tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71191444398440603042024-03-14T12:57:57.530+01:00Sorrento PeninsulaCucinare sotto il Vesuvio: Sorrento and Costiera Amalfitana traditions, food and recipesFurbiziahshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00816450569727953283noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119144439844060304.post-57813026665532836762013-05-04T21:47:00.000+02:002018-07-10T18:03:41.020+02:00Saffron flowers growing on the Amalfi Coast ...
Fiori di zafferano per dorare un formaggio nuovo chiamato il Casone: Saffron flowers are cultivated right here, on the terraced vegetable plots overlooking the Amalfi Coast. at the Tenuta La Volpe Pescatrice.They are used to prepare a new delicacy, to color a new cheese, il casone, made of sheep milk, a golden tan. Today the TGR Rai 3 journal ran a report on a project started near Furbiziahshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00816450569727953283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119144439844060304.post-89566117575442154672013-05-01T20:10:00.002+02:002013-05-01T20:10:39.365+02:00Lunch amidst mimosa trees: Spring at Da Ciccio, Amalfi
Da Ciccio - Cielo, Mare, Terra: If you are curious about what spring is like on the Amalfi coast, and if you would like to taste the Costiera literally on your plate, learn about how they prepare spring vegetables growing and riping at their doorstep, this is the place to go in early spring, say from March to May - da Ciccio, just five minutes away from Amalfi's centrally located Piazza Gioia byFurbiziahshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00816450569727953283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119144439844060304.post-48659385348097970252013-03-29T20:14:00.000+01:002013-03-29T20:14:01.576+01:00Sorrento Easter Food Delights
Happy Easter to all Readers of my Sorrento Peninsula Blog, with a virtual taste of which specialties are served in Sorrento for Easter: Here is what Hotel Royal in Sorrento has to offer us to celebrate one of the most heartfelt days in the year:
Lasagna alla sorrentina, with basilicum juice
Risotto ai frutti di bosco (dried fruit) and parsil
Fresh green pea sauce and grilled potatoes, Furbiziahshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00816450569727953283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119144439844060304.post-71818317589912172392012-11-10T15:41:00.000+01:002012-11-10T15:41:09.750+01:00For Gourmets: Pinoli and other treasures from Mount Vesuvius
Even though tourists arriving in Naples and continuing towards the Sorrento Peninusla can easily overlook the fact that since the times of Plinus the elder, the fertile lava soils originating from Mount Vesuvius have not changed.
Pine trees take center stage all over the Peninsula - here a view towards Vesuvius in the background, from the Strada Statale Sorrentina. Now in autumn it is Furbiziahshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00816450569727953283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119144439844060304.post-78979619417554891322012-11-03T13:03:00.000+01:002012-11-03T13:03:48.472+01:00Fruit and vegetables from the Coast: La Percoca napoletanaPercoca is the name of a heavenly yellow peach with very tasty and juicy yellow pulp, growing in the area of the Phlegrean Fields and on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius. And this is what it looks like when it is harvested in mid-summer, that is usually by mid-July:
La percoca napoletana variety - photo courtesy by
Its name percoca napoletana or percoca del Vesuvio, as they are cultivated Furbiziahshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00816450569727953283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119144439844060304.post-22257353254792113462012-11-02T00:23:00.000+01:002012-11-02T00:23:03.209+01:00Sorrento and Amalfi Coast delicacies: Salone del Gusto, Torino
How well known is Food from Campania in Northern Italy, and around the World? How to draw attention to the culinary treasures and traditions of Sorrento and the Amalfi coast? Representatives of the Sorrento Peninsula participated in what is probably Italy's most renowned event to preserve, develop and spread knowledge on culinary traditions, the Salone del Gusto of Turino, 25-29 October 2012. Furbiziahshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00816450569727953283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119144439844060304.post-47583069789812222202012-10-26T20:25:00.001+02:002012-10-26T20:25:39.064+02:00Graceful olive groves - Colli Fontanelle
In the olive gardens, the year is almost over and the highlight of the year has arrived: it's harvest time. Time to give a review and a bit of information on the history of the olive groves.
