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Living a Life in Colour

a guide to Italian food, wine and culture

Arnad: The proud land of lard

April 12, 2016 By wooweiduan Leave a Comment

Driving from Milan towards the Alps, at the mouth of the Aosta valley you pass the tiny hamlet of Arnad, where there is a sign welcoming you to the Pays du Lardo (land of lardo). This is enough to make the health conscious wary (although new research indicates we should be more worried about carbohydrates… 

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Filed Under: Food, footer Tagged With: boudin, carne salata, coppa al ginepro, lardo, mocetta, olio di noci, pane di segala, pane nero, Reinhold speck, teteun, valle d'aosta, walnut oil

The joy of alpine milk

February 23, 2016 By wooweiduan Leave a Comment

Fitting the paddle to the cauldron

I, like many people, find thoughts of melted cheese and skiing in the Alps inseparable. Fondue and raclette are signature winter mountain fare. In Valle d’Aosta the iconic cheese is Fontina, where it is exclusively made amongst the highest mountains in Europe:  Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc), Monte Rosa, Cervino (the Matterhorn/Zermatt) and Gran Paradiso. Two… 

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Filed Under: Food, footer Tagged With: cheese, fontina, panizzi, valle d'aosta

The real reason I go skiing

January 26, 2016 By wooweiduan Leave a Comment

Tegole (hazelnut biscuits)

When I say I love skiing, what I really mean is that I love lunch while skiing. Anybody reading this in North America may be unable to relate to this statement. I grew up eating very expensive, dry, burnt hamburgers with frozen fingers before heading back down the piste. Then I came to Europe to… 

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Filed Under: Food, footer, Travel Tagged With: aosta valley, fontina, skiing, valle d'aosta

Skiing in Courmayeur

February 12, 2014 By wooweiduan 1 Comment

I went skiing in Courmayeur, Valle d’Aosta, one of my favourite places to ski for many reasons but mainly because I love the food, the village (see below for recommended places to visit), the people, the variety of ski runs, and the breathtaking views of Mont Blanc. The village is very Italian in that most… 

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Filed Under: Children, Family, Food, Lifestyle, Travel Tagged With: A' Romana, bar roma, Berardeco, best yoghurt in the world, C.Atelier, Caffe della Posta, chateau branlant, chocolate cake, cioccolata fondente, courmayeur, courmayeur restaurants, fontina, ginepro, Grand Hotel Courmaison, grolla, honey, mont blanc, Mont Frety, mushrooms, nettle, Paola's cheese shop, pizzeria du tunnel, Plan Checrouit, polenta, Pre'-saint-didier, prive, ricotta, shopping in courmayeur, shops in courmayer, sugo al brasato, torta al cioccolato, valle d'aosta, where to eat in courmayeur

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