Drinks
Beaujolais Nouveau
When the clock strikes midnight on the third Thursday of November, fans gather to celebrate the release of this fresh, fruity wine.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Drinks
When the clock strikes midnight on the third Thursday of November, fans gather to celebrate the release of this fresh, fruity wine.
Gastro
This flat, silver spoon holds an exalted place in the mystery and ritual of absinthe drinking.
Sweets
To do Christmas right, Italians turn to heavenly chestnuts.
Meats & Animal Products
Baloney's predecessor is sweet, delicately spiced, and bigger than your head.
Meats & Animal Products
A veal-based sausage that survived a royal beef ban.
Prepared Foods
The secret to this sandwich is the cow’s fourth stomach.
Ingredients & Condiments
The fiery Calabrian meat spread also goes by "red Nutella" and "poor man's Viagra."
Meats & Animal Products
Italy's first beer cheese gets coated in spent brewing grains and soaked in lager.
Meats & Animal Products
As fine as the marble it's cured in, this pig fat salumi is a Tuscan masterpiece.
Drinks
The ultimate in nutty brews.
Fruits & Vegetables
Grown in the volcanic soil around Mt. Vesuvius, these tomatoes are one of only a couple varieties used in authentic Neapolitan pizza.
Sweets
The seductively delicious Easter cake once made an entire convent neglect its prayers.
Sweets
This ricotta and marzipan pastry honors the Sicilian saint's most noteworthy body part.