The olive trees on the Sorrento Peninsula were introduced here by the ancient Greek settlers, who developed them from grafting. Now the olive fruits that developed from tiny creamy blossoms in early March Furbiziahshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00816450569727953283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119144439844060304.post-86042240478966059352012-10-20T16:35:00.001+02:002012-10-20T16:35:08.633+02:00Peninsula Treasures: Walnuts from Sorrento - I noci di Sorrento
The Sorrento Peninsula's slopes (part of the Monti Lattari) are on some parts, in particular on the slopes looking north towards the Gulf of Naples, covered by dense woods. And it's not just the wood-like olive groves and castagneti (chestnut groves) or even ilex groves, many walnut trees mingle with other orchard trees here, like pears and apricot trees. Of course these trees do not grow Furbiziahshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00816450569727953283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119144439844060304.post-89229906626093279362012-10-19T21:50:00.000+02:002012-10-19T21:50:00.184+02:00Scala e la sua Festa della Castagna
Scala is a small town (pop.1,500 approx), set about 400 meters above sea level, five chilometers up from Amalfi. You can reach it via winding roads from Ravello after approximately ten minutes by car.
But Scala is not just ANY village - it is the oldest village on the Amalfi Coast - A quiet escape on the Amalfi coast, as you can read in this delightful article on Scala.
The village of Furbiziahshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00816450569727953283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119144439844060304.post-86826270519750143422012-10-13T23:58:00.002+02:002012-10-13T23:58:55.649+02:00Delicous Weekends: Early autumn visit at Don Alfonso's
Something not to be missed by anyone interested in the food heritage of the Coast: A visit to the Tenuta Agricola Le Peracciole at Don Alfonso's famous restaurant, perched high above the coast at Sant'Agata sui due Golfi. Yes, it is famous, it is expensive, but it is worth it, enjoying a relaxing day and learning more about about the importance of quality of the ingredients when you cook.
Furbiziahshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00816450569727953283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119144439844060304.post-59327615580232743592012-10-04T20:11:00.000+02:002012-10-04T20:11:31.275+02:00Late summer in the orchards of Sorrento
What do I mean by orchards when I am writing about the Sorrento Peninsula?
Sorrento lemon orchard. The lemons are shielded from cold breezes and are even covered with plastic sheets or wood.
It depends on where this particular "orchard" is situated: at sea level, that is on the coast, or further up on the slopes of the Monti Lattari. Up there, mind you, the Monti Lattari reach well Furbiziahshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00816450569727953283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119144439844060304.post-66068764594537192242012-09-22T21:24:00.001+02:002012-09-22T21:24:58.212+02:00Sorrento seasonal summer fruit
Would you like to see what the market stalls in Sorrento are selling in late summer? In the central via San San Cesareo groceries and food stores abound. Come in the morning, and take a look at fresh seasonal food. Here is a review of what late summer offers in local fruit and produce.
What was sold in July: peaches, even cherries, grapes, also blue and green prugne, strawberries, Furbiziahshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00816450569727953283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119144439844060304.post-33918221030971388182012-09-16T18:42:00.000+02:002012-09-16T18:42:13.607+02:00Finest olive oil from the Sorrento Peninsula
When you are driving on the Strada Statale 145 from Castellamare towards the Sorrento towns, you get the chance to view the marvelous olive trees growing here on the Sorrento Peninsula. Here is a collection of pictures of how these trees look like in late summer, with the tiny fruits not being so very tiny anymore at this time of the year. Anyway, the harvest time in late autumn is getting Furbiziahshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00816450569727953283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119144439844060304.post-47307525763034052222012-08-01T01:29:00.000+02:002012-08-01T01:29:05.103+02:00Sorrento summer evening viewsRiding along the strada statale n. 145 from Castellamare di Stabia towards Piano di Sorrento, you get these views on a hot July summer evening, with the Monti Lattari rising high and the narrow and tiny beaches mostly made up of black rocks (scogliere):
View towards Meta and Piano di Sorrento; lush green trees (olives, lemon groves, pines mostly) high above the steep tuff stone walls
Furbiziahshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00816450569727953283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119144439844060304.post-3645459568609934192012-07-14T23:06:00.000+02:002012-07-14T23:06:16.915+02:00Marvelous dining on a summer evening: La Lanterna, SorrentoLocated centrally on Via San Cesareo, La Lanterna is one of my favorites for dining outside in Sorrento. The place is built above the ancient Roman thermae, in the oldest part of town. It goes without saying that traditional Sorrento Peninsula food is served with a creative touch. Try the semifreddo della casa... a delicious dessert from citrus fruits.
even if it rains, the air smells only Furbiziahshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00816450569727953283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119144439844060304.post-73035686492435246552012-07-07T23:39:00.000+02:002012-10-20T17:05:18.195+02:00Farsi una cedrata: How to make a refreshing drink for hot days in July
July in southern Italy, "afa" days - days of extreme heat. But there are several remedies, and some grow right here, or in this case, they grow for the most part in the neighboring region of Calabria. It is a special variant of the citrus plants, the cedro citrus medica. Its fruits are so refreshing when prepared as a syrup - the cedrata.
