https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Few things are more tempting than the smell of freshly baked bread. Food writer Silvana Lanzetta explains how to make a classic Italian focaccia. https://www.thelocal.it/20190329/how-to-make-rosemary-focaccia Fri, 29 Mar 2019 17:51:56 +0100 how-to-make-rosemary-focaccia This is an Italian language learner article. Test your vocabulary by trying to guess the Italian for the words highlighted in bold, then check the translations provided at the bottom. https://www.thelocal.it/20190122/85-percent-of-bread-sold-in-italy-is-fresh-and-artisanal Tue, 22 Jan 2019 17:38:21 +0100 85-percent-of-bread-sold-in-italy-is-fresh-and-artisanal In Italy's southern city of Naples, if you want to buy or sell bread, there's only one supplier to go to -- and you'd better not refuse. https://www.thelocal.it/20160628/naples-mobsters-bring-home-dough-from-bread-sales Tue, 28 Jun 2016 10:57:23 +0200 naples-mobsters-bring-home-dough-from-bread-sales Police in Naples have seized more than three tons of bread that was produced amid "insects and mouse droppings" and in wood-burning ovens treated with "toxic varnish" in a raid on illegal bakeries run by a local mafia group. https://www.thelocal.it/20131021/police-seize-mafia-made-toxic-bread Mon, 21 Oct 2013 15:43:00 +0200 police-seize-mafia-made-toxic-bread Tuscan bread will now join Italy’s exclusive band of D.O.P products whose names are protected by EU law – a status which guarantees the authenticity of speciality foods from a specific geographic origin. https://www.thelocal.it/20130821/tuscan-bread-gets-exclusive-dop-rating Wed, 21 Aug 2013 10:40:00 +0200 tuscan-bread-gets-exclusive-dop-rating