Once a friend of us claimed that she was affected by a strange kind of illness: London. Apparently she has to go there at least once per year, otherwise she gets nostalgic. Well, we are probably as much London freak as our beloved friend. That’s why in less than 24 hours will be visiting the … More London is always calling
In our freaky hearts, there’s a little special place for this peculiar city. Yes, Bologna is quite peculiar. In Italy we have different nicknames for this city: Bologna the Fat (soon you’ll understand why!) Bologna the Erudite (its university is the oldest in the world, being settled on 1088!) and Bologna the Red (some say because … More Bologna. A gastronomic dossier
We are not alone in the world of food freaks. There are many of them out there and we found one of the most inspiring person among this international community: Vittoria, founder of Vittoria’s Secret Recipes. Vittoria is Italian, she comes from a beautiful and unfortunately unknown southern region called Calabria. A must-visit for every gastronomic … More Interview with Vittoria’s Secret Recipes
Fava beans grow in a rare combination between glory and misery. Glory, because they are among the most fine legumes on this planet. Misery, because you will find them only in traditional and heavy recipes from the Mediterranean countryside, that were part of the daily diet of farmers. There are many ways to cook fava … More Fava beans with milk and mint
A new year has started, and it´s now time to make plans for the next 12 months to go. This 2017 has begun with plenty of new challenges in the Freaky Foody family. The family has grown, we are now three elements: the two of us and our little-fury-apparently-quite-old Pacho, a nutty coloured dog from … More The traveller booklist for 2017
Food is not only about taste. Eating sometimes goes into ethic and health. Before having lunch, going to a restaurant or buying some food at a supermarket we should always ask to ourselves: where does it come from? Here in Barcelona there’s a little healthy island in the greasy Raval that makes this job easier, … More Petit Brot: consciously raw food
It’s been a month since when we came back to Barcelona. Now, it’s the right time to share the best recipe we have discovered during our gastronomic wonders around Norway. Hardangerlefse can be translated as “flatbread from Hardanger” and we discovered it in the Norsk Folkemuseum in Oslo. We tried it when it was still … More Hardangerlefse: the sweetest side of Norway
People and countries are devoted to all sort of things; Santa Claus maybe coming from Spain with a lot of black servants it is one of the most bizarre ever heard. A legend about Argentina – as told to me by a friend – is that by zooming in into the Google Map in an … More Deep dive into the River Plate: La Malandrina
On the 29th of each month in Argentina it is used to eat ñoquis, or how we call them in Italy gnocchi. This kind of homemade pasta has been brought in the Southern Cone probably by Italian immigrants… do we really need to remark the importance of the Italian influence in Argentina? Even my great-grandfather … More Ñoquis: desde Italia hasta Argentina
Our first exploration of Scandinavia has started and (unfortunately) yesterday we came back home after eleven days in Norway. We approached our trip as a sort of first expedition to Norway – such a big and wonderful country that it’s definitely not possible to know it in just a few days. The only thing we … More Travel: Norway
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