Today we covered the region of Lombardy (capital city: Milan), directly to the east of Piedmont. It is the most populated region in Italy and also considered to be one of the richest provinces in all of Europe. Rice is a very important crop throughout all of northern Italy and in some places, is actually [...]
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Week 31, Day 1: Italian 1
For 2 days a week over the next 6 weeks, we will be covering regional Italian cooking in great detail. On each day, we’ll learn about the specialties and characteristics of a specific region, beginning here with Piedmont, which is located in the Northwest corner of the country. The name Piedmont roughly translates to ‘foot [...]
