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Your essential food guide to Puglia
Discover the traditional food, drink and dishes Puglia is best known for, including cheese, wines and other foods typical of the region.
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Your essential food guide to Piedmont
A huge region, Piedmont is home to mountains, farmland and the city of Turin – making it one of the most gastronomic parts of Italy.
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Your essential food guide to Molise
Molise's culinary hits include the pasta shape fusilli and there’s also a local taste for offal and chilli, which is used to flavour salumi and sizzling pampanella (spicy roast pork) sold from street food carts.
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Your essential food guide to Lombardy
Discover the traditional food, drink and dishes Lombardy is best known for, including cheese, wines and other foods typical of the region.
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Your essential food guide to Liguria
Discover the traditional food, drink and dishes Liguria is best known for, including cheese, wines and other foods typical of the region.
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Your essential food guide to Le Marche
This central region has some fantastic dishes to offer, where a love of both meat and deep-frying naturally results in some delicious treats.
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Your essential food guide to Lazio
Lazio is home to Rome where famous pasta dishes like carbonara and cacio e pepe come from. Explore all the region has to offer here...
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Your essential food guide to Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Fruili is close to Italy's borders with Austria and Slovenia. The cuisine includes mountain cheeses and sweets flavoured with prunes and apples.
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Your essential food guide to Emilia-Romagna
Discover the food, drink and dishes Emilia-Romagna is best known for, from parmesan to balsamic vinegar, with our food lover's guide.
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Your essential food guide to Campania
Campania is home to the world-famous Amalfi Coast and Naples. It’s the birthplace of pizza, buffalo mozzarella and Caprese salad.
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Your essential food guide to Calabria
Calabria's cuisine reflects its history as one of the poorest parts of Italy. Expect simple dishes that take humble vegetables and turn them into something stunning.
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Your essential food guide to Basilicata
Rugged and mountainous, Basilicata is known for its cucina povera – with dishes like pizza rustica (a pie), pasta mollicata and ciaudedda.
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Your essential food guide to Abruzzo
Discover the food, drink and dishes Abruzzo is best known for with our food lover's guide to the region, from pasta to sweet treats.
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The nine best Italian wines to buy right now
Take your taste buds on a drinks tour of Italy. Expert Susy Atkins recommends a country-spanning collection of the best Italian wines.
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The best eco-friendly restaurants in the UK
From fine dining restaurants in Somerset and Lancashire to a nationwide burger chain, read on to find out our choice of the most eco-friendly restaurants in the UK, that'll leave you feeling both full and inspired.
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The best wines from islands around the world
Drinks expert Susy Atkins selects her pick of the best wines from islands including Madeira, Corsica, Sicily, New Zealand and the UK..
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Best of the best: how to make the ultimate ratatouille
Discover the secrets to great ratatouille – the classic French Provençal dish of stewed summer vegetables – from salting to assembling.
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Ribbon salad & smoky pasta: 4 exciting new courgette recipes to try this summer
Got a courgette glut on your hands? Try these four new courgette recipes, including a zingy salad, creamy pasta, vegan main and picnic bake.
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Full steam ahead: why steaming is such a versatile cooking technique
Want to understand the advantages of steaming and why it can be better than boiling? It's forgiving, hands-off and locks in flavour, says Tom Shingler.
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Why skewers are the best thing to put on the barbecue this summer
Easy, versatile and great for a crowd, skewers are barbecue gold. Discover our tips for skewer success, plus six star recipes.
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Seven of the best gooseberry recipes for using up a glut
Whether you've never picked up a punnet or have home-grown gooseberries galore, here are seven of our best recipes to try this summer.
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8 delicious pasta salad recipes we can’t get enough of this summer
Our top pasta salad recipes prove that this underrated retro dish is endlessly versatile – perfect for picnics, barbecues and summer lunches.
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How to cook a fry-up in the air fryer
The advent of the air fryer comes a new age of fry-up. For meat, mushrooms, potatoes and tomatoes, the air fryer is a brilliant tool, getting each full English item cooked to perfection with less oil, and less mess.
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The best boxed wines and big bottles for summer parties
Expert Susy Atkins is in a party mood as she shares her favourite ‘go large’ wines for summer parties, including the best boxed wines.
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10 seriously good snacks for watching sports
Celebrate the summer of sport 2024 with seriously good snacks. Gather in front of the TV with nachos, gyros, sharing platters and more.
Sustainability
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Fish skin crackling and shell curry sauce: 4 fin-to-gill cooking ideas to use every scrap of seafood
Discover how to use up the odds and ends of seafood with Emily Gussin's sustainable guide to fin-to-gill fish cookery at home.
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10 of the best mango dessert recipes
Whip up tropical delights in the kitchen with our 10 best mango dessert recipes. Our lush mango puds include sorbet, cheesecake and mousse.
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How to make homemade lemonade – and exciting new flavours to try
There's good reason to make homemade lemonade, from control over the balance of sweet and sour to the chance to experiment with ingredients.
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Best of the best: how to make the ultimate summer swiss roll
Learn how to make a swiss roll with Pollyanna Coupland's expert tips. We'll guide your through every step of baking this teatime treat.
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