Category: CULTURAL HISTORY & HERITAGE
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Trees, throughout the ages, have been given deep and sacred meanings in many of the world’s mythologies, TREE LORE features in all… read more
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Espresso, that we call simply caffè in Italy, can evoke the coziness of the habitual bar or the vibrancy of a bustling… read more
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Italian coffee culture is made of Cappuccino and espresso at the bar. An essential daily ritual and veritable institution that have become… read more
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The Italian name tazzina, ta-ZZ-EE-naa, – the espresso cup – is not so much the diminutive of tazza,Ta-ZZ-Ah, but it is due… read more
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BUON GIORNO – Mornings in Northern Italy are made of Cappuccino and cornetto, a croissant or brioche, at the local bar. Cappuccino… read more
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Discover history and legends on how coffee reached South Italy and Naples. read more
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The Moka Express, is by far the most common Moka pot sold in Italy today and the most recognizable. read more
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Ethnobotany: Coffee and Caffeine read more
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The preparation at home with the traditional coffee pot, the Napoletana is part of the daily ritual of drinking homemade espresso, which,… read more
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The coffee experience goes far beyond just taste; it’s a multi sensory journey that engages all of our senses. From the moment… read more
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Discover the Coffee Regions of India and South Indian coffee culture: How traditional filter kaapi is prepared and how charming Indian coffee… read more
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Are magical creatures, fairies, mermaids, ghosts, giants and goddesses and gods all gone, with the mythical times? For some this magical creatures… read more
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Discover legendary Baba Budan and the aromatic journey from bean to cup of Indian coffee. read more
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The mythical origins of coffee, are steeped in legend and topped with a creamy dollop of speculation. What is certain is that… read more
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Cuy, is part of the culture, history, mythology, folklore and every day life, of Peruvians from time immemorial. This small rodent is… read more
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Saint Nicholas with his long white beard, bishop’s miter and crosier rewards the well-behaved with gifts each year on 6th December. His… read more
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British Archaeologist and Egyptologist Howard Carter along with his sponsor, Lord Carnarvon, discovered the tomb of Tutankhamen in 1922, in the Valley… read more
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The Iceman – Ötzi, the Glacier Mummy is forever sleeping in a big refrigerator. The frozen mummy is stored in a specially… read more
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Discover India’s cow and bull in History and Mythology and it’s use in traditional Indian medicine. Explore the varied meanings of the… read more
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Along roadsides throughout Argentina we notice mystical shrines with red flags flying around them. Discover the folk saint Gauchito Gil. We hitchhiked… read more
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The story of how cocoa and chocolate was first discovered and then spread to all of the major countries on Earth is… read more
