You can discover the culture and the history of a country just by tasting its most famous products. It is not a usual tourist tour: eating and discovering a city is one of the best ways to appreciate it.
Crescentina, is another delicacy from the Emilia Romagna region of Italy. It is one of Italy’s most famous and appreciate recipe.
Crescentina is a really simple recipe: it is some bread dough fried that you can have with any sort of sliced cured meat (salame, mortadella, prosciutto, etc.) or soft cheese (gorgonzola, stracchino, mozzarella, etc.). But it is also delicious on its own.
Aceto Balsamico, or balsamic vinegar as you might know it, is one of the finest seasoning out there.
Traditionally, the best in the world is produced just a few miles from Bologna, in Modena and Reggio Emilia.READ MORE
As a tourist in Bologna you cannot leave this city without trying the spaghetti Bolognese, however, you may not know everything about this world-famous Italian dish.
There’s a common misconception about a “trattoria” and an “osteria” being sort of the same thing. In fact, there are many Italian people who can’t tell the difference themselves. After all, they’re both restaurants, aren’t they? Well, not quite.
So let’s try to clear that up!
If you like chocolate and you happen to be passing through Bologna this week, you’re in for a treat! The 2016 Cioccoshow is kicking off today: it’s a big chocolate fair, stretching through the centre of Bologna, where you can try and taste a wide variety of products: hot chocolate, nuts and chocolate, marshmallows covered in chocolate… you name it!
Yesterday, 20th October 2016 started the fourth edition of MortadellaBo, the event dedicated to Mortadella Bologna IGP. Until Sunday, Piazza Maggiore will be filled with stalls, kiosks and food bikes celebrating the queen of Bolognese cuisine.
Italy is an old country, full of traditions that Italians strictly respect. Visiting Italy you immediately figure out that italians are so proud, so you have to adapt yourself to their culture.
There are several mistakes that tourists make with Italian food, be aware to not doing this in Italy.
If you have been reading our blog you must be aware that tagliatelle al ragù is one of Bologna’s most typical dish! But did you know that this kind of pasta had an official measure?