Welcome to this week's roundup of Italian food from around the web. My picks for Top 10 Italian Recipes include a recipe that resembles the pizza al taglio at Forno in Rome, along one for stuffed zucchini flowers, stuffed tomatoes, two mouth-watering pasta recipes, two seafood recipes, eggplant cooked to look like mushrooms (funghetto), and two Italian cookie recipes! Eating Italy travels by mouth to Val d'Aosta, Carrara, Abruzzo, Rome, off the coast of Naples, and Puglia. There is an article all about the sagre in Italy, one with a map showing where the Italian DOCG wines are throughout the boot, and others about wine in Sicily and Calabria. Enjoy and Buon Appetito!
My Choice for This Week's Top 10 Itlalian Recipes from Around the Web:
Rome's Forno Campo de' Fiori Pizza at Home - Food Nouveau
Rice Filled Zucchini Squash Blossoms - Bella Baita Views
Stuffed Tomatoes with Spinach, Basil and Six Italian Cheeses - La Bella Vita
Pasta alla Norma and the story behind the dish - The Sicilian Cuisine Blog
Spaghetti con Alici Fresche (Spaghetti with Fresh Anchovies) - Calabria from Scratch
Prawns and N'duja: Surf & Turf My Way - Cime di Rapa
Seppie alla Griglia con Zucchine & Fagiolini (Grilled Cuttlefish with Zucchini & Green Beans) - The Saucy Chef
Melanzane a Funghetto - Napoli Unplugged
Cantuccini - Panini Girl
Sweet, Soft and Chewy Amaretti Cookies - La Mia Vita Dolce
Eating in Italy:
Forgotten Flavours of Puglia - Emiko Davies
Procida: An Island Getaway off the Coast of Naples - Food, fun and sun from Parla Food
Discovering a Different Italy: A Sicilian Wine Tour - The Atlantic
Picnic Alert Time at Lago Campotosto - A beautiful lake for a picnic in Abruzzo - Life in Abruzzo
Pila or Bust - Eating in Valle d'Aosta - Cake Duchess
The Sagra - What you need to know to sagra Italian style - Italain Notebook
Kick Up Your Heels Down in the South of Italy - Puglia, its masserie and wine, along with upcoming wine events - Huffington Post
The Magic of Autogrill - Quatro Fromaggio
Brewing Up in Rome - Where to drink beer in Rome - Nile Guide Rome
Italian Wine DOCG Map -for the Moment "68" - On the Wine Trail in Italy
Open Brunch: La Nostra Top Five - From low budget to ones for those with "big wallets," top 5 picks for brunch in Rome - Puntarella Rossa (in Italian)
Ciro' - Italian Grape Name and Appellation Project - DoBianchi
10 Years After - In Chianti for sangiovese - The American in Italia
Eating Michealangelo's Sandwich in Carrara - Travel Dudes
Seasonal Fruits and Vegetables From My Garden - Summer harvest from a garden in Puglia - The Puglia
Five Great Places to Eat in Rome - Food Republic
Upcoming Food and Wine Festivals in Italy:
Degustando Pisa 2011 - June 1 to 30 - Pisa - Throughout the month participating restaurants in Pisa are participating in the event, offering special fixed-price degustando menus with traditional Pisan dishes
Melodia del Vino - June 28 to July 8 - Festival where Tuscan wines and classical music meet - Various locations in Tuscany (For a description of the Melodia del Vino festival in English - Tuscanycious)
Sagra della Cozza (Mussel Festival) - June 30 to July 3 - The coastal town of Livorno in Tuscany celebrates mussels
Barolo Night 2011 - July 23 - The town La Morra, in the Piedmont region, celebrates the king of wines - Barolo - with a progressive dinner in four locations, showcasing La Morra cuisine with a wine pairing.
Sagra della Porchetta di Arricia - September 4 - The town Arricia, near Rome, most famous for the roasted suckling pig starts porchetta celebrations on the first Sunday in Septmeber
Piadina Days - September 10 & 11 - The province of Forli-Cesena in the Emilia-Romagna celebrates the region's famous piadina
Slow Food Cheese - September 16 to 19 - Bra, the home of the Slow Food Headquarters - An cheese festival that originally highlighted only local cheeses, now is an international affair celebrating artisanl cheesemaking - the site is still under construction
Taste of Milano - September 15 - 18 - Food festival celebrating the food of Milan
CousCous Festival - September 20 - 25 - San Vito Lo Capo, Sicily
EuroChocolate - October 14 to 23 - Perugia - The biggest chocolate festival in Italy
Alba Truffle Festival - October 8 to November 13 - The 81st Annual truffle festivals takes place in Alba
Chocolate in Piazza - November 4 - 6 - Carpi in Emilia-Romagna celebrates its 3rd annual chocolate festival
Merano Wine Festival - November 4 - 7 - One of the biggest wine events in Italy - The 20th anniversary of this festival will happen in the northern Italian city of Merano
Festa del Torrone - November 18 - 20 - In Cremona, a festival to celebrate the candy that much of Northern Italy associates with Christmas
Related Posts:
The Dish from Puglia: Friselle
The Dish from Puglia: Ricci di Mare (sea urchins) from Porto Badisco
Pastries of Lecce with Pastry Chef Luca Capilungo
Pizza al Taglio at Pizzarium in Rome
Favorite Regional Pasta Dishes
My Last Meal - Planning for the End of the World
Pasta all' Amatriciana - A Roman Treat
Involtini di Melanzane (Eggplant Rolls)
Eggplant Caponata and Sicilian Market Etiquette
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Loads of links here, I will need to pop back in and take some time to review all of these. Great idea to offer up links to delicious italian food-who does not like that kind of cuisine. thanks for sharing the links.
Posted by: Tina@flourtrader | June 27, 2011 at 05:20 AM
Hmmn, I just got through eating dinner but after looking at these photos, I am hungry all over enough.
Posted by: Jozee | June 27, 2011 at 05:38 PM
Most people associate Italian cuisine with pizza and spaghetti. What most people don't know is that Italian cuisine is very diverse and includes a wide variety of dishes such as seafood. I like that squid recipe on top, it looks scrumptious. That would be perfect with fine Italian red wine.
Posted by: Alton Schyff | August 03, 2011 at 06:47 AM