Respected by chefs and home cooks alike, mackerel has a distinctive flavour; it looks stunning on the plate and is a great source of omega-3 fatty acids. We tell you everything you need to know about ...

Every year in July, the town of Chioggia – referred by many as ‘la piccola Venezia’ – hosts a big seafood sagra (festival) in honour of its historic fishing tradition. Stretching along the main ...

Manuela Zangara serves up a simple and refreshing beef carpaccio recipe, perfect for summer. The key to success if to get the slices of beef as thin as possible – if you're wary about the process, you ...

Pork is one of the most widely used meats in Italian cooking, although Italian consumers remain far more likely to buy cured meats (such as salami and prosciutto) than fresh. Preparations of cooked ...

While neighbouring France and Switzerland might get all the credit when it comes to European chocolate, Italy has its own long history with the cocoa bean and can boast a number of world-renowned ...

Filippo Trapella shares his recipe for torta di riso, a delicious Italian rice cake flavoured with candied citron, vanilla and powdered amaretti biscuits. To give the cake its traditional sticky crust ...

Working on his grandfather's farm, Massimo Spigaroli manages to run a Michelin-starred restaurant at the same time as his charcuterie business, which produces the best Culatello in the world. Dating ...

There are hundreds of different cheeses produced in Italy’s various regions, but Grana Padano is by far one of the most famous worldwide. It shares similarities with Parmesan but has notable ...

Although the risotto may be Italy's most famous rice dish, the country holds a plethora of rice recipes, both sweet and savoury. Rice first arrived in Italy via Middle Eastern invaders, and the ...

Thanks to the country's enviable coastlines our Italian chefs have access to some of the world's finest seafood, including fish, shellfish and cephalopods that are less commonly used in Britain.

Place the pear quarters in a vacuum bag, add the syrup and seal. Place in a steam oven up to 70% and steam at 70°C for about 20 minutes. If you don't have a vac pac machine you can simmer the pears in ...

The word spaghetti comes from the Italian spago, meaning twine, referring to its long, thin shape. These days tried spaghetti is sold in manageable lengths, but in the past spaghetti was stretched ...