Sunday, March 27, 2016

Info about, for or on things that may surprise or shock you about Italy

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 10 APRIL 2016)

Here are some links about, for or on things that may surprise or shock you about Italy:

THINGS THAT MAY SURPRISE OR SHOCK YOU ABOUT ITALY
  • Six Things About Italy that Might Surprise You – "At times, Italy can seem like a boot-shaped cliché: people gesticulating madly, yelling in what seems like a rage when in fact they are discussing last night's delicious lasagna; tiny pink towns on hilltops; toddlers who already know how to tie a natty scarf. And people talking (and talking and talking and talking).  But there are things that might surprise you here. My top six:" –Posted: | Updated: – – "About Us" – Source: Found in the HuffPost Travel Canada section on THE HUFFINGTON POST CANADA – "Canadian News Stories, Breaking News, Opinion " – Edition: CA | Region: All Canada
  • 10 Things About Italy that Shock First-time Visitors – "Authentic pizza, pasta, cups of espresso, leather bags, historical sites, religious relics, and scoops of gelato often make a tourist’s itinerary when visiting Italy. But don’t you forget about the most important thing that completes the entire country – the locals. Facts about the locals and their culture are usually ignored and leave first-timers waiting for shops to open in the afternoon or worse, lost and frustrated in a “bar” because they keep on getting a glass of milk when they ask for a “latte”. Learn the basics and find out 10 things that can shock you if it’s your first time in Italy." –  April 10, 2015 – "" – Source: When On Earth – "For People who Love Travel."
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  • 5 things I wish I knew before going to Italy – "Despite the language hurdle most travellers face in Italy, it's still an incredibly easy and comfortable country to visit, even if you've never been outside your home country before. Still, there are a few things that it's handy to know before you step out of the airport.Such as:" – Sun, 31 May 2015 – By , Travel Insights Editor – "About Us" – Source: Found in the Travel Smart > Italy section on World Nomads – "Explore your boundaries"
  • 10 Interesting Facts About Italy – "Italy is a fascinating place; a vacation in Italy can be packed with interesting things to do and see without every running out of activities or amazing sights. Keep the following interesting facts in mind if you visit the boot-shaped country." – ""  – – "About Us" – Source: EscapeHere – "Destinations | Inspirations | Videos"
  • 100+ Things to Know If You’re Going to Italy – "My friends often ask me for support in travel preparation when they plan to go to Italy. In fact, I think it’s a great idea- go to a country prepared to experience it at the fullest! I enjoy learning about the little idiosyncrasies that make a visit to a new country so interesting, the small traditions, the interesting customs… so, I thought I’d give you a cheat-sheet for Italy." – "If you’d like a personalized crash-course on Italian culture before your trip, please contact me at vanessa at Italyinsf dot com. I would be happy to schedule a time to help you out with your trip organization as well as give you some useful tips about culture and traditions!" – blogger: Vanessa DellaPasqua  – "About Us" – Source: ITALY IN SF – "The Directory to Everything Italian in the San Francisco Bay Area"
  • Top 10 "Must Do" Things While in Italy – "Italy is a country with a variety of things to see and do. Here are ten you won't want to miss on your trip..." – on Tue, 01/19/2016 - 11:15 – Submitted by Glauco – Source: lifeinitaly.com – "is a website that covers multiple aspects of Italian contemporary life and tourism."
  • What NOT To Do In Italy – "...For a change of pace, here’s a list of things NOT to do in Italy — a country as beloved for its passionate people as its natural beauty and delicious cuisine. So, don’t..." – 01/16/2013 07:08 am ET | Updated Mar 18, 2013 – Fodor’s – By Eva Sandoval – "About Us" – Source: Found in the HUFFPOST TRAVEL section on The HUFFINGTON POST (Edition: U.S.) – " Inform • Inspire • Entertain • Empower"
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VIDEOS
  • Source: YouTubeIT – "Language: English • Country: Italy" 
    • Top 10 Facts About Italy – Published on Aug 22, 2014 – AroundTheWorld
    • Visit Italy: Five Things You Will Love & Hate about Italy – "Italy is an amazing place to visit and there will be memories you will take back from your visit that will last a lifetime, some good... some not so good :) But here are the five things you will hate about your trip to Italy and five things you will love about your trip to Italy." – Uploaded on Apr 8, 2010 – woltersworld
    • Visit Italy - 10 Things That Will SHOCK You About Italy – "Thinking about traveling to & visiting Italy? Here we have ten things that may SHOCK US tourists when they visit Italy. I didn't even talk about the random porcelain toilet holes in some cafes. So to avoid culture shock on your trip here are a few fun things to watch out for! Have fun in Italy! Filmed in Rome, Italy" –  Published on Jul 25, 2015 – woltersworld
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That's it for Sunday, 27 March 2016: domenica, 27 marzo 2016

