Category: Will Write for Food
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Food remedies soothe aches
FLORENCE, Italy — The room smelled like spoiled milk. Vats bubbled with liquid whey as cheese curdled. Marco Cavani demonstrated the art of making Parmigiano-Reggiano, casually dipping his fingers in the boiling mixture to make sure everything was perfect. Nothing goes to waste at the San Michele Parmigiano Reggiano factory. Cavani poured a gallon’s worth…
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From garden to table
Originally posted on Plated: By Claire Lardizabal CHIUSDINO, Italy – Mint perfumes the air as you walk through one of Tenuta di Spannocchia’s three gardens. The hard-boiled eggs at breakfast came from the hens, the salad lettuce for lunch was just picked this morning and the rosé wine served at dinner was vinted and bottled…
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Do the lampredotto
Originally posted on Plated: By Claire Lardizabal FLORENCE, Italy—I took a deep breath and looked at the hot sandwich in my hands. Between a golden brown panino bun, smothered in parsley sauce, were the cooked innards of a cow stomach. I was about to take a bite of Tuscan street food, lampredotto. Beatrice Trambusti asked…
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Granitas beat the heat
Originally posted on Plated: By Claire Lardizabal FLORENCE, Italy— At the Mercato Centrale, stalls of purses, scarves and various trinkets surround the massive complex while inside local meat and produce vendors thrive. Upstairs, tourists and locals alike can also find the Arà: è Sicilia granita stand for a refreshing, sweet treat. The Sicilian granita is…
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A (fruit) fly in the oinment of Pruneti organic olive oil
Originally posted on Plated: By Claire Lardizabal SAN POLO in CHIANTI, Italy—The olive fruit fly, Mosca Olearia, devastated half of the Pruneti’s olive grove and led a decrease in overall olive oil production due to unfavorable weather in 2014. The Azienda Agricola Pruneti is located in the rolling hills of Chianti outside of Florence. The…
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