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The Via dei Asti cheeses, a unique route of its kind – Italian Cuisine

Have you ever thought about organizing a long weekend to discover the Piedmontese gastronomic beauties? We are talking about the Via dei Asti cheeses, a new food and wine route that has inaugurated for a few months

This new path was created by a group of dairy producers in the Asti area, in collaboration with the ONAF of Asti.

The idea was born from the brilliant intuition of Davide Palazzetti, manager of the territory, who immediately believed in a project to discover this part of Piedmont, combining a gastronomic journey with local architectural beauties. A particular itinerary of visits, tastings and events able to attract tourists and gastronomic enthusiasts from all over Piedmont but not only.

The itinerary

Twenty producers involved in the project, seven cheeses and seven special places to visit. There Via dei Asti cheeses begins in Roccaverano, with the fabulous Robiola which recently celebrated 40 years of Dop, Robiola which is produced by 17 companies united in a consortium, mainly produced with raw goat's milk. From Roccaverano we move to nearby Cessole, for a very special sheep's toma, with a version enriched with saffron. In Loazzolo for the Blu di Loazzolo, a cow's milk blue cheese produced exclusively by the Castellero family. From Loazzolo to Moasca for the Cheese Wheel with a 10-month goat cheese.
In Monale, a little further north, with the Robiola di Monale and that of Capriglio, both of pure goat. The route ends in Cocconato, with the Coconà, soft cheese, with a typical round and flat shape.

The Via dei Asti cheeses is an initiative that aims to enhance the whole territory and that concerns not only what is related to food and wine, but also the beauty of the ancient villages, the countryside and the Unesco heritage hills.
For additional information and updates, the Facebook page La Via dei Formaggi Astigiani is available.

Valley of the Temples: the Wine Route is born – Italian Cuisine

In the lands of Nero d'Avola, in the shadow of the temples of Agrigento, the Wine and Flavors Route is born, to promote a new tourist offer that focuses on the oenological and olive-growing heritage of this corner of south-western Sicily

The association – officially presented during an official ceremony held in the heart of the Archaeological Park – brings together 14 cellars, 6 oil mills and different farms is accommodation facilities in the province of Agrigento and Caltanissetta.

At the head of the association Wine and flavors route of the Valley of the Temples There are Fabio Gulotta, as director, e Luigi Bonsignore as president: "In Italy, on average, 17 million tourists arrive, attracted by the food and wine sector, of which 90% are for wine, generating economic flows of around five billion euros. The South perceives less than 7% that from Lazio down is spread in eight other regions, all the rest remains confined between Tuscany, Piedmont and Trentino Alto Adige. The difference is not only in the numbers, but in the different marketing strategies, which is why the first real goal of this association will be to make incoming. These lands are very suitable for the production of Nero d'Avola and it is no coincidence that our wines represent the best expression of varietal. Our mission ", concludes the director," will not only be to bring this grape into fashion, but link it to the Valle dei Templi brand and to all the monumental and landscape beauties found along the 250 kilometers of road ".

And it is precisely in the name of the Valley of the Temples that lies the true strength of the newly formed Strada del Vino, considering both its attractive potential (from 550 thousand visitors in 2012 to 950 thousand registered in 2018) and the strong link with wine production since ancient times: in fact there are two structures that in the first century. B.C. were intended for processing grapes. Not to mention the Diodoros project launched by the CVA Canicattì Cooperative which the Park Authority entrusted with managing the 4 hectares of Nerello Mascalese, Nerello Cappuccio and Nero d'Avola under the Tempio di Giunone vineyard: part of the proceeds from the sale of the wine produced (about 3 thousand bottles a year) are used for redevelopment of the Valley.

In 2020, on the occasion of the celebrations for the 2600 years from the foundation of the city of Akragas (Agrigento), the first traveling event along the Via Sacra, or a wine tour focused on the Nero d’Avola through the associated wineries that will take place in the first weekend of June. In view of this date, the Wine Route is already at work for the installation of clean energy arranged along the route and at the associates for charging cars, bikes and electric scooters.

The member companies of the Valle dei Templi Wine Route are: Milazzo, Baglio del Cristo of Campobello, Cva Canicattì, Vitivinicola Lombardo, Sicania Winery, Baglio Bonsignore, Tenute Cuffaro, Prince of Aragona, Bagliesi Vito, Morreale Farm, Azienda agricola Giuseppe Camilleri, Val Paradiso, Lombardo wines agricultural society, Farm Vella Gabriella, Luna Sicana, Farm Salamone, Grottarossa Wines, Agricultural Company Carla Sala, Agricultural Company Relais Terre di Zaccanello and Fattoria Vassallo.

For more information: www.stradadelvinovalledeitempli.it

The coffee route from Istanbul to Venice – Italian Cuisine

Inspired by the history and charm of the myths surrounding the coffee shops of Istanbul and Venice, Nespresso imagines and creates two new capsules that are a real journey through time to discover and relive the history of these places.
Venice and Byzantium were intrinsically linked for a long period of time: two different realities but linked by a history of passions, great personalities and incredible journeys. Spices, aromas, aromas, Venice contains the atmosphere of Constantinople between its canals and since the Middle Ages it has been a point of connection between East and West and the fulcrum of the birth of the first coffee shops.

Istambul coffee is Caffè Venezia – limited editions available until February 21st – represent the cosmopolitan atmosphere of coffee shops of the time and in these limited edition, with two different aromatic profiles, tell about this extraordinary city.

Here are two recipes and an inspiration to immerse yourself even more in the Byzantine atmosphere.

Oriental Cappuccino

Ingredients

1 capsule of Café Istanbul
10 ml of cinnamon syrup or sugar syrup
60 ml of warm milk foam
Cinnamon powder and ground cloves to be sprinkled on top of the foam

Preparation

Prepare 60 ml of warm milk foam and pour it into the cup.
Add 10 ml of cinnamon syrup or sugar syrup and mix
Take out Cafè Istanbul (25 ml or 40 ml) and pour it into the cup.
Add a pinch of cinnamon powder and powder.

Espresso with cardamom

Ingredients

1 capsule of Caffè Venezia
0.5 cl of sugar cane syrup
4 seeds of green cardamom
1 slice of lemon peel

Preparation

Add 4 green cardamom seeds in a cup.
Add 0.5 cl of sugar cane syrup and mix
Extract 40 ml of Caffè Venezia
Dip a slice of lemon peel into the cup for 10 seconds and then remove it.

Risotto cicchetto with parmigiana and spices

A classic risotto alla parmigiana, well creamed with butter and flavored with spices, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, to be combined during the meal with an espresso – Caffè Venezia, what the chef of Gran Caffè Quadri di Venezia recommends. A sophisticated but simple pairing of understanding, easier to eat than to explain it.