Happy Easter!!! - Buona Pasqua!!!

Ciao, Ben

Moving2Italy2 – #1 source of links About, For or On Italy for those individuals moving, traveling or already living in Italy. 

Today’s quote is an Italian proverb / saying, author unknown.

"Che tu possa campare cent'anni!"
"May you live one hundred years!"

When you have a free moment or two, please read my wife's interesting and entertaining blog about our life in Italy with photographs: Friends and Family in Italy

Going to Spain, read my new blog: Info About, For or On Spain – a source of links About, For or On Spain for those individuals traveling or already living in Spain.

Please note: The time listed below for this posting is Central European Time (CET)/ GMT+1.

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 10 APRIL 2016)

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Sunday, March 20, 2016

Info about, for or on Italian Easter cakes and treats

(LAST EDITED / UPDATED: 27 MARCH 2016)

Here are some links about, for or on Easter cakes and treats in Italy:

EASTER CAKES AND TREATS IN ITALY
      • Our Top 6 Italian Easter Treats – "Happy Italian Easter! Much less commercialized than in the UK, Easter celebrations in Italy focus on food, friends and family as well as on the more solemn, religious aspects of the holiday. Like many Italian holidays, Holy Week is characterized by rituals and traditions, and celebrated in many diverse ways across Italy, reflecting regional differences. . . Here’s our round-up of the 6 most popular Easter treats which they can be found from the top to the toe of the boot, but may vary in size, shape and taste from region to region!" – 21 March 2016 – "About Vorrei" – Source: Vorrei – "Delicious Italian Food"
      • Three of the best Easter cakes and pies – "Italy has yummy tradition of Easter treats, with a particularly rich range of regional offerings. We select three of the very best cakes and pies which you really shouldn’t miss and recommend three savoury ones also worth trying." – Monday, March 30, 2015 - 18:22 – Carla Passino – "ABOUT US"  – Source: italy magazine – "Everything Italy. Authentically Italian
      • Torta di Pasqua:Traditional Italian Easter cake, pie – "Torta di Pasqua translates from Italian to English as "Easter Cake" or "Easter Pie".Baking Torta di Pasqua is a long-established Easter custom in Italy and among Italian-Americans, as well. Eating the rich treats made with cheese and eggs has long been the way to end the fasting and frugality of the Lenten season. The cakes and pies are usually baked during Holy Week but are typically not enjoyed until served as an antipasto for Easter dinner. " – April 1, 2010 9:52:38 AM PDT – "ABOUT ABC7CHICAGO" – Source: abc7 EYEWITNESS NEWS – "SECTIONS"
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      RECIPES
      • Easter Cakes, Cookies and Dessert Recipes – "Many Easter Cakes, Cookies and Dessert Recipes  prepared by Italian Grandmas to help you celebrate Easter Italian Style. Here you will find some of the most traditional Italian Easter Sweet recipes that our Nonne... our Grandmothers have preserved for many generations.  Browse the pages below and you will find recipes for: Pastiera, Bocconotti, Scarcella, Taralli Cassata and many more. Also visit the Easter Dinner Recipes page and the Good Friday Recipes page for many more ideas to help you celebrate Easter." – "" – "About Us" – Source: Cooking with Nonna™ – "Sharing Grandma's Italian recipes with the new generations"
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      • Italian Easter Cheesecake – "This recipe started out as a very old family recipe handed down for at least 4 generations. Although it actually started out as what is known as Easter Cake, I have converted it into a cheesecake by changing some ingredients. Serve this plain or on a light bed of blackberry or current jam." – Recipe by: – "Our Story" – Source: allrecipes.com® – "Recipes | Ingredients | Articles | More »"
