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16/05/2021
Miriam
Food & wine

Umbrian saffron: a centuries-long journey

From Asia to Umbria, the long journey of a plant with magical properties, saffron.
A flower whose history is linked to the region as far back as the 13th century and which today represents one of its gastronomic excellences.

28/10/2020
Miriam
Food & wine

Fichi Girotti: almost 200 years of excellence

"Centum pignatuli ficuum: one hundred fig pots!
This was the obligation of the inhabitants of Amelia towards the Pope since the Middle Ages.
An ancient tradition that still today gives the sweetest Umbrian excellence: the Fichi Girotti.

30/03/2020
Miriam
Food & wine

Journey in the kitchen: exploring the Via di Mezzo

In Montefalco, land of excellence, of famous wineries that produce one of the best wines in Italy, of ancient oil mills that produce the EVO DOP Oil of Umbria, there is the famous restaurant "Alla Via di Mezzo" by the legendary Giorgione.

17/03/2020
Miriam
Food & wine

Torta al testo: a delight for the palate

The simple country ingredients, skilfully elaborated by the women of the past, have given rise to traditional dishes that still delight the palate today.
Among the typical regional dishes of Umbria there is the inevitable "torta al testo".

14/12/2019
Miriam
Food & wine

Christmas Menu in Umbria

Umbria is a region rich in flavours and ancient gastronomic traditions linked to the land, to the rural world and to simple flavours. The result of an Umbrian menu is extraordinarily delicious!

04/10/2019
Miriam
Food & wine

inUmbria a Slow Food itinerary

Umbria, where nature and rural culture are integral parts of everyday life, is a region that perfectly matches the mission of Slow Food, a movement founded in 1989 for the protection and right to slow pleasure.