Tag Food

14-04-2017

Recipe: Chick-pea Farinata or Cecìna

This classic of Ligurian and Tuscan cooking has ancient roots: the Greeks and Romans were already baking a flan made from puréed legumes. The vegetable protein in chick-peas makes Farinata an ideal appetiser or main course

03-04-2017

Food in fairy-tales: imagination and historic recipes

We talk to writer Elissa Piccinini, who co-authored “Ricette da fiaba” (Elliot Edizioni) with Camillo Bacchini, illustrated by Francesca Rossetti: a tasty collection of fairy-tale dishes

31-03-2017

Recipe: Truffle risotto

A classic Italian dish made with a very widely appreciated underground fungus, the white or black truffle. A dish with an intense fragrance and delicious flavour, made in under half an hour

20-03-2017

Vegetarianism and physical condition: making sure you eat a proper diet (part III)

In this final part of our interview, biologist, nutritionist, personal trainer and fitness instructor Alessio Colli gives us useful advice on a proper vegetarian diet

17-03-2017

Vegetarianism and physical condition: how to prevent nutritional insufficiencies (part II)

We continue our interview with Alessio Colli, an expert on nutrition and preventive physical activity. Today, he explains how nutrients can and must satisfy our daily requirements to prevent health problems

15-03-2017

Vegetarianism and physical condition: the importance of a varied and balanced diet (part I)

We ask the advice of nutritionist and biologist Alessio Colli, a personal trainer and fitness instructor, to find out what a vegetarian diet should be like, especially for athletes