La Gastronomia Italiana by Ms Christofi https://padlet.com/a_christofi/mjdb5jgg32d1 Y8 Joseph discoveries about Italian food! en-us 2017-09-04 04:21:18 UTC 2023-02-23 02:45:52 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Pizza.png https://padlet.com/a_christofi/mjdb5jgg32d1/wish/184505355 2017-09-04 09:45:03 UTC https://padlet.com/a_christofi/mjdb5jgg32d1/wish/184505355 Italian Cuisine in Australia. https://padlet.com/a_christofi/mjdb5jgg32d1/wish/184508261 2017-09-04 10:03:00 UTC https://padlet.com/a_christofi/mjdb5jgg32d1/wish/184508261 Holiday cooking in Italy... https://padlet.com/a_christofi/mjdb5jgg32d1/wish/184509926 https://www.cooking-vacations.com/recipes-from-our-kitchen/italy-festivals-saints-days-holiday-food/]]> 2017-09-04 10:13:06 UTC https://padlet.com/a_christofi/mjdb5jgg32d1/wish/184509926 Some useful starting points... https://padlet.com/a_christofi/mjdb5jgg32d1/wish/184510353 - SBS Introduction to Italian food: http://www.sbs.com.au/food/article/2008/07/01/about-italian-food
- Regional Italian Foods: http://www.academiabarilla.com/the-italian-food-academy/regional-italian-cuisine/default.aspx
- More Regional Notes about food: http://www.rusticocooking.com/regions.htm  ]]> 2017-09-04 10:16:23 UTC https://padlet.com/a_christofi/mjdb5jgg32d1/wish/184510353 https://padlet.com/a_christofi/mjdb5jgg32d1/wish/184510894 2017-09-04 10:21:09 UTC https://padlet.com/a_christofi/mjdb5jgg32d1/wish/184510894 https://padlet.com/a_christofi/mjdb5jgg32d1/wish/184591933 Limoncello
What it is?
Limoncello is an Italian drink made from lemons. It also contains Vodka, water and sugar.
When is it eaten?
Italians usually drink this liqueur after dinner. It is very popular around all of Italy.
Where it comes from?
Limoncello is produced in Southern Italy, especially in the region around the Gulf of Naples.
Story/Tradition
In 1988 a boy named Massimo Canale started a small business making Limoncello. It is also believed that the drink was made before this time in Sorrento and Amalfi.
Fun Facts
  • Limoncello is a very popular drink in Italy.
  • It is so popular that at one point in the past decade restaurants where giving it away for free.
  • Just about every shop in the streets of Sorrento will be full of Limoncello.


]]> 2017-09-04 23:47:40 UTC https://padlet.com/a_christofi/mjdb5jgg32d1/wish/184591933 La Colomba https://padlet.com/a_christofi/mjdb5jgg32d1/wish/184591935 What is it?
-  La Colomba is an Italian traditional Easter cake made with flour, eggs, sugar, butter, and natural yeast. It is the counterpart of the two well-known Italian Christmas desserts, panettone and pandoro. 
Story/Traditions?
-  Colomba’s origins date back to the second half of the 6th century when Alboino, the king of Longobards, after conquering Pavia, received a “curious” gift from a local baker as a request for peace. It was leavened bread, shaped like a dove. He was so charmed by this gift that he spared Pavia from destruction and made it his capital.
when is it eaten?
It is traditionally eaten during the Easter period
Fun fact!
- The name comes from the shape of the cake as the name Colomba means dove.
- Originated in milan.
]]> 2017-09-04 23:47:41 UTC https://padlet.com/a_christofi/mjdb5jgg32d1/wish/184591935 Zeppole https://padlet.com/a_christofi/mjdb5jgg32d1/wish/184591960 Where does it come from?  Zeppole comes from Calabria, Italy.
what is it? A Zeppole is a small deep fried dough ball covered in powdered sugar, and inside it is filled with either custard, jelly or a butter and honey mixture.
Story/Tradition? Zeppole is eaten on Saint Joseph's day, this is why it is also known as Saint Joseph's day cake. This holiday is annually celebrated on the 19th of march.
when is it eaten?  This is eaten on Saint Joseph's day which is on the 19th of March.
 fun facts:
- zeppole has many names depending on the regions. some people call them sfinge, st Josephs day cake, and Bigne in rome.

]]> 2017-09-04 23:47:56 UTC https://padlet.com/a_christofi/mjdb5jgg32d1/wish/184591960 Tiramisu https://padlet.com/a_christofi/mjdb5jgg32d1/wish/184591962 Aryane + Taylah

Tiramisu was first created in Treviso, Italy.

Tiramisu may have originated as a variation of another layered dessert, Zuppa Inglese. It was first served at the restaurant "Le Beccherie".

Usually Tiramisu is eaten on special occasions after dinner. 


]]> 2017-09-04 23:47:56 UTC https://padlet.com/a_christofi/mjdb5jgg32d1/wish/184591962 Panforte 😀 https://padlet.com/a_christofi/mjdb5jgg32d1/wish/184591991
What is it?
it is a type of cake that is very famous in Italy. It contains fruit and nuts and tends to be abit chewy.

Story/traditions?
Panforte has a very big history dating back to medieval times when the product was named Panpepato, relating to the coming of pepper and other spices in its dough. Panforte was said to have been a gift that servants and settlers were forced to bring to the nuns of the Abbey of Montecelso in Siena. 

