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… Read More »What Makes Aged Balsamic Vinegar So Special
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… Read More »How Buffalo Mozzarella Got it’s Name
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… Read More »History of Hazel Nut Spread
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… Read More »How Van Houten Invented Hot Cocoa
Make no mistake, gnocchi is no newcomer to the food scene. It’s a food that is said to have been present 9,000 years before the… Read More »Gnocchi, Italian Dumplings
It has been called Australia’s answer to Willy Wonka’s chocolate – sliced bread, typically cut into four triangles, buttered and sprinkled with frosty sprinkles. The… Read More »Australia’s Culinary Contribution: Fairy Bread
The instantly recognisable pastry that can be found around the world and in sweet or savoury form. Whether twice-baked, doused in simple syrup, chocolate, or… Read More »Did the French Invent the Croissant?
Popular world-wide, with many regional variations, Calzones are usually baked, although some versions are deep-fried, more on that later. The Calzone is a beloved ‘pocket… Read More »History of the Calzone
It has been said, that macarons are perhaps the most famous and treasured French desserts. A meringue-based sweet comes in many tastes and delightful colors, often pastels, from… Read More »How Tiny Cakes Became Macaroons
Tiramisu is maybe the most famous cake in the world that you can find in the restaurants all over Europe and America. Different Italian regions… Read More »The History of Tiramisu