Cuisine & Philosophy

Cuisine & Philosophy

COOKING DEEP METHODS

WAITING cooking means “biological transformation of the nutrients” in most of cases by the action of the heat, sometimes by the mechanic movement, sometime by the action of chemical agents,
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Cuisine & Philosophy

ITALIAN CUISINE DOES NOT EXIST

Today the term “fusion” is used as if the “syncretized” cuisine were a new fact. The Cuisine is the most concrete expression of human communication. As such, it is affected
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Cuisine & Philosophy

YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE A CHEF WHEN:

You find – anyways –  space in the refrigerator. You know the temperature of the sugar by …..listening to it You can represent the motion of the earth around the
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Cuisine & Philosophy

MY MON SAYS THAT……LA MIA MAMMA DICE CHE

I want to propose again an article of some years ago: http://gigliocooking.blogspot.com/2013/12/la-mia-mamma-dice-che.html Her words are simple, but they enclose the Truth of the Cuisine. “Cooking means that…… …when, then you
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Cuisine & Philosophy

CHOCOLATE HAS ITS OWN LIFE

You might be able to not let any single chunk to fall on the floor………. …you might be able to temper the chocolate without licking your fingers….. ..you might be
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Cuisine & Philosophy

ITALY IS FULL OF FOOD

In Italy food is everywhere. It grows spontaneously along dusty roads, forgotten seeds sprout here and there, abandoned vines continue to climb into the vegetation and bear fruit. We live
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Cuisine & Philosophy

LARGO AI POETI E AI VISIONARI

Sono loro che vedono la realtà, dietro le notizie che ci propinano. Quelli che definiamo Artisti con la testa tra le nuvole. Però, nonostante siano guardati con supponenza, il mondo
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IMPROVISATION AND PROFESSIONALISM

Improvisation is the word that summarizes the Italian style in the kitchen. Improvisation does not mean “invention without rules”, but, rather, utilizing fresh seasonal ingredients offered by the market as
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Cuisine & Philosophy

PERCHE’ IL NUTRISCORE NON VA BENE?

Perché mette il semaforo ai singoli prodotti Il semaforo dovrebbe essere applicato a una dieta, non a un singolo alimento. La dieta ci suggerisce un apporto calorico di un tot
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Marcella Ansaldo

Native of Giglio Island, Marcella has founded and directs the school GiglioCooking in Florence, with simpathy, passion and energy.