AGRI-CULT
KNOWLEDGE AND TASTE OF YESTERDAY AND TODAY
“Forgotten” fruits of Casola Valsenio in Romagna
Last Updated (Monday, 21 September 2009 11:51)
"The lioncel with white nest, which changes part from winter to summer": in this way, Dante Alighieri describes, in his Divine Comedy, Maghinardo Pagani, an illustrious descendant of Casola Valsenio. We are in Emilia Romagna, in a small town, even for three thousand inhabitants, in Ravenna province.
Ham of Carpegna, a typical product of the nature of the Marche
Last Updated (Monday, 14 September 2009 12:35)
Are some twenty the salami in Italy which has been awarded the brand of "Protected Designation of Origin". In addition to the more famous ham of Parma, San Daniele or salami from Calabria, in the list appears a ham with a delicate taste and fragrant, produced in the lands untouched of Marche Apennines, characterized by the complete absence of industrial pollution and the massive presence of grazing natural. An area where there is a healthy climate and lack of moisture, so good for the production of ham.
Bread between old and new traditions
Last Updated (Monday, 07 September 2009 17:20)
With 250 types produced, over 3 million tons for year, more than 50 thousand companies manufacturing, represents 12.3% of total food consumption and 89, 6% of the population eats it every day. It is the staple food in our diet, bread, and these are all their numbers in Italy.
The pineapple, the fruit of ancient lands
Last Updated (Tuesday, 01 September 2009 15:10)
It was seen for the first time back in 1493. Christopher Columbus has tasted the goodness in the islands of Guadeloupe, in the southern United States. It is the pineapple, characteristic and low-calorie fruit with yellow flesh, born in Basse Terre, one of two wings that together with the Grande Terre draw the butterfly shape typical of Guadeloupe, and imported into Europe by the Spaniards and the English.
Happy People in the Wine's way of Piedmont
Last Updated (Friday, 31 July 2009 00:10)
There are places in our Italy, where the quality of life is so high to the point that the people living there claiming to be really happy. A quality not necessarily dictated by the shopping center near you or by supertecnology at hand. An example we found in a particular area of Piedmont, in the Monferrato low, between the provinces of Alessandria and Asti, near Acqui Terme.
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