Welcome to this week's Italy on a Plate - the weekly roundup of Italian food from around the web. I'm so happy with the list of links this week because they include the two things I love most about any Italian dish - history & regionality. There are canederli from the very north, Alto Adige and pasta fagioli from Naples & the Campania region. There are also a few dishes from Piedmont & Tuscany - one with ties to France and cookies from Liguria. There's also and a handmade pasta from Artusi. In Eating Italy, too, you will find links that talk of the history & tradition behind the food, along with lots of food from around the boot: There's a pizza battle between Rome & Naples (Which city's pizza would you choose?), wine tasting along the hills in Assisi, restaurant museums in Rome and a little bit about the upcoming national holiday on February 5th - World Nutella Day! Enjoy & Buon Appetito!
My Choices for This Week's Top 10 Italian Food Recipes from Around the Web:
Torta Salata con Ricotta e Verdure Novelle (Savory Tart with Ricotta and Baby Leafy Greens) - Briciole
Gnocchi di Semolina in Brodo di Carne - Domenica Cooks
Carabaccia: Ancient Onion Soup from Tuscany - And a little history about how this soup is tied to the famous French one - Un Dejeuner de Soleil (in French & Italian)
Canederli: The Italian Knodel - Quatro Fromaggio and Other Disgraces on the Menu
Cannelloni with Beef (Cannelloni di Manzo) - Scordo.com
Artusi's Ricotta Tortelli Recipe - The Florentine
Gnocchi di Zucca with Fonduta - ItaliAnna
Pasta e Fagioli - Italian Food Forever
Melanzane and Zucchini Lasagna - Bella Baita Views
Baci di Alassio - Manu's Menu
Eating Italy:
Gastronomy, Place and Preserving Traditons - Mario's Italian Kitchen
The Best Pizza Town in Italy: Rome and Naples Battle for the Title - The Atlantic
Nutella Book and World Nutella Day, February 5th - Ms. Adventures in Italy
Brunch in Rome Roundup - Tavole Romane
Best Museum Restaurants in Rome - Aglio, Olio & Peperoncino
Hemingway's Valpolicella and the Quintarelli Legacy - DoBianchi
Pizza in Rome: Pizzeria da Simone - Browsing Rome
Recipes from a Tuscan Farm - Gorgeous photos of food and scenes in Tuscany - Emiko Davies
Walking and Sipping in the Assisi Hills - Umbria on the Blog
Tavola Azzurra 2 (Eating Fish in Santa Marinella) - Elizabeth Minchilli in Rome
The Purity of Olive Oil - Is that really Extra Virgin you're buying? - Wall Street Journal
Osso Buco in a Day's Gremolata - Kitchen in the City
Upcoming Food and Wine Festivals in Italy:
Latina Chocolate: Festa del Cioccolato - January 26 to 29 - Celebrate chocolate in Piazza del Popolo in the Lazio town of Latina
Cioccolentino 2012 - February 10 to 14 - Terni - Chocolate festival and more in the Umbrian town half way between Rome and Perugia
Fiera del Cioccolato Artigianale - February 10 to 19, 2012 - Florence - Artisanl chocolate festival
Carnevale di Venezia -February 11 to 21, 2012 - Venice - Not really a food and wine festival, but it is a festival, one where the entire floating city becomes a stage, that one should attend at least once in a life time.
Cioccola-To - March 2 to 11, 2012 - Turin - Italian chocolates & more, with a focus on the chocolatiers of Turin, fill the Piazza Vittorio Veneto.
VinItaly - March 25 to 28, 2012 - Verona - Italy's largest wine exposition
Events in Tuscany - Site listing many events throughout Tuscany, and not only food and wine
Events in the Langhe area of Piedmont - Site from the Alba Tourist office listing many festivals, mostly wine & food, happening in the Langhe area of Piedmont
Related Posts:
Join me for a Food & Wine Lover's Journey in Puglia
The Art of Making Pasta by Hand: A Pugliese Pasta Recipe with Italian Nonna Vata
Potato Gnocchi for Gnocchi Giovedi
Pizza Lover's Odyssey in Naples
Pizza al Taglio at Pizzarium in Rome
History of Chocolate in Turin - Gianduja and Much More
Roman Pasta Dishes and 10 Places to Eat Them in Rome
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The sign with Pulcinella is really nice. And also the image of my home region. The countryside in Umbria is different from that in Tuscany and I encourage people to see both. It is interesting to see how many chocolate-related events there are. Why did they wait for me to move to California before they started?
Posted by: Simona | January 24, 2012 at 08:44 AM
And, as always, thank you so much for including a post of mine in your lovely roundup.
Posted by: Simona | January 24, 2012 at 08:45 AM