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Editor's Picks, Places, JournalSophie GrigsonJanuary 13, 2021san bartolomeo, beach, italy, Italian riviera, journey to puglia Comments

Shrove Tuesday, No Pancakes

Journal, PlacesSophie GrigsonApril 5, 2020Palo del Colle, puglia, palio, purgatory, palio del viccio, turkey, murgese horses, sagra, piazza, piazza santa croce Comments

Persimmon and Cardamom Sorbet and Icecream

The persimmon is a decadent voluptuous fruit. it makes the easiest sorbet or icecream and it tastes divine.

Journal, RecipesSophie GrigsonFebruary 20, 2020persimmon, icecream, ice cream, sorbet, fruit, italy, ingegnoli, mussolini, astringent, cardamom Comments

Puglian Red Pepper Relishes: Pipone and Plic e Plac

Red peppers are preserved in many ways, but the Puglian range of relishes, made in quantity in the summer, becomes one of the joys of winter. My favourites, Pipone and Plic e Plac are definitely worth mastering.

Recipes, JournalSophie GrigsonFebruary 10, 2020red peppers, chillis, peperonata, pipone, plic e plac, martina franca, relishes, relish, chutney, puglia, sott'olio, olive oil

Trabocco? Trubacco? Trivago?

All about Trabocco - the strange and ancient fishing contraptions dotting Puglia’s Coastlines

Editor's Picks, Places, JournalSophie GrigsonOctober 30, 2019 Comments

I Am Lost

A Short Guide to Finding Your Way Around Puglian Cities.

Places, Journal, Most PopularSophie GrigsonOctober 22, 2019Puglia, locorotondo, ostuni, ceglie messapica, oria, cisternino Comments

The Rise and Rise of the Chip Pizza

Late on a windy, chilly night in pre-season Francavilla al Mare, there’s not a lot of choice when it comes to dinner. Pizza a taglio it must be.

Stone-Cold Strange - What are All these Bottles doing on the Pavement?

…or Il Mistero delle Chianche (The Basalt Paving Stones Mystery).

JournalSophie GrigsonAugust 14, 2019bottles, water bottles, cats, corners, pavements, stop cats peeing, superstition, italy, puglia