all crazy about spritz – Italian Cuisine

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The weekend has finally come. We relax, we allow ourselves an extra cheat and why not even an extra glass. So, let's do it a spritz? Already thinking about its color we have a good mood. It is true that we cannot resort to happy hour in our favorite place, but we can still prepare it at home by giving a rainbow touch even at our table.

The drink of good humor

183994Orange, red, green and blue… but do you know how many colors the spritz can be? The good news is that it can actually be all you want, because this famous aperitif of the Triveneto tradition, born as a simple mix of white wine and sparkling water, over time has been enriched with many liqueurs.

We have the "Aperol Classic ": put ice cubes in a glass, fill it halfway with prosecco and pour a glass of Aperol; fill with sparkling water and decorate with a slice of lemon. This is the typical tradition that never goes away.

To the "Campari": proceed as for the previous spritz, replacing the Aperol with the same amount of Bitter Campari and complete with an orange slice. This Red it will ignite all your passion at the first cin.

To Curaçao: wet the edge of the glass and pass it through sugar. After putting the ice, fill it halfway with Prosecco and complete with a glass of curaçao and water. Does it seem like a magical concoction? Maybe it is, in the meantime try it

Mint flavoured: After putting ice cubes in the glass, fill 2/3 full with Moscato and finish with 1/2 glass of mint liqueur, fresh mint leaves and lime slices. A unique freshness for your taste buds. You will feel like you are reborn.

Campari or Aperol? What team are you?

184007It is vI was that by now with all the versions of the spritz on the market you can indulge yourself but the fundamental difference between the two classic versions is the territory in which they were born: Campari Spritz is Milanese, product par excellence of a company in the Lombard capital, as well as a favorite drink for "bee hour" on the streets of the Naviglio. Campari is used in the preparation of Negroni and the Americano. Its typical features? Ruby red color and strong and decisive aroma and flavor.

184004Then there is the'Aperol Spritz, "From" Bassano del Grappa, which not only conquered the palates of all the inhabitants of Lagoon, but also those from all over Italy, from teenagers to adults, for its slightly sweet aftertaste. The original recipe has always remained a secret but each region is particularly keen to give its own reinterpretation.

Its origins

There are numerous theories on the origin of Spritz, but almost all lead to the area of Triveneto (Veneto, Friuli Venezia Giulia and Trentino Alto Adige) already in the ancient nineteenth century. The lands of Lombardo – Veneto at the time were in fact subjected to domination of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the diffusion of Spritz would be attributed to the Austrian soldiers: in fact they found the flavor of Venetian wines too strong and, in order to fully enjoy them, began to dilute them with'sparkling water. To support this hypothesis is the name of the cocktail itself, which derives from the German verb "Spritzen", or "spray", indicating what still today is considered the Spritz with a capital S, in Friuli Venezia Giulia, that is, a simple still white wine with the addition of sparkling water: "The white spritz", which we can find in few places today. In short, from here we deduce that it is a piece that we like to drink …

City you go, spritz you find

The Bianchin, Pirlo, Spruzzato, certainly in Italy the Spritz varies not only in the recipe, but also in the names. In Brescia, for example, where still white wine is used instead of Prosecco, it is called Pirlo, while the Sprayed is the Piedmontese version which provides Vermouth, Seltz and ice. TO Trieste, you can still find the original recipe, with wine and sparkling water, while the Bianchin from Milan uses sparkling white e Bitter Campari. Venice, like Brescia, makes the Spritz with still wine, but adding the Select, indigenous liqueur, with a bitter and dry taste. In short, every lover is satisfied as he pleases. We would rightly say. Is it or is it not the drink of carefree?

184005Spritz in Italy in 2020

So how do you drink spritz in the Italian regions? Regardless of the type preferred by each area, according to its traditions, we want to offer you a tagged statistic Idealo – Europe's leading international portal for price comparison – which Italian regions are fans ofAperol and which of Campari. According to their research, Italians over the past twelve months seem to have shown almost similar interest for both versions, with ten regions oriented towards Aperol and nine that instead preferred Campari more. A true all-Italian derby, with some surprises: at the Veneto, for example, despite being the home of the Spritz Aperol, this ride seems to have been drawn to its rival. While the Lombardy to her beloved Campari he always remains faithful to it. Surely everyone will have different tastes, but the important thing, in these cases, is to have an aperitif.

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