        • Ricotta Easter Cake – "An old family recipe. I use this recipe as the base for my Italian cheesecake."
      • Italian Easter Treats – "Italian Easter dessert recipes are a mixture of tradition, symbolism, light textures and rich tastes. Each region in Italy has its own specialty desserts, so you would have to travel the country to understand the entire array of Easter desserts available in Italy." – March 23, 2013 – blogger: Jovina – "About" – Source: JOVINACOOKSITALIAN – "Healthy Italian Cooking at Home"
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      VIDEOS
      • Source: YouTubeIT  – "Language: English | Country: Italy"  
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        • Italian Easter Cake – "This is one of the most popular cakes come Easter time. It's made for a lot of Italians in Montreal, especially the older generations. They don't like the colored cream so we do what the clients ask and use white cream. We put some eggs and little chicks on the top for the Easter spirit and they love it. It has rum, custard and butter cream on the top." – Uploaded on Apr 30, 2011 – ChefSandroDB's channel
        • Italian Easter Colomba Pasquale Cake Recipe – "Easter in Italy will not be without the lovely yummy cake (Colomba Pasquale) in form of a dove, an Easter dove symbolizing both peace and the Holy Spirit, has turned into the state of the well known traditional Easter cake, Colomba Pasquale (Easter Dove), a great dessert at any Easter feast in Italy. Here is the quick recipe (from http://blog.vorrei.co.uk ) for our Italian Food Lovers!" – Published on Mar 15, 2016 – Alma Beatrice
        • Italian Easter Sweet Bread Recipe - Laura Vitale - Laura in the Kitchen Episode 357 – "To get this complete recipe with instructions and measurements, check out my website: http://www.LauraintheKitchen.com" – Published on Apr 4,2012 – Laura in the Kitchen
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       For your specific interest, please search the web for further information using Google .

      The above links as of this date are/were current. If anyone has any suggestions for any other additional web sites and/or links for reference, please feel free to post your comment and I'll update this blog entry.

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      Please note: I do NOT represent or endorse any of these links nor do I receive payment for listing them in my blog.

      That's it for Sunday, 20 March 2016: domenica, 20 marzo 2016

      Happy Easter!!! - Buona Pasqua!!!

      Ciao, Ben

      Moving2Italy2 – #1 source of links About, For or On Italy for those individuals moving, traveling or already living in Italy. 

      Today’s quote is an Italian proverb / saying, author unknown.

      "La vita è breve e l'arte è lunga."
      "Art is long, life is short."

      When you have a free moment or two, please read my wife's interesting and entertaining blog about our life in Italy with photographs: Friends and Family in Italy

      Going to Spain, read my new blog:       Info About, For or On Spain – a source of links About, For or On Spain for those individuals traveling or already living in Spain.

      Please note: The time listed below for this posting is Central European Time (CET)/ GMT+1.

      (LAST EDITED / UPDATED: 27 MARCH 2016)

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      Sunday, March 13, 2016

      Info about, for or on Italian chocolate (cioccolato) makers

      (LAST EDITED / UPDATED: 24 APRIL 2016)

      Here are some links about, for or on Italian chocolate (cioccolato) makers:

