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Alifood | Food industry
A CONVERSATION WITH OUR CEO, VITTORIO DORIA LAMBA
A conversation with our CEO, Vittorio Doria Lamba It was back in 1995 when Alifood first started exporting top-quality Italian...
30/12/2021
Drinks and beverages
PROSECCO MAKES THE HEADLINES BY WINNING THE MARKET AGAIN
If there has ever been a time for Prosecco, this must be now. Not just because the festive season is...
17/12/2021
Italian food
GELATO, GRANITA AND SORBETTO: THE MOST POPULAR ITALIAN FROZEN DESSERTS
Probably created to counterbalance the effects of the high summer temperatures, Italian frozen desserts are rather enjoyable in any season...
6/09/2021
Italian food
PIZZA AND PINSA: SO SIMILAR, YET SO DIFFERENT
Pizza is one of the most iconic Italian foods, a symbol of Italian culinary culture. From its original toppings (tomato...
5/08/2021
Italian food
THE MOST FAMOUS ITALIAN DESSERTS: SOME SWEET CURIOSITIES
The famous “dessert stomach” was probably invented in Italy because, never mind the three savory courses that form a standard...
2/08/2021
Italian food
PARMIGIANO REGGIANO: THE MOST FAMOUS PDO ITALIAN CHEESE
The full list of Italian cheese excellences protected by the European Union with the PDO mark (Protected Designation of Origin,...
19/07/2021
Italian food
ITALIAN HAM: AN INSIGHT INTO THE BEST PDO VARIETIES
Italian dry cured ham – locally known as prosciutto crudo – is a high quality product prepared in the most...
5/07/2021
Food preservation
HIGH PRESSURE PROCESSING: THE NEW FRONTIER OF FOOD PRESERVATION
High pressure processing (HPP) is a non-thermal technique that allows food preservation by inactivating harmful pathogens and vegetative spoilage microorganisms...
9/06/2021
Drinks and beverages
ITALIAN AFTER DINNER DRINKS
One of the pleasures of the Italian food culture is that each meal is treated as a serious matter, following...
31/05/2021
Italian food
MASCARPONE CHEESE, CREAMY AND TASTY
Famous for being an essential ingredient in Tiramisu, mascarpone is an Italian triple cream cheese prepared with unskimmed cows’ milk....
10/05/2021