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Living a Life in Colour

a guide to Italian food, wine and culture

Food shows us the way forward

July 19, 2016 By wooweiduan Leave a Comment

These past few weeks I find myself conflicted. I like to keep up to date with what is happening in the world but following the events in the UK, US, France and Turkey brings untold sadness to my life. When the world makes no sense and challenges my sanity, I retreat back to firm ground…. 

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Filed Under: Food, footer Tagged With: gnocchi, mallorredus, sardegna, sardinia

Taste the real Sardegna: Gastronomic adventures

August 12, 2014 By wooweiduan Leave a Comment

Culurjones (pasta stuffed with potato)

Many people flock to Sardegna for the perfect blue skies and spectacular coastline, opting for seafood in the Mediterranean heat but I think this is a mistake. They are overlooking the tradition of this pastoral island and the unique culture of the Sardinians. We stayed at a farm hotel (agriturismo) near Alghero called Sa Mandra,… 

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Filed Under: Food, footer, Holiday, Travel Tagged With: amarettos, aranzada, casadinas, casarecce, Culurjones, food, formagelle, fregola, ghisadu, guanciale, lumachine, Maharrones de busa, mallorredus, pabassinas, pancetta arrotolata, porcetto, porcheddu, prosciutto, ricottelle, sa mandra, sardegna, sardinia, sausage, seadas, Tiricche

Happiest sheep in the world?

August 5, 2014 By wooweiduan Leave a Comment

Sardegna may be home to some of the happiest sheep in the world, thoughtfully grazing overlooking some of the most spectacular coastline in the world. This is reflected in the cheese. The morning we went to the farm of Sa Mandra in Alghero, they were churning the ewe’s milk to make ricotta. First they put… 

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Filed Under: Food, footer, Holiday, Travel Tagged With: cheese, pecorino, sardegna, sardinia

The idyllic family holiday destination

July 29, 2014 By wooweiduan Leave a Comment

We took the boys and my father on a tour of northern Sardegna and found it to be, like many places in Italy, extremely family friendly. The location was potentially even more appealing to us because living in a large metropolis like Hong Kong, we were sensory deprived. Our ears were full of the sounds… 

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Filed Under: Children, Family, Holiday, Travel Tagged With: agriturismo, al tuguri, alghero, asinara, boat, capo caccia, castelsardo, children, cormorano, costa smeralda, grotto di nettuno, horseback riding, kids, las tronas, maddalena islands, neptune's cave, porto cervo, porto rafael, sa mandra, sailing, sardegna, sardinia, spargi island

Sardinian winery visit: Tenute Soletta

July 22, 2014 By wooweiduan Leave a Comment

Wine as an industry in Sardegna is relatively new and dates back less than 30 years. Previous to this there was no science behind what was served with meals, whatever grew on the land was made into wine. Today a whole generation of winemakers have emerged using soil analysis and modern techniques to create export… 

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Filed Under: Wine Tagged With: cannonau, cannonau di sardegna doc, sardegna, sardinia, tenute soletta, vermentino, vermentino di sardegna doc, wine

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