Italy Mag

17/10/2014

In Puglia region everybody has his own olives. In order to make oil from them you need to go to frantoio - a guy who owns a sort of 'olive mill'.
The technology used is the same as 500 years ago: they do it with huge stone wheels.

17/10/2014

The Simplest Ttalian Dish: The Famous Spaghetti Aglio & Olio!
Cook italian in 10 minutes!

Are you in a hurry but still would like to have a good dish? Some people would think: “Ok, let’s have a Big Mac” . Not here, not in Italy. If you have a half-empty fridge and are wondering what to eat, Italian cusine has several famous and super easy “piatti veloci” (quick dish) which can allow you…

16/10/2014

The Story of Marinella's Ties or Why Bill Clinton, Boris Yeltsin, Silvio Berlusconi and Jacques Chirac Wear Them.

Nowdays brand Marinella (world-famous tie producer) is internatinally known and appreciated, but its story is as long as successful. It was in 1914, right before the beginning of the First World War, when Eugenio Marinella opened a small shop with shirts and ties on Riviera di Chiaia, the Neapolitan…

15/10/2014

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15/10/2014

Wanna surprise your friends with an amazing appetizer?
Italian cuisine is the best solution. But we want something special..
Bresaola! Learn how to amaze everyone by your cooking skills spending just 5 minutes!

Bresaola is certenly one of the most versatile salt-cured appetizers you can find in Italy. From Valtellina valley, an amazing alpine location in Lombardy region famous for its goat cheese and red wine Sforzato, this beef hindquarter cut conquered the whole country’s kitchens. In fact, it is often u…

14/10/2014

How to get lucky in Napoli.
The story of famous red horn amulet.
http://italy-mag.com/corniciello-the-red-horn-you-see-everywhere-in-naples

One FAQ I often receive about Napoli and its traditions is related to those little red amulets that we call “cornicielli”. They look like red chili peppers, but they aren’t. They are animal horns (may be of a legendary animal). This kind of amulets can be traced back to the times before the raise of…

14/10/2014

"You may have the universe if I may have Italy." - Giuseppe Verdi

14/10/2014

Strudel - Italian traditional dessert?
This can happen if you are in Trieste, the German-Slavic Italian city.
http://italy-mag.com/trieste-the-mongrel-city-of-italy/

I’ve been looking for so long for the matching word to describe Trieste, and it seems that I’ve finally found it: mongrel. Why mongrel? We are not talking about dogs, we are talking about a city, so why did I pick up this gruff word? Due to its geographical position, due to its history and due to Ja…

14/10/2014

Everybody knows what is Mafia. But did you know there are several types? Learn the difference between Mafia and Camorra!
PS We will explain why Camorra has got one 'pro'.

Well, basically, Camorra is a Neapolitan ‘mafia’ in the sense of the word known to the rest of the world. But Mafia and Camorra act differently and deal with different things! Mafia comes form Sicily and mainly deals with serious crimes like murder and heavy drugs. Camorra is a Neapolitan version wh…

13/10/2014

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Recently i learnt about this cultural phenomenon, feminiello. While staying in Naples, I often saw these guys who behave like women, moving in a strange girly way, talking with a soft voice. Just

13/10/2014

Boy, You'll Be a Woman Soon or Femminiello Cultural Phenomenon.
Check out this article, Italian traditions can be so crazy!
http://italy-mag.com/femminiello-a-man-who-has-to-be-a-woman/

A really pervert tradition: the last male child in a huge Neapolitan family was raised up like a GIRL. As I have already said, Neapolitan families have always been really big, with a lot of kids.