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The 5 Biggest sins when eating Italian

Published on Friday, 12 February 2016 10:55 Category: Curiosities, Food, Italy, Tradition

Cappuccino after a meal: Cappuccino is for breakfast. That’s it. You don’t order a cappuccino after a lavish meal because milk is hard to digest. Go for a simple “caffè” (espresso coffee)...

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Italy: Menu of the day: Freshness, Authenticity, Quality, Goodness

Published on Thursday, 11 February 2016 11:59 Category: Curiosities, Food, Italy, Tradition, Wine

Menu del giorno – Menu of the Day: Freshness, Authenticity, Quality, Goodness. These are the four items of this special menu at the rosticceria Milleni in Perugia, Italy. They sound...

Carneval in Italy is more than Venice

Published on Monday, 1 February 2016 12:43 Category: Culture, Curiosities, Italy, Tourism, Tradition, Travel

Carneval in Italy is not only about Venice. In Foiano della Chiana in Tuscany they celebrate the Foiano della Chiana. Foiano della Chiana is a tiny town in the Tuscan area of Valdichiana. Each...

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Italy: Every Saint has his signature dish – torcolo di San Costanzo

Published on Saturday, 30 January 2016 14:15 Category: Culture, Curiosities, Food, Italy, Tradition

Torcolo di San Costanzo, Umbria, Perugia, traditional sweet

Italians are catholic (most of them). And Italians love their saints (a lot of them). But did you know that almost all saints in Italy have their...

“Est! Est!! Est!!!” The legend of an Italian wine name

Published on Friday, 29 January 2016 20:55 Category: ByItaly News, Culture, Curiosities, Italy, Travel, Wine

Do you know the history of the Italian wine name “Est! Est! Est!” ? In 1111 Henry V of Germany was travelling to Rome to receive from Pope Paschal...

Kindergarten food in Italy: Something to dream of

Published on Tuesday, 26 January 2016 10:58 Category: Culture, Curiosities, Food, Italy

How does yellow pumpkin risotto, safron pasta, veal meat balls in tomato sauce and gratinated fish in the oven sound to you ? Well, these are just a few items on the...

Italy: The “out of place” piano player at the carneval in Venice

Published on Monday, 25 January 2016 10:45 Category: Culture, Curiosities, Italy, Tourism, Tradition, Travel

Zanarella piano player in the air Venice water

Carneval in Venice has started with a very special performance. Piano player Paolo Zanarella has played his instrument up in the air. Literally. At Rialto Zanarella has played...

New Year’s resolution for 2016: Let’s eat healthy, but tasty – and Italian

Published on Thursday, 21 January 2016 12:51 Category: Curiosities, Food, Italy, Tradition

The holiday season is over. We all have made our New Year’s resolutions for 2016. More exercise, less food, less drinks… Hey, how about this one: Let’s eat more healthy,...

Valentine’s Day: Italian Dinner for Two

Published on Wednesday, 20 January 2016 12:25 Category: ByItaly News, Culture, Curiosities, Food, Italy, Tradition, Wine

February 14th is Valentine`s Day. How about an Italian Valentine’s Day ? Try ByItaly’s DINNER FOR TWO boxes and impress your significant other with some great real Italian food. Maybe more real than what...

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Italy: Carnevalino – the traditional start of carneval in Pretola, Umbria

Published on Monday, 18 January 2016 15:18 Category: Culture, Curiosities, Food, Italy, Tradition

Carnevalino Umbria Italy carneval tradition

Everybody knows carneval in Venice. But do you know carneval in Pretola ? To be precise : Carnevalino in Pretola – a small village on the banks of...

The 5 Biggest sins when eating Italian

Italy: Menu of the day: Freshness, Authenticity, Quality, Goodness

Carneval in Italy is more than Venice

Italy: Every Saint has his signature dish – torcolo di San Costanzo

“Est! Est!! Est!!!” The legend of an Italian wine name

Kindergarten food in Italy: Something to dream of

Italy: The “out of place” piano player at the carneval in Venice

New Year’s resolution for 2016: Let’s eat healthy, but tasty – and Italian

Valentine’s Day: Italian Dinner for Two

Italy: Carnevalino – the traditional start of carneval in Pretola, Umbria

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