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Recipe of the week: Raviore

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Raviore, another typical dish of the transhumance culture

More prestigious vineyards to come in Liguria

More prestigious vineyards to come in Liguria

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Within the next three years, expansion of cultivation of well-known Ligurian vineyards is planned; it will lead to an increased production of world-wide appreciated wines such as Vermentino, Pigato, Ormeasco, Moscatello, Rossese.

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Recipe of the week: Menton lemon tart

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Inspired by Menton's Lemon Festival coming up, for this week's recipe we choose the Menton lemon tart.

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#Recipe of the week: Streppa e caccia là

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Streppa e caccia là is a typical Cucina Bianca's dish, a sort of open lasagna, served with seasonal vegetables.

Recipe of the week: Pumpkin risotto with Barolo and goat ricotta cheese

Recipe of the week: Pumpkin risotto with Barolo and goat ricotta cheese

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So many more ways to enjoy pumpkins! here is a delish risotto simple to make.

#Recipe of the week: #Grissini

#Recipe of the week: #Grissini

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Grissini, or breadsticks, are one of the most iconic examples of Italian and Piedmontese cuisine abroad.

#Recipe of the week: Brutti ma Buoni Cookies

#Recipe of the week: Brutti ma Buoni Cookies

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Brutti ma Buoni, "Ugly but Good" cookies are crunchy-chewy cookies whose name pretty much says it all.

Barbagiuai, credit Lorenzi

#Recipe of the week #Barbagiuai is the dialect name of fried ravioli

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Stuffed with rice, pumpkin and cheese, typical of Nervia Valley, inland from Ventimiglia, in the province of Imperia, this is the right recipe for the autumn.

Fall is coming, it's time for castagnata!

Fall is coming, it's time for castagnata!

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Castagnata is a traditional fall food-and-wine festival dedicated to chestnuts and authentic local dishes.

Recipe of the Week: Fugassa d’la Befana

Recipe of the Week: Fugassa d’la Befana

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A very ancient cake prepared for Befana celebration, it can be compared to panettone or Easter colomba, but it is thought to be even older.

#Recipe of the week: #Baci di Dama

#Recipe of the week: #Baci di Dama

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Lady’s kisses are so called because their shape reminds of two lips in the act of kissing.

#Recipe of the week: #Tomates a la Monegasque

#Recipe of the week: #Tomates a la Monegasque

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Monegasque tomatoes are filled with a cream of tuna, eggs and mayonnaise.

#Recipe of the week: #Dolceacqua'sMichetta.

#Recipe of the week: #Dolceacqua'sMichetta.

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Since 2008 the Michetta is protected by the Designation of Communal Origin, with the aim of safeguarding the productive and organoleptic characteristics of this ancient product, which is a treasure of economic and cultural value...

Tapenade in a morter credit Elaum

#Recipe of the week: #tapenade

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A Provencal recipe also very popular in Monaco and Italy.

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#Recipe of the week: #TarteTropézienne, the dessert loved by Brigitte Bardot

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It’s the 60th anniversary of the date the TarteTropezienne made its debut. The real Tarte Tropezienne is a mixture of two creamy creams and a gourmet brioche, sprinkled with generous sugar grains and flavoured with orange...

#Nutella: the sweetness of cocoa marries the delicious hazelnuts of Piedmont

#Nutella: the sweetness of cocoa marries the delicious hazelnuts of Piedmont

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The Piedmontese hazelnuts are one of the main ingredients of the popular chocolate spread.

Recipe of the week: #Courgette flowers

Recipe of the week: #Courgette flowers

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A delicious summer treat, prepared according to the Ligurian tradition.

Credit: Axel Mauruszat

Recipe of the #gnocchi with bruss cheese sauce

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Bruss is a tasty cheese made with the milk from the pecora brigasca.

Orange blossom water: Vallebona’s #SlowFood recognised product

Orange blossom water: Vallebona’s #SlowFood recognised product

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Bitter orange is a traditional culture of the area, dating back to the end of 1700.

