Narrations, anecdotes, talks about food, and short stories of a lesser known Italy by SeveDB
SEITERRE! In my very humble opinion Portovenere (or Porto Venere), should be the “6th Terra!” And they should called them “Seiterre” from now on, not merely Five! Visiting the area and skipping PortoVenere is being dumb! The town of PortoVenere is located at the southern end of a peninsula, which, breaking away from the jagged […]
THE BLOOMS I truly love zucchini blooms, though there are many ways to consume them, my all time favorite is fried. They can be found and harvested in the spring / summer period, although greenhouse production makes them available every season of the year. The zucchini flower are male and female, easily distinguishable from each […]
Rapallo, like most italian towns has a long history. The first settlement seems to date back to 700 BC, nevertheless! Like most Italian regions and towns Rapallo was subjected to different rulers, conquerors, even pirates; In 1549 Rapallo was raided of riches and young women by the pirates of the Turkish Dragut. In 1557 after […]
ITALIAN WINES Italy is a world leader in the production of wines, especially quality wines. It is difficult to talk about a definitive ranking because in Italy the tendency of wine producers is to continuously improve, day after day and even the rankings we often see new wines come to the fore. HOW TO MOVE […]
I only use a few Apps for cooking, drinks, and food, even if some are very nice indeed. Like the NYT Cooking, or the Jaime Oliver Apps, and others. For Cooking The one I use is Pepperplate, and I use it per my own customized purposes. It is practically a log of all my foods, […]
Stresa One of the most beautiful villages in Italy, Stresa—a Piedmontese town on Lake Maggiore, which has a coastal part called “lungolago”, an island, a hill and a mountain—with a rich past due to a long history—and numerous proposals and attractions for today’s and tomorrow’s tourists. Just a Strip of Land Stresa, or better, of […]
Before bidding farewell to this elegant vegetable, I wanted to make one more dish. I can count at least 20 different ways to present asparagus. From the more elaborate such as soufflé to the common with eggs, or rolled in prosciutto. Perhaps because I’m nursing a sore throat—spring changed it’s mind and cooler temperatures were […]
[Corniglia] Manarola, and Riomaggiore Corniglia differs from the other Cinque Terre towns in that it is the only village that does not directly face the sea, but is located on the top of a promontory about ninety meters high, surrounded by vineyards on the characteristic “terraced” land. To reach Corniglia from the railway station, one […]
After visiting Cinque Terre it is impossible not to have pesto in mind. You can’t really go by without seeing it publicized, on the menus, for sale, or even seeing classes offerings on how to make the real pesto! Of course it can be made with a blender in a few minutes, but how about […]
CINQUE TERRE The name Cinque Terre means “Five Lands”, meaning the Five Villages or, as was called in ancient times, “lands” instead of “villages.” It is the coastal strip consisting of the villages of (from west to east, that is from Genoa to La Spezia), Monterosso, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola and Riomaggiore, which stretches for about […]
Lerici the Steep Lerici was the first town of my trip to Cinqueterre; while driving to Lerici one can admire the panorama and the numerous pretty sites. Little towns nestled on top of a hill, among olive trees and vineyards, beautiful to look at, but one wonders how they (did) manage to care for it, […]
Our Own Riviera Liguria is a crescent-shaped region in northwestern Italy that stretches from Tuscany to France. The coast, right on the Mediterranean Sea is known as the Ligurian Riviera. The hills just beyond and all along the coastline protect this area from the cold of winter, maintaining the temperatures around 45-50F in winter and […]
