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This delicious fruit has many names: Prickly Pear, Cactus Pear, Tuna, Cactus Apple and in Italian: Fico d’India (ficundiana in calabrese)… here at italyville.com, I call it Y-U-M-M-Y!
The cactus that produces cactus pears is abundant in many areas of Italy (especially in the south) as well as here in the US. The fruit [...] What’s in the farmer’s Market this month? Cherries – Ciliegie or if you prefer the dialect Cerasa. What’s in the Italian Farmer’s Market this month? Dandelions. Growing up we would call them “cicorie” as they are in the same family but the correct name is actually, “dente di leone” Growing up in an Italian American family, we did plenty of things that made our neighbors think we were a little “off.” One of [...] |
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