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I came back from San Francisco with something special in my bag that i found at the food market. It is called guanciale. Guanciale  is similar to bacon, but prepared from the pork’s jowl  . Its name is derived from guancia, Italian  for cheek.The pork cheek is rubbed with salt, ground black pepper or red pepper and cured for [...]

Whenever you have a chance to visit Italy, and you love food, you should not miss one of the many food markets that are all over the country. Usually, they just work from the morning until lunch time.  I will list the most characteristic ones.   The fish market of Catania starts from the central [...]