Rotten cheese scam busted by Italian police

About 40 European companies attempted to recycle and sell rotting cheese that contained mice droppings and plastic ink residue, according to an Italian police report. Thankfully, a two-year investigation has...

Italy Restricts Cheese Export in Dioxin Crisis

The European Union in action: Brussells has backed off from a forced ban on Italian mozzarella originating in the Campania region, as Italy has agreed to halt export on its own. The cheese in question has tested...

Italy’s Trash Crisis Taints Reputation of a Prized Cheese

As the trash crisis in Italy continues to worsen, the locals are starting to realize that the huge amounts of garbage littering their streets could be affecting some of their greatest and most lucrative exports...

Between two worlds -- The far-flung story of pizza pie

A friend once marveled that fish and lemons, two foods harvested so far apart, could taste so good together. Many an everyday recipe combines ingredients of far-flung origins. Pizza pie is a good...

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