Ciao Italianista, Let’s explore some typical dishes of Selva Gardena and South Tyrol and prepare a meal. Here is the menu I came up with that we can make at home. Please join me a casa! South Tyrolean Seal of Quality The first requirement for making recipes at home inspired by Selva Gardena and South…
What is the real name of this town? That depends on who you ask. Selva Gardena has three names: Italian, German, and Ladin are also the three official languages of this area which is part of Ladinia. What is Ladinia? Ladinia is a nation without a state in Northern Italy. This area played an important…
It’s time to go on a virtual trip again. Where are you? Are you out West like me and every day the air quality ranges from unhealthy to very unhealthy as these fires rage on? Or perhaps you are escaping from something else. Come with me and let’s explore Selva Gardena and the Dolomites. Hiking…
Let’s go to Puglia. Virtually. It’s August 2020 and we are in the middle of a pandemic. Americans can’t leave the country. My passport recently expired and there are 2 million people ahead of me in line. But let’s not let that stop us! We have the time right now to deepen our language skills…
Do you love etymology or the study of words? Do you love starting with one Italian word and seeing how many more related words there are? Do you love learning new detti italiani (Italian sayings)? Inspired from learning about and making pane pugliese, let’s start with the word Pane. Andiamo… Definition of Pane Il pane…
What do you think of the bread in Italy? Were you blown away like I was at all the delicious artisan bread that you can find in the Italian bakeries? It seems every third or fourth shop in an Italian town is a bakery. I remember the windows filled with those voluminous loaves of bread….