      INFORMATION
            • Three Best Italian Chocolatiers – "The story of chocolate in Italy has the glamour of court life, the ring of horse hooves beating fast on cobbled street, the dim lights and wooden panelling of the first cioccolaterie. Chocolate arrived in the country with the Spaniards, who brought it from the New World into Modica, which they ruled; with the Venetians, who, always open to trade and new influences, started serving and drinking it in the city’s cafes; and, perhaps most of all, with the Savoy family—Duke Emanuele Filiberto who brought to Turin both his court and the precious cocoa beans, his son Carlo Emanuele I, who served hot chocolate at his wedding feast, and his grand-daughter-in-law Madama Reale, who granted the first chocolate making licence to a Turinese confectioner, Giò Antonio Ari. From Turin, Venice and Modica it spread across the rest of the country. But while Italy still has a reputation for making one of the world’s best hot chocolate—thick, intensely scented, deeply dark—the later tradition of making artisanal bars and bonbons has somewhat been overshadowed during the years by the many industrial products that came out of the country. Which is a shame because Italy does have some excellent chocolatiers and chocolate makers (and if you are wondering what the difference is: chocolate makers make chocolate from scratch, chocolatiers don’t). It is one of the European countries that spearheaded the campaign for pure chocolate—the one that is made with cocoa butter, with no vegetable oil additions. It also has some indigenous recipes—gianduiotti in Piedmont, cioccolato modicano in Sicily—which are unique in the world. There are many great artisans worth knowing—Tuscany alone has a valleyful of them, including Andrea Slitti, who was named Italy’s best chocolatier in 2008—but here are three of the very best you really should try." – Wednesday, April 1, 2015 - 13:48 – Carla Passino – "ABOUT US"  – Source: italy magazine – "Everything Italy. Authentically Italian."
            • 5 Popular Italian Chocolate Makers – "Calling all children, teenagers, men and women, young people or seniors: YOU have to try Italian chocolate! You’ve heard that Italian cuisine is special, you know the dishes are delicious, the taste is superb, but have you ever had the chance to try the chocolates? Like most Italian cuisine, its chocolate involves all senses: touch, smell, taste, sight, and makes an experience as well-worth remembering as that trip to the Colosseum (or at least the panino you had on the way!). Here at Select Italy, we came up with our choice of the 5 most popular and globally recognized Italian chocolates. Read on, we offer a little taste of the world of Italian chocolate" – October 15, 2014 – "About Select Italy" – Source: Found in the Espresso – "Your Daily Dose of Italy" – blog section on Select Italy – "The ULTIMATE SOURCE for travel to ITALY"
            • Italian Chocolate – "A look at the best of Italian chocolate" – Thu, 10/15/2015 - 00:00 – Submitted by Francesca Bezzone – Source: lifeinitaly.com – "is a website that covers multiple aspects of Italian contemporary life and tourism." – "News | Travel | Food & Wines | Culture | Lifestyle | Fashion | Moving to Italy | Learn Italian | Home & Garden | Places"
            • Italian Chocolate Bars & Chocolates – "World Wide Chocolate is pleased to offer Italian Chocolate manufacturers among its collection. We currently are offering L’Artigiano, Venchi, Slitti, Domori, Maglio, and Cuorenero. Choose a chocolate maker from Italy to begin shopping. " – "About Us" – Source: World Wide Chocolate – "Offering the world's gourmet chocolate"
            • Italian chocolate brands – "" – Source: Italian, please! – "Italian culture, language, customs and Italy's impact on civilization" – "BLOG | QUOTES | ITALIAN FOOD | WINE | CARS | CHEESE | ICE CREAM | WATCHES"
            • Italian chocolate makers – "Whilst chocolate may not feature in Tuscany's ancient confectionary tradition, times have changed, so much so that today the area between Pisa and Prato, passing by Monsummano Terme and Agliana, has earned itself the name of "Chocolate Valley." – "Company Info" – Source: italytraveller – "has everything you'll need for an unforgettable travel experience" – "Destinations | Experiences | Budget | Hotel Collection"
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            ITALIAN CHOCOLATE MAKERS / MANUFACTURERS (A PARTIAL LISTING)
            • Amedei – " THE EXCELLENCE IN THE WORLD OF CHOCOLATE" – In English, Italian – Catalog – AMEDEI STORE  – Source: web site
