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Pici, Umbrian and Tuscan traditional pasta
In our zone, on the border between Umbria and Tuscany, this homemade pasta is called "pici", while in other places it is known as "umbricelli" or "pinci”. Once the pici were made without eggs, so they were considered as the poor men's pasta. The pici’s form is...
Extra Virgin Olive Oil, “the Italian gold”
The main product of the Italian cuisine is the Extra Virgin Olive Oil. In the countryside many families own a olive grove, more or less large, but always enough to produce "the oil for the family" and also to sell it. In 2014 we felt like the Roman soldiers who were...
Fagiolina del Trasimeno, the typical beans of our area
Today we want to introduce you to a true speciality of our zone, the Fagiolina del Trasimeno. This small legume grows only in Umbria, in the proximities of the Lake Trasimeno! The Fagiolina del Trasimeno has a thin peel and a delicate taste, its seeds are of different...
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