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Food vendor slicing mortadella in Bologna, Italy, on a food tour

What is Mortadella? A Tale of Counterfeits, Pop Culture & One Delicious Snack

There are some Italian meats that need almost no introduction (lookin’ at you, prosciutto), but there’s so much more variety available for an antipasto plate in Italy and elsewhere—and not even prosciutto has a backstory that includes both Sofia Loren and a catchy 1970s US television jingle.That colorful tale belongs only to mortadella, the pride […]

Unsalted Tuscan bread from Pistoia

The Fascinating Story of Tuscan Bread (And Why It’s Salt-Free)

When you first start to nibble on Tuscan bread in Florence, you’ll probably notice it tastes a little… Odd. You may not know what it is, but there’s definitely something different about this bread.The answer is that there’s an ingredient missing in Tuscan bread – salt.At its simplest, bread consists of four ingredients – flour, […]