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Casatiello
''Casatiello'' (; ) is a leavened savory bread originating from Naples prepared during the Easter period. Its basic ingredients are flour, lard, cheese, salami, cracklings, eggs and black pepper. Etymology The bread's name derives probably from the Neapolitan word ''caso'' (, 'cheese', hence ''casatiello''), an ingredient that is part of its dough. History The existence of ''casatiello'', like that of '' pastiera'', another Neapolitan Easter product, has been attested at least since the seventeenth century: the proof comes from the folk tale ''La gatta Cenerentola'' (''Cinderella the Cat'') published in 1634–1636 in the short story collection '' Pentamerone, ovvero Lo Cunto de li cunti'' by Giambattista Basile, a Neapolitan writer (writing in the Neapolitan language) who lived between the 16th and 17th centuries. The bread is mentioned in the passage where he describes the king's celebrations to find the girl who had lost her slipper: In the 19th century, ''casatiell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Easter Food
The holiday of Easter is associated with various Easter customs and foodways (food traditions that vary regionally). Preparing, coloring, and decorating Easter eggs is one such popular tradition. Lamb and mutton, Lamb is eaten in many countries, mirroring the Jewish Passover meal. Eating lamb at Easter has a religious meaning. The Lamb of God, Paschal Lamb of the New Testament is in fact, for Christianity, the son of God Jesus Christ. The Paschal Lamb, in particular, represents the sacrifice of Jesus Christ for the sins of humanity. Eating lamb at Easter therefore commemorates the Death and Resurrection of Jesus. Easter eggs Easter eggs, also called Paschal eggs, are eggs that are Egg decorating, decorated for the Christian feast of Easter, which celebrates the resurrection of Jesus. As such, Easter eggs are common during the season of Eastertide (Easter season). The oldest tradition, which continues to be used in Central Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, is to use dye and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Easter Bread
In many European countries, particularly in Central and Eastern Europe, there are various traditions surrounding the use of bread during the Easter holidays. Traditionally the practice of eating Easter bread or sweetened "communion" bread traces its origin back to Byzantium, Eastern Catholic Churches, Eastern Catholicism and the Eastern Orthodox Church, Orthodox Christian church. The recipe for sweetened or "honey-leavened" bread may date back as far as the Homeric Greek period based on anecdotal evidence from classical texts. Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Russia and Ukraine Kozunak, kulich, and paska A ''Kozunak'' is the traditional Easter bread in Bulgaria, ''Kulich (bread), kulich'' is one of different traditional Russian Easter breads. ''Kolach (bread), Kolach'' is a traditional Czech bread made at Christmas in the shape of a ring. Usually, three rings are stack on top of each other to represent the Holy Trinity. Ukrainian Easter breads are also ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neapolitan Cuisine
Neapolitan cuisine has ancient historical roots that date back to the Greco-Roman world, Greco-Roman period, which was enriched over the centuries by the influence of the different cultures that controlled Naples and its Kingdom of Naples, kingdoms, such as that of Kingdom of Aragon, Aragon and Kingdom of France, France. Since Naples was the capital of the Kingdom of Naples, its cuisine took much from the culinary traditions of all the Campania region, reaching a balance between dishes based on rural ingredients (pasta, vegetables, cheese) and seafood dishes (Fish as food, fish, crustaceans, Mollusca, mollusks). A vast variety of recipes is influenced by the local aristocratic cuisine, such as ''timballo'' and the ''sartù di riso'', pasta or rice dishes with very elaborate preparation, and dishes from popular traditions prepared with inexpensive but nutritionally healthy ingredients, like ''pasta e fagioli'' () and other pasta dishes with vegetables. Overview Campania extensiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Easter
Easter, also called Pascha ( Aramaic: פַּסְחָא , ''paskha''; Greek: πάσχα, ''páskha'') or Resurrection Sunday, is a Christian festival and cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred on the third day of his burial following his crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary . It is the culmination of the Passion of Jesus, preceded by Lent (or Great Lent), a 40-day period of fasting, prayer, and penance. Easter-observing Christians commonly refer to the last week of Lent, before Easter, as Holy Week, which in Western Christianity begins on Palm Sunday (marking the entrance of Jesus in Jerusalem), includes Spy Wednesday (on which the betrayal of Jesus is mourned), and contains the days of the Easter Triduum including Maundy Thursday, commemorating the Maundy and Last Supper, as well as Good Friday, commemorating the crucifixion and death of Jesus. In Eastern Christianity, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rome
Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2,746,984 residents in , Rome is the list of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, third most populous city in the European Union by population within city limits. The Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, with a population of 4,223,885 residents, is the most populous metropolitan cities of Italy, metropolitan city in Italy. Rome metropolitan area, Its metropolitan area is the third-most populous within Italy. Rome is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, within Lazio (Latium), along the shores of the Tiber Valley. Vatican City (the smallest country in the world and headquarters of the worldwide Catholic Church under the governance of the Holy See) is an independent country inside the city boun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pecorino
