The Mediterranean diet has always been considered one of the healthiest diets in the world. Over the years, several international studies have shown that eating the way people around the Mediterranean have traditionally eaten will allow you live well and longer because you eat...
The History of Lasagna is an interesting one, with the exact origins of the meal having always been disputed, between Italy to Greece and even England. This is due to various ancient dishes which have been connected to what we know now...
Cacciatore means “hunter” in Italian, and it is hunters who first ate this dish. In fact, it is thought that the first Chicken Cacciatore was not made with chicken at all, but with rabbit sometime during the Renaissance period,...
There are recipes for lamb stews and fish stews in the Roman cookery book Apicius, believed to date from the 4th century AD. The stew is one of the most ancient Italian recipes and in every region Italians make it with...
How the Italian people manage to stay slim in the land of pizza and pasta. Which are the secrets of Mediterranean countries -- like Italy, where obesity is rare despite an abundance of pasta and other delectable dishes? Are there Italian diet secrets we...