If in Liguria you talk about farinata, everyone thinks of farinata genovese , the batter of water and chickpea flour cooked in the oven in large copper pans (named “testi”). Everyone, …
THE HISTORY OF GENOA CAKE (PANDOLCE) Like every dessert that represents Christmas for a city, Pandolce (u pandùce, in Genoese dialect) better known in the UK as Genoa cake, has its …
What gonna happen in the workshop of Romanengo – the most ancient Italian confectioner and historic shop of Genoa – during Lent period when the production of the traditional “quaresimali” …
There were 45 chocolate factories just in the historic center of Genoa on the half of the 19th century. Today those survived can be counted on one hand. Among these …
This morning I was strolling with my son in the historic center of Genoa near the old port area – its very heart and soul. In its narrow alleys you can …
