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  • The 5 Italian Primates You Should Know
    The 5 Italian Primates You Should Know

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

    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
    Italian food in Frankfurt: home delivery

    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
    Italians at the stove: cooking from lockdown to today

    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
    Italian Bread: all you have to know

    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
    Baby food and baby food abroad: where to find them

    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
    Buffalo mozzarella abroad: how to preserve it

    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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  • Where to eat the best Neapolitan pizza in Berlin
    Where to eat the best Neapolitan pizza in Berlin

    Per gli italiani all'estero la pizza non è un optional. E soprattutto, non è sostituibile con nessun'altra pietanza. O la si mangia buona o non la si mangia affatto (al massimo la si fa homemade).

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  • Where to barbecue like an italian: bbq area in Cardiff
    Where to barbecue like an italian: bbq area in Cardiff

    Il barbecue per gli italiani è una tradizione irrinunciabile. Per gli italiani all’estero è ancora più importante! Un momento di relax, per stare con famiglia e amici mangiando cibo italiano, carne arrosto, salumi, formaggi, verdure e pane tostato.

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  • Italian aperitif: Aperol spritz and antipasti
    Italian aperitif: Aperol spritz and antipasti

    Aperitivo italiano è la migliore soluzione contro la noia del pomeriggio. Cosa facciamo oggi? Sono le cinque del pomeriggio, prendiamoci un aperitivo con Spritz! A pranzo? Facciamo un aperitivo prima di pranzo! Non sai cosa fare dopo aver mangiato? Facciamo un aperitivo! Non c’è un orario preciso per un aperitivo. La cosa più importante è bere, mangiare e stare in compagnia. L’ora dell’aperitivo è popolare in Italia dagli anni ’70. È una tradizione per gli italiani e anche un bel cliché per...

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  • Pizzeria in Naples: here are the best
    Pizzeria in Naples: here are the best

    For Italians, pizza is not just a meal but a piece of their heart. For Napolitans, it is even more special. In fact, pizza originated in Naples and is made with very simple ingredients: water, flour, yeast, buffalo mozzarella and tomato sauce. It is possible to use various toppings and create the most delicious pizzas! Salsiccia e friarielli (sausage and friarielli), sausage and potatoes, quattro formaggi (four cheeses), raw ham rocket and parmesan flakes, marinara and so on.

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  • Cannoli carasau, here’s how to use the carasau bread
    Cannoli carasau, here’s how to use the carasau bread

    Made in Italy is known for its dynamism and culinary goodness from north to south. Today we take you with us to Sardinia to discover the famous pane carasau and lasagna carasau. Did you know there are also cannoli carasau?

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Pasta is simple. People overcomplicate it
Pasta is simple. People overcomplicate it

Cooking pasta is not difficult. You do not need tricks, rituals, or a dramatic Italian ancestor watching you from the...

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