Why did Vicenza name a cake after a cat?
The story behind a local cake made with Marano cornmeal, honey and grappa, and where to buy it
The root behind Rapunzel
The edible roots and leaves associated with the fairy tale, with five restaurant addresses for the winter season.
One of Italy’s rarest corn varieties was created in Vicenza (and where to taste it)
Around 1890, a farmer spent twenty years creating a corn variety for Vicenza’s dry soil and for polenta, northern Italy’s cornmeal staple.
In search of Morlacco, a summer delicacy from Vicenza
Morlacco del Grappa di malga, a Slow Food cheese with a producer to visit and two restaurant addresses in the province of Vicenza.
Vicenza’s bitter herb, from Sunday street food to gelato and a celebrated risotto
Rice fritters eaten outside church, spring festival flavours and a recipe selected by La Cucina Italiana.
Why is this traditional Vicenza cake named “hunger crusher”?
Vicenza’s “hunger crusher” cake
Castelgrotta: Vicenza’s cheese aged in a bomb shelter
The revival of Schio’s underground galleries, from Castelgrotta to the Brenta Oro matured there today.
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