Fruits and blossoms side by side, as is with all citrusFurbiziahshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00816450569727953283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119144439844060304.post-44371953152064020122012-06-30T22:39:00.001+02:002012-06-30T22:39:53.549+02:00Friarielli color up your dishesTraditionally, Campania's Assessorato all'Agricoltura has certified Friarielli as one among the growing number of traditional local products of Campania, ranging from fruit, nuts and vegetables to cheese, fish, milk products and honey.
Friarielli with tiny yellow buds
One of my favorites are the broccoli friarielli, also known as brocoletti. Its leaves are spiked, with tiny buds Furbiziahshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00816450569727953283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119144439844060304.post-46357789756761046242012-06-16T13:58:00.000+02:002012-06-16T13:58:31.033+02:00"Sorrento Towns" lining the Gulf of NaplesAlong the Peninsula's coast facing the Gulf of Naples, several towns whose names include "Sorrento" receive the visitor coming from the Castellamare di Stabia and Vico Equense direction.
Panorama from Monte Faito towards Vico Equense
Looking back from where we came from, follow this link to the Gulf of Naples panorama seen from Monte Faito (1,131 meters), which forms part of the Monti Lattari,Furbiziahshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00816450569727953283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119144439844060304.post-10057036882255500072012-06-10T20:15:00.004+02:002012-06-10T20:16:36.346+02:00My Sorrento Peninsula Agenda BookAn editor based in Piano di Sorrento, Libreria Indice, does not only produce specialized books on the Sorrento Peninsula landscape, history, food and traditions, but they also offer agenda books, eg on the Sorrento Peninsula, and other topics (like Pompei) are also available. I bought the Sorrento Agenda (6th edition), and can now carry all those beautiful historic pictures and stories on Furbiziahshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00816450569727953283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119144439844060304.post-87338577805758059262012-06-09T00:33:00.002+02:002012-06-09T00:37:21.908+02:00Sorrento's Decumano Massimo: Delighting in traditional food
Typical Sorrento dessert: Delizia al limone (lemon delights)
If you look for a typical market where you can buy everything from traditional and organic food, vegetables, fruit preserves, pasta, herbs and spices, to limoncello and arancello, I suggest that you head straight to Sorrento to explore Via San Gregorio Armeno. This was the main street of the Roman Surrentum, so here Furbiziahshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00816450569727953283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119144439844060304.post-16876906810067279112012-06-02T21:16:00.000+02:002012-06-07T20:03:24.628+02:00Breakfast at Positano's La Zagara
Enjoy a refreshing breakfast in Positano, sitting down in the milky morning light in a cafe in the midst of a lemon and orange grove.
Looking down on Positano in the early morning mist from the Belvedere della Madonnina viewpoint
The cafe is called La Zagara and is situated right in the center of Positano in Via Mulini, a wisteria and bougainvillea-covered alley leading down towards Furbiziahshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00816450569727953283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119144439844060304.post-1780265032672482352012-05-26T19:45:00.003+02:002012-06-07T20:04:10.761+02:00Follow me on a Video Tour of the Sorrento PeninsulaHere I am suggesting, now that readers have seen maps and views of the Sorrento Peninsula, to watch this video published by the Sorrento Tourism Office in co-operation with Rai 3 Napoli: First you see Sorrento and its port, then a walk is taken to the tip of the Peninsula, Punta Campanella, while browsing in the shops and seeing local products and local art.
On this Sorrento Peninsula site, we Furbiziahshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00816450569727953283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119144439844060304.post-42421297004569504402012-05-25T23:49:00.001+02:002012-06-07T20:04:59.532+02:00Sorrento Peninsula seen from the slopes of VesuviusTo give you a first overview, here you can see the Sorrento Peninsula from a very special viewpoint: Mount Vesuvius (1,281 meters). Below is Castellamare di Stabia, where the Sorrento Penisula starts, and you can see all the way to Gragnano (where the excellent pasta is made) towards Vico Equense and Sorrento in the background.
And we will start with Mount Vesuvius itself: its fertile soil is Furbiziahshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00816450569727953283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119144439844060304.post-90308467884474584532012-05-20T15:58:00.000+02:002012-06-07T20:05:21.510+02:00What makes up the Sorrento PeninsulaThe Sorrento Peninsula for a start...The Sorrento Penisula is named after its main town Sorrento, located on the part facing the Gulf of Naples and Mount Vesuvius. It is made up of two Italian provinces, the province of Naples (NA) and Salerno (SA). The southern coastline is called Amalfi Coast. Off the western tip of the peninsula (the ligh-green tip in the map below, called Punta Furbiziahshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00816450569727953283noreply@blogger.com0