Use of Salt in cooking: choices that are good for health

Over the centuries, salt had such a strategic role in the conservation of food that, in Roman times, soldiers’ salaries could be paid in salt.  Indeed, the Italian  word for “salary” refers to payment for work. However, the excessive consumption of salt in the kitchen favours hypertension, osteoporosis (because it facilitates the excretion of calcium)…

Gemola, Amarone, Manzoni: 3 italian wines from our Cellar described by our Sommelier

Italian wines are recognised as being amongst the finest in the world, but perhaps not everyone knows that the Euganean Hills and Veneto region in general produce particularly rich and distinguished labels. The wines from the area surrounding Abano Terme are distinguished by their abundance and quality, and this enables us to offer a wide…