cooking classes in Rome. After decades of traveling to Rome (not to mention living there), we are here to answer the question: What should I eat… Read
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The History of Prosciutto
Filed Under Destination Features, Food History Italy
Where ever you go on an Italy food tour, you are sure to encounter prosciutto, that lovely white-edged pink ham, thinly sliced, so tender and so full of earthy, salty-sweet flavors. You will find a version of it in every region. It is served by itself, with melon, on sandwiches or crostini, stuffed in pastas, and more. But what is prosciutto? Is there a single way to define it or… Read
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Recipe for Tomato Herb Focaccia
Filed Under Kitchen Tips, Recipes, What's Up at TIK Italy
There is nothing so wonderful as fresh, homemade focaccia on one of our Italy culinary tours. But you can easily make this Italian dish at home, as I do regularly. Focaccia can be topped with almost any seasonal ingredient you want, and in the summer I love to make it with tomatoes and herbs. Read on for the recipe, or contact us at The International Kitchen to book one of… Read
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Handmade Umbricelli Pasta with Black Truffle from Norcia Culinary Tour
Filed Under Destination Features, Recipes Italy
Umbricelli pasta from Umbria is very similar to Tuscany's "pici" pasta, basically a thick, hand-rolled spaghetti-shaped pasta. Here the recipe, which hails from Executive chef Valentino Palmisano of the Michelin-star Ristorante Vespasia, is paired with a simple truffle sauce, which is emblematic of Norcia. You can learn to make Umbricelli and other delicious dishes during our wonderful Italy cooking tour, A Food Lover's Paradise in Norcia. Norcia, like the entire… Read
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