{The Regions}

breads

La Piadina from Romagna

Monday, March 9th, 2009

Anyone who has visited Italy’s adriatic coastal region of Emilia-Romagna will have encountered this simple flat-bread that tastes so good that it has had poems, books, and songs dedicated to it. Each town in Romagna proudly conserves its own recipe, with the bread differing in thickness and the use of lard or bicarbonates. It’s said [...]

Panettone – an Italian christmas cake

Monday, November 10th, 2008

Panettone, alongside Pandoro, is a christmas staple throughout Italy (and in various parts of the world where Italian emigrants settled, in particular Argentina, Brazil and other parts of Latin America). It’s a type of light bread sweatened with candied fruits, raisins, and lemon zest – and in variations chocolate or custard. Where does the name [...]