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Marcello Usala
Tonara nougat

Sardinian nougat

Nougat, a dessert cherished worldwide, holds a special place in the Mediterranean culinary tradition, particularly in Italy. Its fame stretches from Cremona’s renowned varieties to Calabria’s award-winning creations, through Sicily’s colorful versions to the delicate flavors of the tender Torrone di Sardegna. Exploring the roots: the origins and history of nougat The history of nougat...
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Cycling through Croatia vineyards

A wine Odissey: Plavac Mali, Primitivo and Zinfandel

Discover the common roots between the wines of Croatia, Puglia and California: an unexpected sisterhood!
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Group of cyclist in the countryside

Planning a bike tour

Planning a bike trip requires knowing how to choose between guided and self-guided tours, taking care to have adequate preparation
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Salt, the Mediterrenean white gold

Nutritionists, cardiologists, and mothers worldwide are embroiled in a relentless battle against salt, often labeled as a prime adversary of our health. Yet, pause for a moment and envision a world devoid of the culinary delights it brings. Imagine the absence of Pata Negra or San Daniele hams. The lack of zest in Kalamata olives...
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Mediterras Destinations, All roads lead to Rome

All roads lead to Rome

“Omnes viae Romam ducunt” Looking at it today the system of roads that crossed the Roman Empire in its greatest splendor, one is impressed by the capillarity and organization of the network. From Wales to Mesopotamia, from Crimea to the Atlas Mountains in Africa, this is what greatness looks like. An efficient road system that...
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Peka Croatia food

The dalmatian Peka

Peka is trivially a large metal lid, which covers a pan of meat (or fish) and vegetables in, which cooks inside a fireplace. What may seem like a rudimentary type of oven is one of the tastiest and most succulent cooking we have ever tasted. We are in Croatia, in the presence of true masters...
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Italia and Albania in a map

Albania: the 21st Italian region

If you look at history, language and traditions it seems that Albania and Italy have very little in common. Albania is a Balkan land, overlooking the Mediterranean, imbued with Ottoman culture, and a disputed land for centuries. It seems that Albania shares with Italy just the Strait of Otranto (about 50 nautical miles). But if...
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Solera y Criadera

The Solera method, allegory of a perfect community

Wandering for producers of Brandy, Marsala, Rum, but above all Madeira and Sherry, you will undoubtedly have come across barrels stacked like a pyramid. This very scenic arrangement of barrels is not a picturesque choice, but reveals one of the most fascinating and illuminating methods of aging wines. This winemaking technique allows for preserving the...
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Olive Oil Tree

The olive tree, the symbolic plant of the Mediterranean

The olive trees in the Mediterranean. The main cultivars for the production of extra virgin olive oil, and table olives
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Mediterranean Map

Sabir: the Mediterranean language

What is the relationship between a culture and its language? If there is a Mediterranean culture, does a Mediterranean language exist? If on the one hand, it is true that the language, the codified language, represents a unifying factor of a culture and a population, on the other it is equally true that the language,...
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