News from the Food World

The success story of this italian company starts in 1919 when its founder Alfonso Bialetti opened shop in Crusinallo, Italy. Alfonso came up with the genius idea of the Moka…

illy is an Italian coffee company specialising in espresso, headquartered in Trieste. Illy packages its coffee in silver and red pressurised, oxygen-free cans as whole beans or ground coffee, offering…

Truffle honey (miele al tartufo) was originally a specialty product of Piedmont in northern Italy, where the famed white truffles flourished. Infused with the delicious flavour of those much-coveted funghi, truffle…

Balsamic vinegar (aceto balsamico) is a type of vinegar originating from Italy, with world wide popularity, it’s a treasure on the shelves of kitchens, is highly valued by modern chefs, and…

In the ancient Greek myths ambrosia is alleged to be the food or drink of the ancient Greek gods, often depicted as conferring longevity or immortality upon whoever consumed it. As legend has it,…

If you thought all dairy-based cheese is made using milk stolen from cow, you would be mistaken. Some of comes from water buffaloes for products such as mozzarella and feta…

It’s a white, semi-hard cheese made from goat’s and sheep’s milk, although nowadays cow’s milk is also used. Halloumi is called squeaky cheese due to its texture. It’s semi-hard and…

The sweet history of Chocolate and Hazelnuts, like many inventions, “the spread” came out of necessity. In fact, many popular hazelnut products were invented as a response to a lack…

Coenraad Johannes van Houten (1801–1887) was a Dutch chemist and chocolate maker known for the treatment of cocoa mass to remove the bitter taste and make cocoa solids more water-soluble;…