            • Caffarel - "Italian delicacies since 1826" – In English, Italian – Products– Source: web site
            • Ferrero – In English, Italian – Source: Corporate web site 
              • Ferrero Rocher® - "was created from a long family tradition and expertise in crafting chocolate and quality confections. From the toasting of the hazelnuts to the making of the chocolate, Ferrero owns unequalled expertise in the creation of the inimitable Ferrero Rocher recipe." and includes:
                • Confetteria Raffaello - The Raffaello recipe is a unique, harmonious blend of carefully selected ingredients of excellent quality: coconut from the Pacific Islands, white almonds from California and a delightfully smooth cream.
                • FERRORO GOLDEN GALLERY - An exclusive selection of exquisite Ferrero specialties, each individually wrapped to bring you a truly unique taste. 
              • Kinder® - "Welcome to the online home of Kinder. Your partner in raising happy children!" - "Please select your country and enter into Kinder's world" - In multiple languages
              • nutella® - "ABOUT NUTELLA® | INSIDE THE JAR | BE INSPIRED | YOU & UTELLAYOU & NUTELLA® | WHAT'S NEW" – In English, Italian
            • Pernigotti 1860 – In English, Italian – "is an Italian manufacturer of chocolate (its speciality is the production of high quality Gianduiotto, a chocolate-hazelnuts based), nougats, Easter eggs and ice creams. It is one of the oldest and most traditional manufacturers of chocolate and nougat candy in Italy, founded in 1860 in the town of Novi Ligure, Piedmont. In 2013 it was sold to the Toksoz company of Istanbul" – Source: Wikipedia - "The Free Encyclopedia"  – In multiple languages
            • Perugina – In Italia Only – Perugina USA – In English – Products – Baci Perugina – Source: web site
            • Peyrano® – "Il giusto del cioccolato" –  In English, Italian – "CHOCOLATES | FRUIT JELLIES | GIANDUJOTTI | SPECIALITIES | GIFT BOXES" – Source: web site
            • Venchi 1878 – "Chocolate" –  In English, Italian – "EASTER | SHOP ONLINE | GELATO | COMPANY | STORES"– Source: web site
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            • The Cioccolato di Modica – "("Chocolate of Modica", also known as cioccolata modicana) is an Italian P.A.T. specialty chocolate, typical of the municipality of Modica in Sicily, characterized by an ancient and original recipe that gives the chocolate a peculiar grainy texture and aromatic flavor. The specialty, inspired by the Aztec original recipe for Xocoatl, was introduced in the County of Modica by the Spaniards, during their domination in the southern Italy." – Source: Wikipedia - "The Free Encyclopedia"  – In multiple languages
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             [THIS SECTION WAS LAST UPDATED ON 24 APRIL 2016.]
            * = Blog entry has been updated.

             For your specific interest, please search the web for further information using Google .

            The above links as of this date are/were current. If anyone has any suggestions for any other additional web sites and/or links for reference, please feel free to post your comment and I'll update this blog entry.

            Please note: If you want me to reply to your comment or request any further information by email, please include your email address in a separate comment. I will NOT publish any comments with an email address in it.

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            Please note: I do NOT represent or endorse any of these links nor do I receive payment for listing them in my blog.

            That's it for Wednesday, 13 March 2016: domenica, 13 marzo 2016

            Ciao, Ben

            Moving2Italy2 – #1 source of links About, For or On Italy for those individuals moving, traveling or already living in Italy. 

            Today’s quote is an Italian proverb, author unknown.

            "A tavola non s'invecchia."
            "At the table one doesn't grow old."

            When you have a free moment or two, please read my wife's interesting and entertaining blog about our life in Italy with photographs: Friends and Family in Italy

            Going to Spain, read my new blog:             Info About, For or On Spain – a source of links About, For or On Spain for those individuals traveling or already living in Spain.

            Please note: The time listed below for this posting is Central European Time (CET)/ GMT+1.

            (LAST EDITED / UPDATED: 24 APRIL 2016)

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