How to make Orecchiette – Pasta from Puglia
At about this time each year I start reminiscing (big time) about Salento. It’s most probably to do with the days getting shorter (why is it SO DARK!?) and the […]
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DEEP. FRIED. CHOUX. PASTRY. Need I say anymore? Forget the crodough, Italians have been frying pastry-doughnuts since the 19th Century. These lemon scented doughnuts are rumored to originate from Puglia, […]
Puglia Party Day 29 – Pizzica Pizzica
Pizzica is a traditional Puglian folk dance derived from tarantismi, a ritual that was said to rid the body of a tarantula spider bite. In the Summer months this spider […]
Puglia Party Day 24 – How to make Passata – Rizzello style
In the late Summer months in Southern Italy tomato season is at it’s peak. A glut of ripe juicy tomatoes means one thing – huge quantities of Passata. There’s something […]
Puglia Party Day 17 – Embroidery of Salento
Lots of women in Salento are talented enough to make beautiful handmade lace. The pieces are produced using a traditional Salentine loom made from olive wood. The tradition of making […]
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