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A selection of articles regarding ingredients and preparations, seen from an unusual angle. On why and how people prepare food, on where and when they eat. Far from comprehensive these articles try to complementary to the vast existing material.

Jan Theo

What’s in a name? Stracciatella translates as little rags. And this applies to the three different preparations the name refers …

Jan Theo

Italian parsley Prezzemolo or Italian parsley has flat leaves. Whereas the so-called French parsley has curly leaves. Italian parsley is …

Jan Theo

Bland but versatile Few cuts are as bland a sliced chicken breast. Everything tastes like chicken breast. And nothing tastes …

Jan Theo

Season’s embrace Strawberries and oranges follow each other up chronologically. For a short period they lay together at the greengrocer’s. …

Jan Theo

Digest this! Bell pepper is hard to digest. Some joke and say you only have to eat one to have …

Jan Theo

Another cabbage? The Savoy cabbage is akin to the green cabbage. The real difference lays in the form of their …

Jan Theo

Southern Italy Also peperoncino divides Italy in North and South. Where the North reluctantly uses chili pepper while the South …

Jan Theo

Cans and cants Catch as catch can. Storing seasonable fresh ingredients for a rainy day is a nice idea. Whether …

Jan Theo

Shrimp vs prawn Shrimp and prawn are two different animals. Both are decapods  -ten legs- but that’s where the similarity …

cutting board with cold meat, a chili pepper and a knife: very Sicilian indeed

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man sleeping on a bench with a typical Sicilian hat

From dusk till dawn

From dusk till dawn

An arbitrary selection of the finest place to stay overnight
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silhouette of a man eating, wearing a typical Sicilian Coppola

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