Sizzling Europe

Archive for January, 2008

29.01.08 Glimpses on Emilia-Romagna
Filed: Places to Visit, Attractions, Italy
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Known as among the 20 regions of Italy, Emilia-Romagna has about 4.2 million inhabitants and it is regarded as the second richest region of the country. It is noted as an administrative region of Northern Italy which comprises the two historic regions of Emilia and Romagna.
Agriculture is considered as the city’s great source of […]

28.01.08 Trip to Lapland
Filed: Places to Visit, Attractions, Finland
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Lapland is among the provinces of Finland. The province borders the wonderful province of Oulu and the Region of North Ostrobothnia. For the British and Finnish people, they consider Lapland as Santa Claus’ traditional home.

It was in the year 1936 when the province was separated from Oulu and after the World War II, Petsamo […]

26.01.08 Various Finnish Breads
Filed: Places to Visit, France, Germany
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Bread is considered by the Finnish people as their staple food. It is served mostly in every meal. There are a lot of kinds of breads produced in the country so as to vary the taste of the important food.
The rye bread for one is a kind of bread produced in the country which is […]

25.01.08 Dining at Bouchon
Filed: Places to Visit, Food and Dining, France
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The bouchon refers to a restaurant which could be found in Lyon, France. It serves delicious traditional Lyonnaise cuisine like sausages. Duck pate or roast pork. These dishes are said to be fatty and are heavily oriented on meat.

Before, the bouchons came from small inns which are often visited by silk workers who pass through […]

22.01.08 Savoring Muesli
Filed: Food and Dining, Germany
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A well known breakfast dish in Germany, muesli is made of uncooked rolled oats and fresh fruits. The muesli is categorized into two kinds and these are the dry and fresh muesli.
The dry muesli is a loose combination of rolled oats with different kinds of dried fruit, nuts and seeds. This kind of muesli usually […]

21.01.08 Having a Bite of the Bratwurst
Filed: Food and Dining, Germany
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The bratwurst is a kind of sausage which is made of pork, beef, and there are also times when the Germans make use of the veal. Its name is derived from the Old High German bratwurst where brat refers to the finely chopped meat the word wurst means sausage.
The most common ways of cooking a […]

20.01.08 The Soothing Taste of Catalan Cuisine
Filed: Places to Visit, Food and Dining, Spain
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The Catalan cuisine is the cuisine observed in Catalonia, Spain. It relies on the delicious ingredients found along the great Mediterranean coast. The ingredients include vegetables like tomato, garlic, aubergine, red pepper and artichoke. There are also wheat products, olive oils from Arbequina, wines, legumes, mushrooms and all sorts of cheese, poultry and lamb.
The traditional […]

19.01.08 An Exploration in Calabria
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Welcome to the beautiful region of Calabria. It is found in southern Italy and it is situated at the very “toe” of the Italian peninsula. The region is bounded by Basilicata, Sicily, Tyrrhenian Sea to the west and the Ionian Sea to the east.
It is a beautiful narrow peninsula which extends into the heart of […]

18.01.08 The Delicious Risotto
Filed: Food and Dining, Italy
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A well known traditional Italian dish, risotto is made of rice like Arborio, Carnaroli and Vialone Nano. It is considered as among the usual ways in cooking rice in the country. The dish originated in North Italy and it is regarded as one of the pillars of the Milanese cuisine.
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17.01.08 It’s the Yummy Falukorv!
Filed: Food and Dining, Sweden
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A well known traditional sausage in Sweden, falukorv simply means sausage from falun. It is made in the 16th and 17th centuries in the copper mine of Falun. This is the place where the ox hide was formerly used for wires and some of the meats that were left were then used for sausages.

The meat […]