Homemade limoncello
Even though the weather outside is gray and cloudy, today we’ve got our own sunshine at home… thanks to our 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼!🍋
My dad, Papà Angelo, and I rolled up our sleeves and made a whopping 30 liters (that’s about 8 gallons for our friends across the pond).
Hopefully, that’s enough to share a taste with all of you! 😄
The bright yellow color and aroma of the 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘀 we used instantly lifted our spirits, and we hope it does the same for you.
✨ 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲?
𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗲: https://italiasweetitalia.com/how-to-make-homemade-limoncello/
Cheers and have a wonderful day, everyone!
Ciao for now
Fabrizio
Do you speak Abruzzese?
𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀
"𝑈𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑒 𝑒 𝑏𝑏𝑒̀𝑙𝑙𝑒 𝑒 𝑡𝑒̀𝑟𝑟𝑎 𝑑' 𝑒́𝑢𝑟𝑒,
𝑛𝑜𝑡𝑡’ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑗𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑒 𝑝𝑒̀𝑛𝑧' 𝑎̀ 𝑡𝑡𝑎̀𝑗𝑒
𝑚𝑎 𝑖' 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑎 𝑐ℎ𝑖' 𝑚𝑖 𝑚𝑒̀𝑢𝑟𝑒
𝑡𝑒 𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠’ 𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑑𝑒̀”
"𝘝𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥,
𝘕𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶,
𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘐 𝘥𝘪𝘦
𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯."🎼
Today, on the 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀, we celebrate one of the most authentic voices of Vasto: our music, our traditions, and our dialect.
𝗔 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘂𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲.
𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 to discover more common sayings and proverbs, and let us know if you've heard any of them!
Tell us in the comments.
𝗠𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗔𝗯𝗿𝘂𝘇𝘇𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀?
Ciao for now, and... keep celebrating the beauty of traditions!
Fabrizio
🎉✨ 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂! ✨🎉
As we say goodbye to 2024 and step into 2025, I want to thank each of you for being part of our journey through Abruzzo this past year.
𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁, 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝘀𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹.
May this new year bring you joy, health, and success, along with countless opportunities for unforgettable adventures.
𝗪𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗯𝗿𝘂𝘇𝘇𝗼’𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱!
Cheers to a fantastic year ahead! 🥂
Ciao for now
Fabrizio and all the friends of Italia Sweet Italia
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays live from Ettore and me! 🎄
Many of you have met us on our tours, especially Ettore, who you may remember from our Abruzzo adventures! We're sending warm wishes your way this holiday season, along with this photo of our MEGA 🔥 fire where we're cooking sausages! 😋
We're building this bonfire in San Salvo to celebrate the Night of San Tommaso. 🔥 It's a tradition here to light bonfires on the eve of the feast day of Saint Thomas the Apostle.
Hope you have a cozy and wonderful Christmas with loved ones. ❤️
Ciao for now from Fabrizio (and Ettore too, of course)! 👋
In Italy, 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗳𝗮𝗻𝗼 (𝗦𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗻), celebrated on December 26th, is 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀.
It’s a day filled with warmth, joy, and the continuation of holiday traditions.
During this special time, it’s common to gather with friends and family to 𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘀, 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀, 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗮 (𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘆’𝘀 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗼), 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝗻 𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀.
These moments create memories that last a lifetime!
Want to learn more about Italian Christmas traditions?
𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲: https://italiasweetitalia.com/abruzzos-christmas-games-a-guide-to-tombola-cards-and-festive-fun/
for a deeper dive into these heartwarming celebrations.
Ciao for now
Fabrizio and Fiorello
✨𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗘𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗩𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗼✨
Christmas is just around the corner, and 𝗺𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗩𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁.
The streets are alive with joy, and now all that's left is to gather around the table to celebrate with friends and family.
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗺?
May this special evening bring warmth, laughter, and unforgettable moments with your loved ones.
𝗕𝘂𝗼𝗻𝗮 𝗩𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝗱𝗶 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗮 𝘁𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗶 (𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗘𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹) 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗩𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗼!
Ciao for now
Fabrizio
Chi tardi arriva, male alloggia
𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀! 🇮🇹
𝗖𝗛𝗜 𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗜 𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗜𝗩𝗔, 𝗠𝗔𝗟𝗘 𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗚𝗚𝗜𝗔!
"𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘪𝘳𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘮."
Literally: Those who arrive late have bad accommodations.
This popular saying means: "The last to arrive has to settle for what’s left," encouraging you to act quickly to get the best opportunities!
Have you heard of this common saying?
Would you like to learn more?
Drop your thoughts in the comments below!
✨ 𝑾𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏 𝑰𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑨𝒃𝒓𝒖𝒛𝒛𝒐 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝒊𝒏 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆?
𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: www.italiasweetitalia.com
Ciao for now,
Fabrizio
Today we celebrate 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗢𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆!
The olive tree is not just a symbol of peace and wisdom but also 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆.
From the heart of the olive groves to the mill, we tell a story that connects nature and culture, turning olives into 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗮 𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗶𝗹. 💚
What you see in the video is not just a story—𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗿: 👉 https://italiasweetitalia.com/cultural-culinary-olive-harvest-experience-in-abruzzo/
𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲: from year-round care to the passion that creates high-quality olive oil.
What does the olive tree mean to you? Share your thoughts in the comments!
Ciao for now
Fabrizio
𝗔𝗯𝗿𝘂𝘇𝘇𝗼 is the region where you can see the 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮, and as many of our travelers can confirm, it’s truly a 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗹𝗲!
One of the most special places is 𝗟𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮, where, together with 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲 – whom many of you have already met and others will have the pleasure of meeting during our tours – 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆, 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄!
And you, would you like to miss out on an experience like this?
𝗜 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗯𝗿𝘂𝘇𝘇𝗼 to discover this wonderful Italian region together!
Ciao for now
Fabrizio
𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗵
Today, I prepared a special dish: 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶 (𝘀𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗽𝘀) 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗯𝗿𝘂𝘇𝘇𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻!
A refined pasta dish that combines the taste of scampi with the unique aroma of saffron from Abruzzo, finished with a sprinkle of fresh parsley.
𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱!
Enjoy and have a wonderful Sunday!
Ciao for now
Fabrizio
𝗢𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝟮𝟱, 𝗟𝗘𝗧’𝗦 𝗖𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗 𝗣𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗔 𝗗𝗔𝗬
Did you know that pasta, one of the world’s most beloved and versatile foods, has its own dedicated day?
𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗮 𝗗𝗮𝘆!
For thousands of years, it has been a staple on our tables, with evidence of its consumption dating back to 5,000 B.C.
And today, I want to pay tribute to one of the most authentic dishes from my homeland, Abruzzo: 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗮 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮!
This special pasta takes its name from the traditional tool used to make it, a kind of "guitar" that cuts the dough into perfect strands of square-shaped pasta.
It's ideal for pairing with rich, flavorful sauces, like the classic 𝗔𝗯𝗿𝘂𝘇𝘇𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗴𝘂̀.
𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗯𝘆 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀, where we make it together, surrounded by the stunning Abruzzo landscape.
𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 to discover five fun facts about pasta and download our authentic recipes from Abruzzo booklet: https://italiasweetitalia.com/october-25-lets-celebrate-world-pasta-day/
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗮?
Ciao for now, and happy World Pasta Day!
Fabrizio
