While the palaces and gondolas of romantic Venice might not immediately conjure up this modest but tasty dish, it’s worth remembering that the Veneto is a large region, of which Venice plays just a part, which prides itself on a culture of hard work, industry and agriculture. The spirit of the Veneto is traditionally no-nonsense [...]
While you might not have imagined it, Italy is Europe’s largest producer of rice, and the Piedmont and Lombardy regions of Northern Italy are the main areas for rice production (although rice was first cultivated extensively in the Campania region, only taking hold in the agricultural life of the North in the later middle ages). [...]
There are various dishes that have unsure origins, and are claimed by a number of Italian regions. Arancini, though, suffer no such ambiguities. They’re as Sicilian as you can get, though thanks to internal migration you can find them on sale as a perfect take-away food in bars and cafes in most Italian cities. These [...]
