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Why is the pizza good for health?
Here's a good news for pizza lovers: eating it is good for health. In fact, several studies have confirmed that not only pizza is a complete food, but its ingredients have beneficial properties for our body. Eating pizza once a week is recommended by all doctors;...
How do you eat your pizza? Useful tips and mistakes to avoid
How do you eat pizza? Everyone have had the occasion to notice several "styles" of pizza eaters: who understands about pizza and eat it with the respect it deserves, and who is just there to put something in his stomach. The etiquette provides several food to...
Pizza and wine? You can. Some combinations absolutely to be tried
When we choose a pizza, we order a beer almost automatically. Actually this is not the best match, as pizza and beer contain both yeasts, fermenting in the stomach and slowing digestion. So why not match a good wine with the pizza? For many people, it seems a strange...
Pizza and beer: the winning pair
The pizza-beer combination is probably as important as the pizza itself; in short, a good beer is almost obligatory in a pizzeria. But what is the best beer to match with the pizza we choose? Everyone - or at least the vast majority of us - always orders the...
Pinsa romana: history and recipe
As we have already mentioned, pinsa is a typical food of the Roman territory. Actually, this food is the revisiting of an old recipe of about two millennia ago. Origins of pinsa The first testimonies of a similar focaccia come from the 1st century BC,...
What is pinsa romana?
Pinsa is a salty focaccia of Roman origins; the name derives from the Latin "pinsere" (to stretch) and descends from a recipe of ancient Rome. How pinsa romana is done This focaccia is very common in Roman trattorias where it is often served with cold...
Calzone
Calzone is a South-Italian specialty, born in Naples and then spread throughout the south, although with some variants. There are two versions of calzone: the one cooked in a wood oven - the most classic and light version - and the fried one. Calzone is born shortly...
Pizza alla marinara
The pizza alla marinara is considered, together with the margherita, as the most traditional pizza. Created in Naples, this pizza is seasoned with tomatoes, garlic, oregano and oil. “Marinara” is the italian word for seafaring, so why is it called like this if...
Pizza margherita
The pizza margherita is recognized by all as the queen of pizzas, and right by a queen takes its name. How pizza margherita is born, according to tradition According to tradition, pizza margherita was created in 1889 by Raffaele Esposito of the pizzeria...
Basil: the king’s herb
Basil is an aromatic plant from Asian countries, brought to Europe by the Greeks and later by the Romans. The name derives from the Greek basilikon, which can be translated as "royal plant" or "king’s herb", probably because it was used to produce the scents for the...
Mozzarella
The mozzarella is a dairy product originating in Campania and now spread all over the world. The term comes from “mozzare”, an italian word that means "cutting"; that is because to make mozzarella they use to cut by hand the mozzarella dough (traditionally this is...
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