Life in Abruzzo
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Real stories, recipes and community life from Italy's Rocky Heart. Independent editorial coverage of Abruzzo since 2007 — culture, food, history, travel and the people who make this region extraordinary.
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Style & Ingredients
Bascianella’s Fagioli Rock
Beanz Meanz Barrowfuls of Fagioli, sweet & creamy, beautifully dapled Borlotti Beans to give them their real name, to shell in September.
Yo-Yo Cheese Rolling at Gessopalena
Cheese rolling or, to give its Italian name, Gara di Ruzzola, is not the first thing that comes to mind when one talks about Gessopalena
Bittersweet Love at Sulmona’s Pelino Confetti Museum
For those who think confetti is a paper thing you throw at weddings the Pelino family’s Abruzzo variant is a little more organic and rather more tasty
Pecorino’s Perfect Partner – Pear & Date Chutney
A bucketful of windfall pears goes a long way into providing some relish to pecorino cheese...
Pietracamela to Intermesoli…and Back Again
The American Shoot Locations
Cherries & Dressing Up at Raiano
Taranta Peligna’s Woven Story
Rosemary Crisp Beach Snack Bliss
Truffled out at Villa Umberto
Little Miss Muffet & the Great Big Abruzzo Wasp Spider
