Archive for Food & Drinks
August 5, 2009 at 11:24 · Filed under Food & Drinks and tagged: Family, Food & Drinks, Mos Maiorum, Tellus Mater
Our family has a long tradition and history of making its own food, beverages and liqour.
Since I was little I can remember my family ’creating’ products like wine, marmalade, sausages, liquor, fresh pasta, sun dried tomatoes, artichokes in oil, all kinds of meat products of lifestock etcetera.
The older generations were basically self-sufficient in their existence and survival. Generation after generation this has lead to an accumulation of knowledge, experience and expertise which is passed on (degressively unfortunately, due to changes in our family structures, jobs/paths and societal environment.)
The interesting thing is that the knowledge is not only focussed on the products themselves, but also Nature, to respect it, understand it and ”cooperate” with it in an integral respectful way.
The first recipe is the well-known Limoncello. Limoncello is served as a digestive, and it is at its best when the bottle is stored in a freezer to be served cold.
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July 9, 2009 at 20:17 · Filed under Food & Drinks and tagged: Food & Drinks, Mos Maiorum, Roman
Just as the Ancient Roman recipe: Frittata was simple to prepare, Mulsum is as well.
Mulsum is unfermented honey mixed with wine (not to compare with Mead)
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July 5, 2009 at 09:33 · Filed under Food & Drinks and tagged: Food & Drinks, Mos Maiorum, wine
Yesterday I tried out a new Dolcetto, the Dolcetto d’Alba – Bricc du Succ of the year 2007, made by Piero Benevelli. I must say I’m not dissapointed, not dissapointed at all.
A fruity full bodied wine with a fantastic deep pure flavour and scent, the taste stays a while on the tongue which in this case was very welcome.
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June 29, 2009 at 08:11 · Filed under Food & Drinks and tagged: Food & Drinks, Mos Maiorum, Roman
To get started, this recipe is really easy and so tasty!
As you will read in other recipes I will post, honey was one of the basic ingredients of the Romans (and other ancient civilisations).
Honey was the sweetener and has healthy benefits, therefore it was used widely in many different dishes and drinks.
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June 27, 2009 at 20:47 · Filed under Tellus Mater and tagged: Food & Drinks, Tellus Mater
On a weekly basis I’m flabbergasted on the state of affairs regarding food and how industry steers and society is led through the huge amounts of nonsense and eco-misleading all in favour of economic advantages on justifications such as hedonism, the green movement and creative destruction.
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June 26, 2009 at 20:46 · Filed under Food & Drinks and tagged: Food & Drinks, Mos Maiorum, wine
Wow, this is one of the most full-bodied (Cannonau) wines I’ve ever drank.
The flavour, the taste, the after-taste, the smell, just amazing.
Too bad the Cannonau wines aren’t well-known, wine lovers would definately marvel on the tastes of the Cannonau!
Cannonau di Sardegna Mamuthone Red wine DOC 2007 (75 cl) at Kara Sardegna
The Mamuthones is a traditional Sardinian carnival costume from the town Mamoiada in the province of Nuoro.
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