When is it eaten?
- as a desert
- chrismas
- special occasions
- when you have a family gathering

Fun facts?
- represents Siena's culture
- came from Siena 

]]> 2017-09-04 23:48:10 UTC https://padlet.com/a_christofi/mjdb5jgg32d1/wish/184591991 st200983 https://padlet.com/a_christofi/mjdb5jgg32d1/wish/184592016 2017-09-04 23:48:22 UTC https://padlet.com/a_christofi/mjdb5jgg32d1/wish/184592016 Gelato https://padlet.com/a_christofi/mjdb5jgg32d1/wish/184592054 - It is originated from from Sicily
-  Gelato is a form of ice-cream, but some people may say it is more icy than ice-cream and some say its exactly like ice-cream
-  It was first made when people were searching for something to eat on an incredibly hot day. 
- We will never now who was the first to discover it, but most believe that the first person to start selling it publicly was Bernardo Buontalenti
- It can also be eaten as a desert as it is full of sugar]]> 2017-09-04 23:48:37 UTC https://padlet.com/a_christofi/mjdb5jgg32d1/wish/184592054 pesto st201173 https://padlet.com/a_christofi/mjdb5jgg32d1/wish/184592240 Where does it come from?
Pesto comes from italy, more specifically Genoa. Genoa is is located in the northern region of Italy

What is it?
Basil, pinenut, garlic, rocket, parmigiana, mozzarella, spinach
Is there a story behind it/ or is there a tradition?

When is it eaten?
for dinner and lunch. it can be eaten in pasta, on bread, on crackers and soup
Any fun facts




]]> 2017-09-04 23:50:15 UTC https://padlet.com/a_christofi/mjdb5jgg32d1/wish/184592240 Chianti st201106 https://padlet.com/a_christofi/mjdb5jgg32d1/wish/184592297 - Chianti wine is from the Chianti region, in central Tuscany
-  It is a type of red wine
-  Chianti is currently the most popular red wine in America
-  It has been made for over 2000 years
-  Their bottles are inclosed in a straw basket called a fiasco]]> 2017-09-04 23:50:58 UTC https://padlet.com/a_christofi/mjdb5jgg32d1/wish/184592297 st201042 https://padlet.com/a_christofi/mjdb5jgg32d1/wish/184592315 2017-09-04 23:51:06 UTC https://padlet.com/a_christofi/mjdb5jgg32d1/wish/184592315 Pizza Napolitana https://padlet.com/a_christofi/mjdb5jgg32d1/wish/184592409 Pizza Napolitana is a pizza made with tomatoes and mozzarella cheese with a topping of basil that originated from Naples, Italy. The pizza is also known as 'margherita pizza' and is considered a regional speciality.

It came in from back in the 1700's people from Peru brought tomatoes to Europe and it became a popular topping for flat bread which the italians then turned the basic dish into a basic dough with lots of flavour. 

Can be eaten for any time of the day but is most common to be eaten for lunch and dinner or for an entree. ]]> 2017-09-04 23:51:39 UTC https://padlet.com/a_christofi/mjdb5jgg32d1/wish/184592409 Risotto st201102 https://padlet.com/a_christofi/mjdb5jgg32d1/wish/184592534 Where it comes from?
Risotto comes from the north of Italy.

What is it?
Risotto is an Italian dish of rice cooked in stock with ingredients such as vegetables and meat or seafood.

Story/Tradition?
Risotto is brought back eleven centuries ago. It is a dominant stable food in some northern regions of Italy from the past because it was a well respected food and would be eaten daily.

When is it eaten?
Risotto is more commonly eaten as a side dish but can also be served as a main meal. Veggies, scallops and prawns can be added to it.]]> 2017-09-04 23:52:46 UTC https://padlet.com/a_christofi/mjdb5jgg32d1/wish/184592534 https://padlet.com/a_christofi/mjdb5jgg32d1/wish/184592775 2017-09-04 23:54:50 UTC https://padlet.com/a_christofi/mjdb5jgg32d1/wish/184592775 https://padlet.com/a_christofi/mjdb5jgg32d1/wish/184592906 2017-09-04 23:56:02 UTC https://padlet.com/a_christofi/mjdb5jgg32d1/wish/184592906 https://padlet.com/a_christofi/mjdb5jgg32d1/wish/184593231 Main ingredients are: Finger biscuits, egg yolks, mascarpone, cocoa, coffee
+ The serving temperature is cold
The original cake was round and was often served in round glasses, although the biscuits used  are better in a rectangle or square ]]> 2017-09-04 23:58:10 UTC https://padlet.com/a_christofi/mjdb5jgg32d1/wish/184593231 st201102 https://padlet.com/a_christofi/mjdb5jgg32d1/wish/184593355 2017-09-04 23:59:26 UTC https://padlet.com/a_christofi/mjdb5jgg32d1/wish/184593355 https://padlet.com/a_christofi/mjdb5jgg32d1/wish/184593449 2017-09-05 00:00:14 UTC https://padlet.com/a_christofi/mjdb5jgg32d1/wish/184593449 st201173 https://padlet.com/a_christofi/mjdb5jgg32d1/wish/184593860 2017-09-05 00:03:51 UTC https://padlet.com/a_christofi/mjdb5jgg32d1/wish/184593860