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Mamma mia, mangiare

Food is everything in Italy: pleasure, lifestyle and bliss! Welcome to the food paradise, welcome to Italy! 

Italy's tastiest mushroom dishes: how autumn tastes now

14 March 20261 October 2025

When the forests become empty, Italy's cuisine is filled with the flavours of earth and wood. Mushrooms - funghi - are as much a part of this time of year as the olive and grape harvests.

Categories Mamma mia, mangiare Tags Funghi, Mushrooms, seasonal

Which pasta goes with which sauce: the Italian art of combining

14 March 202629 August 2025

Pasta is not a matter of taste. It is a science - not dry.

Categories Mamma mia, mangiare Tags Pasta sauce, Pasta

Grappa, limoncello, amaro: how digestivo works in Italy

14 March 202624 August 2025
assorted liquor bottles on bar counter in milan

A digestivo is not just a schnapps - it's a ritual

Categories Mamma mia, mangiare Tags Digestivo, Made in Italy, Spirits

"Valle del Chianti": where Italy's most famous red wine grows

14 March 202624 August 2025
These vines will become red wine

A red wine, a region, a myth.

Categories Mamma mia, mangiare, Regions & Landscapes Tags Chianti, Made in Italy, regional, Tuscany, Drink, Wine

This small Italian town is the true capital of Parma ham

14 March 202627 July 2025

It is not Parma, but Langhirano that sets the tone for Italy's most famous ham.

Categories Mamma mia, mangiare, Towns & Villages Tags Made in Italy, Mangiare, Prosciutto di Parma, Ham

Why Italians cut their pizza with scissors

15 July 202515 July 2025

In the rest world, the pizza roller is the classic.

Categories Mamma mia, mangiare Tags Pizza

Only eat spaghetti with a fork: An Italian lesson in humility

14 March 202615 July 2025
crop woman rolling spaghetti on fork during dinner in restaurant

What to do if the waiter in Italy only brings a fork?

Categories Mamma mia, mangiare Tags Restaurant, Spaghetti

From poor to noble: why Italy's "cucina povera" is a trend today

5 July 20255 July 2025
charming street cafe in chioggia italy

The cucina povera, or "poor cuisine", has never been an indictment of poverty.

Categories Mamma mia, mangiare Tags cucina povera, Mangiare

Did you know? Lasagne has its roots in the ancient Romans

29 June 202528 June 2025
lasagna putting on white plate

Tomatoes first came to Italy in the 16th century.

Categories Mamma mia, mangiare Tags Lasagne, Mangiare, Pasta, Romans

Drinking coffee in Italy: the golden rules

21 June 202521 June 2025
photo of a woman holding glass cup

In Italy, coffee is not just a drink.

Categories Mamma mia, mangiare Tags Espresso, Coffee

Bistecca alla Fiorentina: the superstar of Tuscany

21 June 20258 June 2025
Meat delights from Tuscany Photo: stock.adobe.com/Ne_Cloud

Crispy grilled on the outside, tender and pink on the inside, with a distinctive bone in the centre:

Categories Mamma mia, mangiare

Parmesan or Grana Padano: what are the differences?

14 March 20268 June 2025

They look similar and both come from northern Italy

Categories Mamma mia, mangiare, Regions & Landscapes Tags Grana Padano, Cheese, Made in Italy, Parmigiano

Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale: Modena's black gold

14 March 20268 June 2025

One of the finest foods in Italy - and one of the most strictly protected.

Categories Mamma mia, mangiare, Towns & Villages Tags Made in Italy, Mangiare, Modena

Why Italians talk about food even when they're eating

14 March 20263 May 2025
Eating at a ristorante in Naples and a waiter brings two pizzas

These conversations have flavour - and Emozioni Grandi.

Categories Mamma mia, mangiare Tags Food culture, Lifestyle, Mangiare

How Italy drinks coffee - and why it tastes different everywhere

14 March 202629 April 2025

Espresso in Italy is more than just a coffee - it's a moment. And it's different in every city.

Categories Mamma mia, mangiare Tags Coffee

More than full: what Italian food is really all about

14 March 202623 April 2025
This is what antipasti looks like in southern Italy: Bon appétit!

Eating in Italy is more than just eating.

Categories Mamma mia, mangiare Tags Food culture, Mangiare
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