Our taste buds are going far and wide, and even exploring the flavours of our backyard - whether that be the local community's take on Italian, or a sustainable...
Poh Ling Yeow welcomes us into her kitchen with her debut series, Poh's Kitchen. Meet guest chefs and enjoy a delicious spread of recipes, many inspired by her...
The ancient grain of orzo perlato, pearl barley, is able to grow almost anywhere – from temperate coastal plains and tropical highlands, to sub-Saharan Africa and...
The Italian equivalent of the French bouillabaisse has an infinity of variations and is known by different names depending on the region, town or village in Italy...
Although pizza was born in Naples, it is of course now eaten all over Italy – and the world. I am so used to topping it with the usual tomato, mozzarella, basil,...
This is proper comfort food, a prime example of l’arte di arrangiarsi – the art of making the best of what you have. Created in the Valtellina, one of the valleys...
Even before the artists of the Italian Renaissance painted God in their own image, and Leonardo da Vinci delineated the figure of a man in a perfect circle, the...
This simple but nutritious salad is satisfying enough to have as a main course. Bresaola is cured, air-dried beef typically made in the Valtellina area of...
This particular recipe is very characteristic of one of the most interesting coastal regions of Italy, Liguria. It must be something to do with the air, but the...
This recipe, which originated in Amatrice, near Rome, was taken to heart by Roman chefs and has now become familiar all over the world. It is simple itself to...
Rice is sometimes used in cake recipes in Italy and this is certainly true in the northern regions, where it is cultivated and plentiful. This cake is extremely...
Panettone originated in the early 1900s, and was made with leftover bread dough and dried fruit by poor people at Christmastime. After World War I, the...
This is a twist on the traditional panzanella, a classic cucina povera dish which is usually made with tomatoes and bread. In this recipe I have used a variety of...