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Living a Life in Colour

a guide to Italian food, wine and culture

Why you should avoid “Parmesan” cheese? And what you should buy instead…

June 23, 2015 By wooweiduan 7 Comments

A wheel of Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese (the real Parmesan)

Parmesan is one of the most famous cheeses in the world and is an ubiquitous presence on the table of any Italian restaurant. What is less known is that anything labeled “Parmesan” is not in fact Parmesan. In fact the name “Parmesan” is no longer permitted to be used within the European Union. What was… 

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Filed Under: Food, footer, Travel Tagged With: cheese, emilia, modena, parma, parmesan, parmgiano-reggiano

The worst place in the world for a glutton to live

May 19, 2015 By wooweiduan Leave a Comment

Tagliatelle alla bolognese (ribbon fresh egg pasta with meat sauce)

So let’s say by some miracle the doctor told me I had to gain weight, I would get on the first flight to Emilia-Romagna and embark on a gluttonous binge, eating to my heart’s content. Bologna is known as the “land of the fat and learned” referring to both the richness of the land and… 

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Filed Under: Food, footer, Travel Tagged With: antica corta pallavicina, emilia, ferrara, francescana, hostaria la frasca, modena, parma

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