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The Sardinian Snack

Categories Traditions & Folklore Food     Tags: traditions & folklore food    0 Comments The Sardinian Snack

Up to yesterday, I thought that a spuntino (Italian for snack) was something you eat when you are hungry but you don't want to spoil your coming meal, so you put a piece of bread in your mouth w...

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Sardinia, Island Of Records

Categories Traditions & Folklore Personalities Nature & Landscape History & Culture Food Experiences & Activities Arts & Artisans     Tags: traditions & folklore personalities nature & landscape history & culture food experiences & activities arts & artisans    0 Comments Sardinia, Island Of Records

Sardinia, a wonderful island in the Mediterranean, is somewhat reminiscent of the song by Georges Moustaki, where he portraits himself being " Half pirate, half artist ". Pirate because it is w...

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Abbamele

Categories Traditions & Folklore Food     Tags: traditions & folklore food    0 Comments Abbamele

His name is Zi’ Pietrino, where “’Zi’” stands for uncle, now retired and sitting here with me on the Gabbiano Azzurro Hotel & Suites terrace, overlooking the sea th...

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6 Slow Food Presidia in Sardinia

Categories Food Experiences & Activities     Tags: food experiences & activities    0 Comments 6 Slow Food Presidia in Sardinia

Slow Food is an International Non-Profit Association, (name that highlights its clear contrast with the term Fast Food ), committed to restoring food to its proper significance. It operates in 150 c...

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The Sardo-Modicana Cattle Breed

Categories Food     Tags: food    0 Comments The Sardo-Modicana Cattle Breed

The resinous scent of the Mediterranean scrub permeates the pastures’ air of Montiferru (Oristano), while in the meadows among the black lava stones of the dry stone walls , the colour...

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9 Sardinian Food Specialties

Categories Weddings Traditions & Folklore Nature & Landscape Food     Tags: weddings traditions & folklore nature & landscape food    0 Comments 9 Sardinian Food Specialties

There are areas of the planet called "blue zones", in which longevity is higher compared to other areas of the world and the over one hundred years old, who are lucky enough to live there, enjoy an ...

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Filu 'E Ferru, The Sardinian Grappa

Categories Traditions & Folklore Food     Tags: traditions & folklore food    0 Comments Filu 'E Ferru, The Sardinian Grappa

Born in Sardinia, an island of wide wine tradition, filu 'e ferru is "the" distillate of Sardinian grapes par excellence, 40 degrees, transparent, permeating the mouth and pleasing the nose for ...

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10 Mediterranean Scrub’s Food Specialties

Categories Nature & Landscape Food     Tags: nature & landscape food    0 Comments 10 Mediterranean Scrub’s Food Specialties

A few years ago, I had read the name of a contest " La  Macchia nel Piatto ", that translates into " The Scub on the plate " , which aimed to enhance the use of Mediterranean sc...

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Sa Figu Morisca: The Prickly Pear

Categories Nature & Landscape Food     Tags: nature & landscape food    0 Comments Sa Figu Morisca: The Prickly Pear

Have you ever stopped to observe the beauty of the prickly pear? Between April and June the plant blooms in all its splendour. All around the strong green blade there is a corolla of beautiful flowe...

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10 Healthy Foods From The "Blue Zone" Sardinia

Categories History & Culture Food     Tags: history & culture food    0 Comments 10 Healthy Foods From The "Blue Zone" Sardinia

Ten years ago, a study carried out by Gianni Pes and Michel Poulain determined 5 privileged areas of our planet where one can live happily, but primarily for a long time. They are called "The  ...

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