Italian cuisine has an important place in the global gastronomic scene, the dishes evolve and develop continuously through centuries of social and political changes, never forgetting the origins.
During the Renaissance (XV and XVI century) Italy boasts the most creative and talented chefs, significant changes in the preparation of the dishes have occurred with the discovery of the New World and new raw materials.
Italy is one of the countries where the culinary tradition is part of the culture, heritage and identity.
It is not easy to summarize what makes the peninsula, made up of many regional specialties, a unique country where gastronomy is an art of living.
From Piedmont to Calabria, from Veneto to Puglia, most of the Italian cuisine is characterized by natural products that are synonymous of freshness, color and health.
The refined taste, freshness, pointing to simplicity, drawing on the traditions, with a look to other cultures… these are some of the traits of Italian cuisine
The use of typical Mediterranean products, such as tomatoes, basil, vegetables, olive oil, wheat, eggs, etc. … that follow the natural processes of the earth, traditions and common sense, guarantee freshness of the dishes prepared with taste and love for their land.
From left with red shirt: American retired psychiatrist Leland Dennis from Oklahoma is seen dressed as a butcher while he participates in the training “Butcher for a day” organized by Italian butcher Dario Cecchini at his butcher’s shop named “Antica Macelleria Cecchini”
American retired psychiatrist Leland Dennis from Oklahoma is seen dressed as a butcher making sausages while he participates in the training “Butcher for a day” organized by Italian butcher Dario Cecchini at his butcher’s shop named “Antica Macelleria Cecchini”
Duccio Picchi (right) the son of the owner and chef of Cibreo, Fabio Picchi, is seen at work as a chef in the kitchen of the Cibreo Teatro del Sale with an assistant.
A woman reads a book in a hammock attached to two olive trees on the background of the Trulli, the typical houses of Apulia at Kaliyoga Yoga and Detox Retreat.
