Category Archives: Storia

Gorgonzola

Posted on June 28, 2018 by babbityjean

Gorgonzola is one of the oldest blue cheeses in the world.  It was developed about the same time as Roquefort in France. Its ancestor dates back to the Roman age when, in the fall, the cows were herded down from … Continue reading →

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Rossini è il più famoso _____ in Italia

Posted on June 22, 2018 by babbityjean

Puoi indovinare? No, niente a che vedere con la musica o il cibo, almeno non direttamente.  Rossini è un gatto rosso che è diventato celebre a Rovigo, una città nel Veneto, a circa 80 chilometri a sudovest di Venezia.  Mentre … Continue reading →

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Italian Wine

Posted on June 14, 2018 by babbityjean

Joel Garbarino is this week’s guest blogger.  He is an engineer, a friend, and a fellow Italian student from Santa Barbara.  His Italian relatives are from Liguria and because they do not speak English, he learned to speak Italian.  And, … Continue reading →

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