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Stories, traditions, and memories from Puglia
A Rain of Sweet Memories in Andria — La Petresciata and the Tender Magic of My Hometown
14 February 2026
What better time than Carnival to bring a little joy and lightheartedness to these cold, gray winter days?
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Remembering November: Life along Cemetery Avenue
9 November 2025
November smelled of olives, smoke, and chrysanthemums — a month that taught me what it means to remember.
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The wool of our sleep: a tradition I will never abandon
19 July 2025
In the large courtyard of our family home, we used to wash sheep's wool from mattresses and pillows.
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Making Tomato Puree: A Summer Ritual Etched in My Memory
26 June 2025
Today, I buy tomato puree at the supermarket like most people do. But until about twenty years ago, we made it at home.
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Harvesting and Cleaning Almonds
20 May 2025
As a child, I remember seeing mountains of almonds piled up in my father's warehouse in Andria, Puglia.
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Fava Beans: A Taste of Memory
4 May 2025
My mother often prepared dried fava beans with wild chicory — a simple, rustic dish that was a staple in our home.
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The oil and its use in the past
19 May 2024
Olive oil appears in all recipes of modern cuisine, but in the past, even in Puglia, it was not commonly used.
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Stockfish and baccala
19 May 2024
The cod I buy at the supermarket is absolutely not like the one my mother used to buy at the New Market in Andria.
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The "Cocchia" (bunches of tomatoes hung up)
28 April 2024
In Apulia, this is what they call the bunches of tomatoes hung up for winter storage.
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The origins of the nickname "Spigadolce"
21 March 2024
My great-grandfather had the nickname Spigadolce, and in the village, he was known more by this nickname than by his surname.
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The "rasaul" (the dialect name from Andria for spatula)
23 February 2024
It is an object forged from ancient culinary wisdom. The traditional spatula for making orecchiette.
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