Menu du jour italy cuisine puglia : 23 Recipes


  • Recipe Frisella dry bread from Puglia!
    Frisella dry bread from Puglia! (1 vote)
    Everybody knows the many different types of bread from Puglia: bread from Altamura, Matera, bread made with durum wheat, barley, rye, semolina etc. All these types of bread are made with different flours and in different shapes and size.[...]
  • Recipe Puglia extra virgin olive oil
    Puglia extra virgin olive oil
    Since I became a professional extra virgin olive oil taster I had a chance to taste many olive oils from different producers. I am very pleased to find out that more and more producers are focusing on making very high quality extra virgin olive[...]
  • Recipe Hand made orecchiette from Puglia
    Hand made orecchiette from Puglia
    What a fun day today! I and Marika made orecchiette fresh pasta with our Nonna and Mamma! Orecchiette pasta is the typical pasta course we have on a Sunday lunch. Usually our Grandmother prepares orecchiette. Because today was a special[...]
  • Recipe Healthy Mediterranean Cooking in Puglia
    Healthy Mediterranean Cooking in Puglia
    Puglia is certainly a region of extra virgin olive oil, which replaces butter almost everywhere: we put it on top of bread and salads; we use it for cooking and baking. One of the most common questions our guests ask us during our cooking[...]
  • Recipe Altamura durum wheat bread from Puglia
    Altamura durum wheat bread from Puglia
    Puglia is becoming more and more famous around the world for the Altamura bread . This bread has been the first, in the bakery category, to receive the DOP seal (Denomination of Protected Origin) in Europe. The DOP recognition is equivalent[...]
  • Recipe Almond Fish: traditional Christmas sweet from Puglia
    Almond Fish: traditional Christmas sweet from Puglia
    I and Marika don't eat lots of sweets (apart from tons of the famous hazelnut ice cream from Lecce we already wrote about!). However, we love the traditional Christmas sweets , just because they are really specific to this festivity and so[...]
  • Recipe What to do on a rainy day in Puglia!
    What to do on a rainy day in Puglia!
    It has been raining for all the past week in Puglia. This is not very exciting, since people in Puglia are sun-dependent, being able to enjoy a sunny weather most of the year! Continue reading "What to do on a rainy day in Puglia"!
  • Recipe Sweet and sour peppers: summer is back in Puglia!
    Sweet and sour peppers: summer is back in Puglia!
    It's unbelievable! We are in December and we are still enjoying a fantastic mild weather in Puglia. Even at the market we can still find summer vegetables, which are not imported but produced by the local farmers. Today I and Marika decided to[...]
  • Recipe Slow Food event in Puglia: the "Mercatino del Gusto"
    Slow Food event in Puglia: the "Mercatino del Gusto"
    We are just back from the first two days at the Mercatino del Gusto organized by Slow Food in Maglie Puglia and we have already so much to tell about this year event, which celebrates the 10th anniversary ! The Mercatino del Gusto[...]
  • Recipe What's special at the fruit market in Puglia in September!
    What's special at the fruit market in Puglia in September!
    What we really love about the fruit and vegetable markets of Puglia is that only what's in season is sold. All fruit and vegetable change according to the season, and so the colors are totally different. If you have a chance to go to a[...]