When the owner of an Italian country resort asks if you want to tour their private meat cellar, what are you expected to say?
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Why do we love Emilia Romagna so much?
Emilia Romagna is home to some of the best food, and food products, in the world. It is home to Parmigiano Reggiano, Prosciutto di Parma, traditional balsamic vinegar, and more. It is the home to Slow Food and Fast Cars. It is home to amazing wines, including world famous Lambrusco, and some Italy’s secret wines, including Negretto and Albana.
It almost kills me when people tell me they are traveling to Italy and limiting their trip to Rome or Venice. There is so much more to see of the country than the primary tourist spots. I do understand the draw to those cities. I understand wanting to see the Coliseum, or the Bridge of Signs.
But, after Rome and Venice, where should you travel to in order to experience the REAL Italy? Where should you travel to in order to eat the best food in Italy?
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Our version of this romantic dream occurred in Emilia Romagna, where we were fortunate to experience 4 different types of Italian cooking classes.
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I said the best part was learning how to make gelato. But, the best part of attending Gelato University was getting to taste the gelato. As much as I wanted.
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The best way to have an Italian culinary tourism experience is to book with a company that knows the region and can plan a tour based on your interests
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Not until our first trip to Emilia Romagna, though, that we started to learn about tasting balsamic vinegar. I came to appreciate a good aged balsamico.
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It’s amazing all of the different ways the Italians can make something as seemingly simple as pasta. These Emilia Romagna pasta dishes knocked my socks off.
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We were tasked with the difficult job of learning more about the Italian sparkling wine. It’s a trip we started to refer to, happily, as #BolognaBubbles.
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The Romans invented plumbing, so at one time they were the world leaders. I have been amazed at the condition of toilets in Italy.
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In fact, I really was not sure what an agriturismo was. It sounds rural. Can we do rural? Am I going to have to work the farm to stay there?
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Is there such a thing as too much truffles? This is what happened at the end of our meal at Amerigo dal 1934, when Chef Bettini’s famous truffle egg was placed on the table in front of us.