If you want to find spicy sauces, they can be found in Calabria, where hot peppers are a way of life. Below are five Italian hot sauces that bring serious heat
Pizza might not be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about the cuisine of Argentina, yet, there are now more pizzerias than steakhouses in the nation’s capital, Buenos Aires.
Mark Rotella, author of Stolen Figs: And Other Adventures in Calabria and director of the Coccia Institute, serves as host of “Red Sauce: An Italian American Culinary Journey.”
Valentine’s day is known in Italy as La Festa degli Innamorati, the feast of the lovers. the true origins go back more than 2,500 years to ancient Rome when it was celebrated as a lovers’ fest bacchanalia, known as a rowdy affair.
Currently, Italy is a global leader in the percentage of organically certified vineyards. Italy, Spain, and France currently share about 75% of the total global organic grape production.
To the dismay of toddlers and people fighting the common cold in the Italian American community, pasta maker, Ronzoni, will discontinue their popular “Pastina.”
