Parmigiano Reggiano, known as Parmesan cheese, is named after the Italian province of Parma, where it was first produced 1500 years ago. Parmesan is obtained …
Lex Barker: The legendary Karl May actor
He was one of the few Hollywood actors who were better known in Europe than in their native America: Lex Barker. His portrayal of Old …
Dornfelder: More than a simple red wine
It is one of the most famous red wine varieties in Germany: the Dornfelder. The variety is mainly grown in the wine-growing region of Palatinate. …
San Marzano tomato: Volcano, Sun & Sea
If one visits the small town of San Marzano sul Sarno in late summer, one can smell the aromas of cooked tomatoes in the air: …
Max Colpet: Where Have All The Words Gone
The German translation of the socially critical song Where Have All The Flowers Gone was penned by him: Marlene Dietrich made the song known to …
Chianti: The embodiment of Italian wine
What is Chianti? There is hardly any other question as fiercely debated in the wine world as the question of the origin of Chianti. For …
Emmentaler: The epitome of Swiss cheese
For many cheese connoisseurs, it is the epitome of cheese: Emmentaler. The Swiss cheese with the typical large holes is known worldwide and is also …
Bougatsa: Traditional Greek pastry
Bougatsa originally comes from Constantinople: before the city fell under Turkish rule in 1453 with the fall of the Byzantine Empire, Constantinople was a Greek …
Robert Mitchum: From vagabond to actor
Since he first appeared on a movie screen in the early 1940s, he has thrilled movie audiences like no other actor of his generation: Robert …
The history of the ceramic grill
Hardly any other grill is as popular as the ceramic grill: a ceramic grill is a thick-walled, ellipse-shaped grill. It is very different from the …