When it says 'Made in Italy'

Data even more disturbing when you consider that, according to recent Aic research, Italian Academy of Cuisine, abroad 65 times in 10 Italian cooking is 'betrayed' by counterfeiting food, now comes in new and dangerous forms. Now, in addition to finding fake Parma cheese and hams on the international markets, comes to the fore another form of Italian food camouflage: the original recipe. The most betrayed remains pizza, closely followed by tiramisu, lasagna and pasta with meat sauce, with a fury stronger on the regional recipes.

But if there's good news that must be reported, it’s that in the most chic restaurants, the process is exactly the reverse. For here, you try to recover the original Italian cuisine and especially the regional identity, first equal on points that the Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany. As we did with the book 'The Kitchen', chosen to READINGS of this number, the first work in English that brings together two thousand typical regional recipes. Or in AGRI-CULT, with bread and potatoes of Garfagnana, Slow Food defense and theme of the interview to agronomy Danilo Marandola that has addressed it in a case study for the European project Fimont, advanced from EIM, Italian Company of the Mount.

Bulwarks significant in the continuing fight to protect what embodies a set of values linked to the territory. The same protection that we find in the various defense of the Unesco. In Italy 44 sites are well recognized as World Heritage. The last great success on the Dolomites, the second natural site recognized after the Aeolian Islands. Soon, Paesaggiritrovati.it will focus more closely as well to this.

For now, as we did in almost every issue since we were born on the web, we treated one of these humanity heritages with the Rhaetian Railway Bernina in Switzerland for A WALK ON THE WORLD. With OUT TOWN, instead, we went to retrace the steps of the Apostle Thomas, in Abruzzo, one of the 'Europe Walk'. With RESIDENCES RANDOMLY, finally, we went to discover the Postignano Castle, in Umbria, a model of reconstruction and sustainable development. Do not Miss SUBMERGED, devoted to the new 'Sea System' emerged from the Big Blue, the Boat and Sea Show of Rome, the NEWS, EVENTS and the new DEDICATED TO/ Private, on the Romagna Magic Fire.

Good Made in Italy for everyone!

Rita Salimbeni