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a guide to Italian food, wine and culture

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Torta di grano saraceno (buckwheat cake layered with lingonberry jam)

Buckwheat and jam cake

Bywooweiduan Hours April 3, 2018April 3, 2018

Buckwheat tends to be associated with soba noodles, Brittany crepes and kasha (Russian buckwheat grains). While buckwheat is…

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Kaiserschmarrn: the Kaiser’s delightful pancake mess

Kaiserschmarrn: the Kaiser’s delightful pancake mess

Bywooweiduan Hours June 20, 2017June 20, 2017

A few summers ago, staying in the mountains outside the spa town of Merano in the German-speaking region of…

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Chateau Lafite Rothschild, 1989 by Norman27

A Guide to Good Value High Quality wines: What makes a true wine aficionado?

Bywooweiduan Hours March 10, 2015March 10, 2015

Nowadays many people seem to be of the opinion that loving wine means drinking the most expensive wines…

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One of the world’s most beautiful drives: Strada delle Dolomiti

Bywooweiduan Hours December 30, 2014March 10, 2015

Green valleys are dotted with yellow, pink, purple and white wildflowers. Towering over are awe-inspiring mountains of sheer…

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A Saltner etched on to a Hofstatter barrel

Cellar Tour: Hofstatter and its Alpine cowboys

Bywooweiduan Hours December 23, 2014December 23, 2014

Hofstätter is located in a 15th century building founded as an inn by Joseph Hofstatter in the town…

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The most maligned cuisine in the world

Bywooweiduan Hours December 9, 2014March 6, 2016

It’s all very confusing. I am in Italy but I am not. From one village in Trentino to…

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