Posted on
November 22, 2009 by
Stile Mediterraneo
Puglia is certainly a region of extra virgin olive oil, which replaces butter almost everywhere: we put it on top of bread and salads; we use it for cooking and baking.
One of the most common questions our guests ask us during our cooking classes and olive oil tastings is whether it is better to fry in extra virgin olive oil vs other oils.
I and Marika think that one of the major takeways from our cooking classes is that our dishes can be delicious and very tasty even if we don’t deep fry ingredients, as the most traditional local cuisine would require.
I and Marika were lucky enough to be brought up by our GrandMother who taught us almost everything about the traditional home made recipes of Puglia. However, the traditional cuisine sometimes requires ingredients to be deep fried.
I and Marika have moved on and re-intepreted those traditional recipes in a healthier way. Because Marika is a Cardiologist and I am an extra virgin olive oil taster, we have a more Mediterranean approach. We love to smell and taste the flavors of raw extra virgin olive oil. We don’t want to destroy its healthy benefits and flavors by frying it.
Also, we don’t want to destroy the benefits of the ingredients we use by frying them.
Therefore our guests are always impressed when we can make very tasty stuffed eggplants, eggplant parmigiana or zucchini parmigiana, meatballs etc, without frying them!
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Posted on
November 28, 2008 by
Stile Mediterraneo
To learn to cook just like Mama, put yourself in the hands of Cinzia and Marika Rascazzo. The sisters run Stile Mediterraneo, which offers day/week-long (€300/1445, not including flights or accommodation) cookery courses for small groups (up to six people). These include hands-on classes, visits to the best local artisans and markets, and wine tours (encompassing the grape and olive harvest in season). They started cooking when they were five years old, taught by their grandmother, and the cooking school is in a small village, famous for its olive oil and DOC wines, 10 minutes drive from the golden Baroque town of Lecce.
You can contact Stile Mediterraneo at: info.stile@gmail.com andinfo@stilemediterraneo.it
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Posted on
June 29, 2007 by
Stile Mediterraneo
Stile Mediterraneo is a project born out of love and passion. Passion for a region Puglia, its people, the beauty of its landscape, its food and wine, its history and culture.
One of Italy’s best-kept secrets, Puglia is a region in the South East side of Italy – the “heel of the boot”. Many people have called Puglia the “next Tuscany”. Stile Mediterraneo provides an authentic and tailor-made experience of Puglia’s many beauties and secrets.
There will be cooking classes with local cooks, visits to markets and artisans shops, winery tours as well as arts (opera, exhibition, fashion tours) and outdoor (spa, golf, sailing, cycling, horseriding) activities.
People will discover the many secrets of this beautiful region where the sun shines all over the year and where people enjoy the art of living!
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