PICCOLO DIZIONARIO per le tue vacanze in Puglia Hai deciso di andare in vacanza in Puglia, hai già preparato le valigie ma ora hai bisogno di conoscere un po’ della cucina pugliese. Ecco qui un breve dizionario per aiutarti nei ristoranti pugliesi. Hai già assaggiato le orecchiette o la famosa burrata di Andria ma non sai cosa sono i tarallini,…
Oggi vi voglio invitare a fare un viaggio in Italia ma senza uscire di casa. Due simpatiche donne italiane ci mostrano come preparare due ricette tradizionali: i cannoli siciliani e il caffè leccese. A Favignana, in Sicilia, incontriamo Clara, una simpaticissima nonnina che ci insegna a fare i cannoli siciliani in modo tradizionale. Ecco qui una piccola attività per ripetere…
Michela has been teaching Italian for more than 12 years, in an Italian language school and as homestay teacher. She has taught all ages and all levels. For the students, she is the ideal host teacher. Michela makes you discover the wonderful world of Mesagne in Puglia and above all, makes you feel part of her lovely famiglia. Michela, your…
We asked Donato to tell us why the programme in Mesagne was crucial for him to learn Italian. The first thing you did when you arrive back in Mesagne and when you got up in Mesagne? A wonderful meal with my hosting family on my late arrival. The next day I made it a point to visit the lovely people…
Everytime I have cooking lessons with my students, their most common questions are: What is the best Italian dressing for a good salad? What are the tricks to make a good tiramisù? About the first question, in Puglia we use the local extra virgin olive oil, salt and vinegar from white wine, for us aceto balsamico is too sweet (and more…
I just needed a break so I asked myself: “Do I book a trip for the weekend? … maybe a SPA” … but even that did not convince me and then I thought: I am in Lecce, what better way to explore some places in Salento! My weekend was scheduled in three days: On Friday: Acaya and…
While getting ready to visit Puglia for the first time, try to learn a few Italian words in order to get more familiar with the Apulia’s history and culinary tradition: masseria, mar Ionio, mar Adriatico, Bizantino, Romanico, Barocco, torre costiera, centro storico, piazza, castello, panino imbottito, carciofo, spumone, pasticciotto… ready,steady,go! Day One: our first stop will be in the same…
That in Puglia, the land of sun and sea, it snows is rare and that it happens in Villa Castelli, country of wine and oil, is definitely an event! But we have greeted the 2015 in this way! On December 31st, each of us, every “castellano” stood up and, opening the windows, found a unusual, magical and sweet Villa Castelli,…
Like any self-respecting tradition, Italians (Apulians) eat pettole during the feast of the Immaculate Conception, 8th of December. Pettole are a delicious sweet, typical of Apulia that is repeated throughout the Christmas period, with other delicacies. So, here we are already in the Christmas spirit, could not do anything else but make a cooking class for our students of the Italian language and culture in order…
I live in a small Apulian town, very cozy and typical in the province of Brindisi called Villa Castelli. The origin of the name is still undefined, but it is said it derives from either “Li Castelli” or “Monte Castello”, due to the presence in the area of two castles: the Palazzo Ducale built with towers and cannons and the…