Pecorino is an Italian hard cheese produced from sheep's milk. The name derives from , which means ' sheep' in Italian. Overview Of the six main varieties of pecorino, all of which have protected designation of origin (PDO) status under European Union law, is probably the best known outside Italy, especially in the United States, which has been an important export market for the cheese since the 19th century. Most is produced on the island of Sardinia, though its production zone also includes Lazio and the Tuscan provinces of Grosseto and Siena. Ancient Roman authors wrote about this cheese and its production technique. The other five mature PDO cheeses are the from Sardinia (''casu berbeghinu'' in Sardinian language); , whose production was already attested by Pliny the Elder in his '' Natural History''; (or ''picurinu sicilianu'' in Sicilian) from Sicily; from Basilicata; and ''pecorino crotonese'' from province of Crotone, in Calabria Calabria is a Reg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scamorza
() is a Southern Italy, southern Italian Cattle, cow's milk cheese. It can also be made from other milk, but that is less common. It is a (‘stretched curd’) cheese, in which the fresh curd matures in its own whey for several hours to allow the acidity to develop through the conversion of lactose to lactic acid. Artisan, Artisanal cheese makers generally form the cheese into a round shape, then tie a string around the mass one-third of the distance from the top, and hang it to dry. The resulting shape is pear-like. This is sometimes referred to as "strangling" the cheese. The cheese is usually white unless Smoked cheese, smoked. When smoked, the colour is almond with a lighter interior. can be substituted for mozzarella in most dishes. Etymology The term may come from the Italian phrases or , both meaning 'severed head'. This would also explain the use of in regional Italian to mean 'fool' or 'idiot'. Production areas In Italy, is more commonly made in the south. Stri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ciccioli
''Ciccioli'' are pressed cakes of fatty pork. They are known under this name in Emilia-Romagna, being popular in Modena, Reggio Emilia, Bologna, Parma, Piacenza, and Romagna. In Naples and Apulia they are called ''cicoli'', in Lazio and Umbria ''sfrizzoli'', and in Calabria Calabria is a Regions of Italy, region in Southern Italy. It is a peninsula bordered by the region Basilicata to the north, the Ionian Sea to the east, the Strait of Messina to the southwest, which separates it from Sicily, and the Tyrrhenian S ... ''risimugli''. ''Ciccioli'' are made by compressing, drying, and aging fatty, leftover pieces of pork. These scraps are compressed using a special press where the meat is wrapped in sack cloth, then slowly squeezed over several weeks to remove excess liquid. They can either be prepared in a wet preparation that can be sliced and served, or in a very dry, crunchy, chip-like form often called ''ciccioli frolli''. They result also as leftovers from the preparati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parmesan
Parmesan (, ) is an Italian cuisine, Italian Types of cheese#Hard cheese, hard, Types of cheese#Granular, granular cheese produced from Dairy cattle, cow's milk and aged at least 12 months. It is a Grana (cheese), grana-type cheese, along with Grana Padano, the historic , and others. The term ''Parmesan'' may refer to either Parmigiano Reggiano or, when outside the European Union and Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration, Lisbon Agreement countries, a locally produced Parmesan#Non-European Parmesan cheese, imitation. Parmigiano Reggiano is named after two of the areas which produce it, the Italian provinces of Province of Parma, Parma and Province of Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia (''Parmigiano'' is the Italian adjective for the city and province of Parma and ''Reggiano'' is the adjective for the province of Reggio Emilia); it is also produced in the part of Province of Bologna, Bologna west of the Reno (river), River ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slipper
Slippers are a type of shoes falling under the broader category of light footwear, that are easy to put on and off and are intended to be worn indoors, particularly at home. They provide comfort and protection for the feet when walking indoors. History The recorded history of slippers can be traced back to the 12th century. In the West, the record can be traced only to 1478. The English word ''slippers'' (''sclyppers'') occurs from about 1478. English speakers formerly also used the related term ' (from the French word ). Slippers in China date from 4700 BC; they were made of cotton or woven rush, had leather linings, and featured symbols of power, such as dragons. Native American moccasins were also highly decorative. Such moccasins depicted nature scenes and were embellished with beadwork and fringing; their soft sure-footedness made them suitable for indoors appropriation. Inuit and Aleut people made shoes from smoked hare-hide to protect their feet against the frozen gro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wood-fired Oven
upA double oven A ceramic oven An oven is a tool that is used to expose materials to a hot environment. Ovens contain a hollow chamber and provide a means of heating the chamber in a controlled way. In use since antiquity, they have been used to accomplish a wide variety of tasks requiring controlled heating. Because they are used for a variety of purposes, there are many different types of ovens. These types differ depending on their intended purpose and based upon how they generate heat. Ovens are often used for cooking, usually baking, sometimes broiling; they can be used to heat food to a desired temperature. Ovens are also used in the manufacturing of ceramics and pottery; these ovens are sometimes referred to as kilns. Metallurgical furnaces are ovens used in the manufacturing of metals, while glass furnaces are ovens used to produce glass. There are many methods by which different types of ovens produce heat. Some ovens heat materials using the combustion of a fue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