#Recipe of the week: #goat meat with Pigna white beans

#Recipe of the week: #goat meat with Pigna white beans

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Pigna white beans are recognised as a Slow Food product.

Pigna, Badalucco and Conio white #beans

Pigna, Badalucco and Conio white #beans

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The characteristic white beans are recognised as Slow Food products.

Recipe of the week: Ligurian #potato and green beans pie

Recipe of the week: Ligurian #potato and green beans pie

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A tasty vegetarian recipe to enjoy as antipasto or as a healthy main dish.

Credit: Michele Russolillo

#Moscatello of Taggia: after centuries the ancient vine used to produce the #wine so loved by Kings and Popes have been found

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Moscatello has already been described as “a legacy from the past which will enable the people of Taggia to fight the crisis of the present”.

Recipe of the week: #Insalata Primavera

Recipe of the week: #Insalata Primavera

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A fresh Italian recipe perfect for the spring.

Recipe of the week: #Ligurian marinated #anchovies

Recipe of the week: #Ligurian marinated #anchovies

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Blue fish, such as anchovies, and other typical Ligurian products were presented at the event Slow Fish of the Expo 2015.

Recipe of the week: the #chestnut pie [RECIPE]

Recipe of the week: the #chestnut pie [RECIPE]

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A typical Piedmontese dessert, served in occasion of the Easter festivities

Perinaldo panorama

#Perinaldo, look up to the stars while tasting delicious dishes. [VIDEO-PHOTO GALLERY]

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This medieval village, immersed in the wonderful nature, offers an important astronomic observatory and "slow food" dishes with the typical violet artichoke.

#Recipe of the week: Piedmont’s #Fassona

#Recipe of the week: Piedmont’s #Fassona

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Fassona is a particular cow breed, typical of the Italian region of Piedmont.

Cucina Bianca: recipes handed down for centuries that tell a story of transhumance and pastoral life

Cucina Bianca: recipes handed down for centuries that tell a story of transhumance and pastoral life

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Cucina Bianca developed in the Ligurian and Maritime Alps and is made of local products of pastoral civilization.

#Recipe of the week: #stoccafisso all’onegliese

#Recipe of the week: #stoccafisso all’onegliese

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Stockfish is the star of this traditional Ligurian recipe.

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The tradition of #Savona's and Albisola's ceramics [VIDEO-PHOTO GALLERY]

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The pottery in Liguria has ancient origins: due to the presence of clay in the Ligurian basin, raw material through which develops the pottery art since the second half of the twelfth century in Savona, then reaches in the '400'...

Recipe of the week: #Socca

Recipe of the week: #Socca

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One of the typical dishes of the city of Nice, Socca is a crispy chickpeas flatbread.

Recipe of the week: the sweetness of the Miel de Provence

Recipe of the week: the sweetness of the Miel de Provence

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The Provençal honey is recognised with the Protected Geographical Indication and the Label rouge.

Recipe of the week: cupete

Recipe of the week: cupete

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A traditional Piedmontese dessert made with walnuts, hazelnuts and honey.

Recipe of the week: fougasse

Recipe of the week: fougasse

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Considered the French version of the Italian focaccia, fougasse is also typical of the cuisine of Monte Carlo

Bagna Caoda: the symbol of Piedmontese cuisine

Bagna Caoda: the symbol of Piedmontese cuisine

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Anchovies and garlic give this “hot dip” its pungent taste, great for sharing in a chilly day of autumn or winter.

Recipe of the week: the Ligurian #greenpie

Recipe of the week: the Ligurian #greenpie

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The green pie is a delicious Ligurian recipe perfect for spring.

Credit: Marco Doder

Recipe of the week: Cappon magro

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A seafood and vegetable salad typical of Ligurian cuisine

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#Carnival typical pastries: the recipes of the province of Cuneo

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Carnival means not only confetti and allegorical floats, but also many delicious typical pastries.

Recipe of the week: vitello tonnato

Recipe of the week: vitello tonnato

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Served cold, vitello tonnato is often consumed in summertime or as a tasteful antipasto

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