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Olive all'ascolana was first created in Ascoli Piceno, in the Italian region of Marche, around 1800. The dish was created by private chefs to use leftover meat after parties or celebrations at wealthy estates. [1] The dish is served as an appetizer at bars with aperitifs.
Ascolano is a cold-hardy table variety olive cultivar from the Marche and Tuscany regions of Italy that is also grown in California for olive oil. [ 1 ] Characteristics
Ausculum of ancient Picenum [4] was founded by the Italic and was originally a Sabine city. [5]Following its defeat by the Romans in 268 BC, [6] Asculum became a civitas foederata, a "federated" city with nominal independence from Rome.
BRETT STEVENS/Getty Images. Kalamata olives are a widely recognized and much-loved type of Greek olive that grow on the Kalamon tree and hail from the Peloponnese region in southern Greece.(Note ...
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The olive's fruit, also called an "olive", is of major agricultural importance in the Mediterranean region as the source of olive oil; it is one of the core ingredients in Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisines. Thousands of cultivars of the olive tree are known. Olive cultivars may be used primarily for oil, eating, or both.
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Italian cuisine has its origins in Etruscan, ancient Greek and ancient Roman cuisines. Significant changes occurred with the discovery of the New World and the introduction of potatoes, tomatoes, bell peppers and maize , now central to the cuisine, but not introduced in quantity until the 18th century.