When I saw that my visit in Puglia coincided with the Sagra della Bruschetta e Nodino – Festival of the Bruschetta and (mozzarella) Knot, I was ecstatic. I consider these little “knots” to be one of my top ten favorite foods in Italy. Something that must be sampled and savoured here, because the freshness and…
Spaghetti allo Scoglio – Frutti di Mare – Fresh Seafood Pasta
Still talking about being in the Puglia – Apulia region (see previous Puglia articles), there’s a dish that many may not have heard of but are quite familiar with – Spaghetti allo Scoglio (literally: rock/reef) but often known as Spaghetti ai frutti di mare – “fruits of the sea.” This is usually one of the…
Help! How Do I Live and Work in Italy?
I would say the most common email I get from the website is from people asking me, “I want to move to Italy/I’m moving to Italy. I need help!” While everyone has an individual story, and I love hearing them, I find that I am responding with some common information each time. Update: I responded to…
Fichi d’India – Prickly Pear Cactus Fruit Vinaigrette
In the valley below my in-laws’ house in Manfredonia, there is a sea of prickly pear cactus, and this time of year they are overburdened with multicolored fruit. They tell me at one time, the whole area was covered with them. In the mornings, I often saw older men walking through the cactus valley, picking…
Trani, Puglia and Tiramisu Iced Coffee
I was meeting up with some friends from the UK who were in Puglia for a holiday, staying in Bari, and Trani was a wonderful compromise! We decided to mix in a little sightseeing with our sunbathing, though in hindsight, we should have done the sightseeing first as we were quite hot afterwards. You might…
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