Honey: uses and properties. Choose the one that best suits you!
<h3>Which honey do I choose?</h3><p>The various types of honey differ from each other <strong>in color,</strong> <strong>flavor,</strong><strong> texture </strong> <strong>and "therapeutic"</strong> properties. These differences arise not only from the flower from which pollen is obtained, but also from the geographical area and the production season.<br>Knowing them will <strong>help you...
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Bees: so small, so important
<p>May<strong> 20th</strong> is <strong>World Bee Day.</strong> These small insects, of which we are sometimes afraid when they fly around us, are fundamental for the survival of many plant species and... for ours.</p><!--more--><p>In fact, more than two-thirds of the crops used for human nutrition are pollinated by bees!</p><h3>Bees in danger</h3><p>According to several studies and research,...
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Cuisine: the rediscovery of hemp
<h3>A little clarity</h3><p>Hemp and marijuana are the same plant; to distinguish them is the concentration of THC, the active ingredient that causes psychotropic effects.</p><!--more--><p>Hemp used for food use has almost zero psychoactive content: to grow it, in fact, the value of THC must be less than 0.2-0.6%. Green light therefore for the purchase and consumption of products based on <span...
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Torcetti di Agliè: excellence born by chance
<p>Initially <em>called presses </em>for their twisted shape, <a href="https://www.katuma.it/prodotti-da-forno/475-torcetti-burro.html">Agliè's torcetti</a> were born by chance, as is often the case with all good and successful things.</p><p>In fact, it is said that Francesco Pana, pastry chef of Agliè, decided to mix with butter and eggs the advanced dough of bread and... it was immediately a...
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Genepì: the mountain in a glass
<h3>What is the genepì?</h3><p>The genepì is first of all a <strong>spontaneous aromatic plant</strong> that is born in the Alps at an altitude of 2000-2500 meters. It can be found in almost the entire Alpine arc and, due to its poor spread, in 1928 it became a <strong>protected plant.</strong></p><!--more--><p>As such, and in order to continue to produce the<strong>homonymous...
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Ramassin, the susines of Damascus
<p><em>Ramassin</em> or <em>Dalmassin</em> is a variety of native susino, typical of southwestern Piedmont but also widely cultivated on the Hills of Turin, canavese and Chierese.</p><!--more--><h3>The origins</h3><p>Known as <em>damaschine</em> <em>or damascus susines,</em>ramassin are <strong>geographically native to Syria.</strong> How and when did they arrive <strong>in Piedmont?</strong>...
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