Borghetto Santo Spirito – Dipping In The Winter Sea

December 29, 2010 by Anna Merulla / 3 Comments

In December in “Borghetto Santo Spirito” town, took place the traditional “dip in the sea” event to give the goodbye to the year 2010. The Event is called “Cimento” and it consists in a dip in the sea, during the winter period when the temperature of the water is really cold!

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It’s a matter of flour – Savona and Genoa Farinata

December 10, 2010 by Anna Merulla / 2 Comments

Farinata is a simple and poor dish. The recipe is nothing more than chick pea flour, water, olive oil and salt, mixed together and baked on a big copper pan in a very hot oven. Just after it is cooked, it is roughly sliced into pieces, placed on plates and eaten. In the narrow alleys

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“Amaretti” and caffè in Sassello village

November 1, 2010 by Anna Merulla / 4 Comments

In the heart of Liguria Hinterland, there’s a small village called Sassello, that is famous for its “amaretti”. Amaretti (macaroons) are soft almond biscuits served with wine or a liqueur, with ice cream, tea and best of all coffee.

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