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Italians at the stove: cooking from lockdown to today

Posted in: Taste of Italy

Dal lockdown ad oggi 2023 molte delle nostre abitudini sono cambiate, soprattutto in cucina. Dal post pandemia le persone tendono a trascorrere più tempo in cucina, sperimentano nuove ricette. Con il senno di poi potremmo dire che la quarantene ha risvegliato in noi più consapevolezza, soprattutto circa ciò che mangiamo quotidianamente.

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Pallotte cacio e ova: Abruzzese recipe you can’t miss

Posted in: Taste of Italy

From north to south, in Italy, food is never a topic of debate, and you never risk going hungry! Italy is full of tradition, especially a vast regional tradition—just think of pizza, carbonara... but not only that. Today we present a typical recipe from Abruzzo: pallotte cacio e ova.

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Startup: everything you need to know

Posted in: Vico is Discovery

Hello Vico Lovers! Oggi Vico Food Box compie tre anni. Quali sono state le sfide che abbiamo affrontato come start-up? Guardiamole insieme.

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The 7 most famous Sicilian dishes abroad

Posted in: Taste of Italy

Hello Vico Lovers, today we want to talk to you about beautiful Sicily and its delicacies known throughout Europe. Sicily is indeed a particularly generous region, like Campania, when it comes to local specialties. Not surprisingly, in Sicily as in Campania, you can enjoy many delicious dishes at very low prices, and street food is very popular—a filling meal that can be considered a proper lunch.

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5 curiosities you don't know about Italy

Posted in: Italian lifestyle

Hallo liebe Freunde, heute wollen wir mit euch über Italien und seine Kuriositäten sprechen. Wir wetten, es gibt einige, die Sie bestimmt nicht kennen.

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The 5 Italian Primates You Should Know

Posted in: Italian lifestyle

Si dice che l'Italia sia il paese del sole, del mare, del buon cibo! Ma non solo. Meta turistica invernale ed estiva per le sue bellezze artistiche, siti archeologici, musei, città in cui si respira la storia dei nostri giorni e dei nostri antenati. Oggi abbiamo deciso di soffermarci su almeno 5 dei primati italiani che bisognerebbe conoscere prima di andare in Italia.

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The most famous Italian gesture: do you know its meaning?

Posted in: Italian lifestyle

Italiani e gesti qual è il rapporto? Perché gesticoliamo? Recentemente soprattutto con internet, gif, meme ed emoji il gesto italiano del “mano a sacchetto” o “mano carciofo” si è diffuso, quali sono le sue origini? Cosa significa, ha diversi significati, quali sono?

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Italian food in Frankfurt: home delivery

Posted in: Tips

Italian Food Products Every year many Italians move abroad for various reasons: job changes and transfers, family, studies, Erasmus. Every time an Italian is abroad, far from home, they miss their food – and their coffee. But that’s not all!

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Italians at the stove: cooking from lockdown to today

Posted in: Tips

La pizza napoletana all'estero è sacra. Italiani e stranieri sono sempre alla ricerca dei sapori autentici, nonostante le temperature e le distanze.

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Italian Bread: all you have to know

Posted in: Tips

Italian bread is one of the most popular foods abroad, along with pizza and pasta. Even though bread is a carbohydrate, just like pasta, Italians often eat it after eating pasta. As an accompaniment to sauces and they make ‘scarpetta‘, for example they eat the bread with the leftover pasta sauce.

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Baby food and baby food abroad: where to find them

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Italian moms abroad are always looking for quality products for their children. When living in another country or continent, it can sometimes be difficult to find your favorite products in local supermarkets, especially during the weaning period.

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Buffalo mozzarella abroad: how to preserve it

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Buffalo mozzarella is a real delight for Italians abroad, often missed when it’s not available in regular supermarkets or not stored properly. Today, we’ve decided to outline some very important rules for storing and preserving buffalo mozzarella abroad. If you don’t want to eat it immediately, here are the rules you should follow to keep its flavor at its best.

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