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Aperitivo culture in Italy

Published on Tuesday, 10 November 2015 12:41 Category: Culture, Curiosities, Food, Italy, Tradition, Wine

The “Aperitivo” is something very Italian. It is not just about having a drink before dinner. Especially in Northern Italy in cities like Milan and Treviso the “aperitivo” has become an event where you have...

Mirto harvest has started in Italy

Published on Monday, 9 November 2015 09:34 Category: ByItaly News, Culture, Curiosities, Food, Italy, Tradition

The mirto harvest has started in Italy. This weekend we picked the little blue berries to bring them to our neighbor from Sardinia who will make a housemade mirto liqueur for him (and...

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The legend of the Chianti black rooster

Published on Sunday, 8 November 2015 13:02 Category: ByItaly News, Culture, Curiosities, Italy, Tradition, Wine

Have you ever wondered why you find the symbol of a black rooster on your nice Italian bottle from Chianti ? The black rooster – Gallo Nero – is the historical symbol of the...

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Extra virgin Olive Oil against diabetes

Published on Saturday, 7 November 2015 10:55 Category: ByItaly News, Curiosities, Food, Italy

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Did you know, extra virgin olive oil is not just good for your heart and colesterol, but also against diabetes ? A recent research from the famous Italian University “Sapienza” in Rome shows that...

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Only 48 days left for Christmas !!

Published on Friday, 6 November 2015 12:14 Category: ByItaly News, Food, Italy, Wine

The countdown is on. Browse ByItaly for great gift ideas ! By the way: An eatable or drinakble gift will hardly end up on ebay after the holidays. You can also create your...

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The “Italian solution” for clean cooking: The spoon rest

Published on Wednesday, 4 November 2015 21:54 Category: ByItaly News, Culture, Curiosities, Food, Italy

Italians are great inventors when it comes to wine and food and cooking. In this blog we have already presented the wine and oil corks. But here is another great invention:...

Dangerous Olive Harvest in Italy – Beware of the geese !

Published on Wednesday, 4 November 2015 10:57 Category: ByItaly News, Culture, Curiosities, Food, Italy, Tradition

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Harvesting olives in Italy can sometimes be very dangerous. As you can see sometimes you even have to be aware of the geese. This picture is taken at...

About truffle pigs and truffle dogs in Italy

Published on Tuesday, 3 November 2015 12:39 Category: Culture, Curiosities, Food, Italy, Tradition

Did you know why Italians use only truffle dogs and truffle pigs are against the law in Italy ? Officially the reason is that the heavy truffle pigs destroy too much of the...

Eurochocolate: ByItaly´s Ciocoreale

Published on Sunday, 25 October 2015 14:42 Category: ByItaly News, Curiosities, Food, Italy, Tourism, Tradition, Travel

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ByItaly ´s supplier Terre Umbre , which makes the wonderful Ciocoreale , is having great success at Eurochocolate – the Chocolate Festival in Perugia, Umbria. Eurochocolate is the biggest chocolate festival in Italy and a real dream...

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The biggest Bacio Perugina in the world – a chocolate dream come true

Published on Thursday, 22 October 2015 08:41 Category: Curiosities, Food, Italy, Tradition

Bacio Perugina extra large, Perugia, Eurochocolate

This is an oversize Bacio Perugina – the most romantic little chocolate in the world. “Bacio” in Italian means kiss . The “Bacio Perugina” has been...

Aperitivo culture in Italy

Mirto harvest has started in Italy

The legend of the Chianti black rooster

Extra virgin Olive Oil against diabetes

Only 48 days left for Christmas !!

The “Italian solution” for clean cooking: The spoon rest

Dangerous Olive Harvest in Italy – Beware of the geese !

About truffle pigs and truffle dogs in Italy

Eurochocolate: ByItaly´s Ciocoreale

The biggest Bacio Perugina in the world – a chocolate dream come true

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