From Italy with love.

[ale1981]

Hi everyone, Matt made me think of how much I could help you guys with italian bred vegetables. I have learnt so much from reading British books and watching British gardening tv shows that now it feels right to give something back!

I am sure you guys have vegetables that are almost uknown in Italy and I'm sure it's the other way around too, so let's make this thread very helpful to us all! For example, I had never heard of kohl rabi until I watched some Gardeners' World episode and decided to order some seeds! How cool to see them grow in my kitchen garden!!!

[Bodhisurfer]

so what veg do you have over there that we dont have in the UK?

[ale1981]

You tell me!
Cipolle di Tropea, for example are typical of the South of Italy.

[Bodhisurfer]

Originally Posted by ale1981

You tell me!
Cipolle di Tropea, for example are typical of the South of Italy.

just googled those. they sound great i'll have a quick look round the 'net and see if i can get some

[ale1981]

of course you can!
look what I have found: Seeds of Italy

[lisa4star]

Lucky you living in Italy - I always say I should come back as a rich Italian as I like the finer things in life and love all things Italian. Maybe one day I will be rich and retire there unless you fancy a house swap and you can live here in scenic Scotland, lol.

[ale1981]

Originally Posted by lisa4star

Lucky you living in Italy - I always say I should come back as a rich Italian as I like the finer things in life and love all things Italian. Maybe one day I will be rich and retire there unless you fancy a house swap and you can live here in scenic Scotland, lol.

I have never been to Scotland, but I sure love the UK and wish to live there someday somehow!!!

[Matt_B]

Originally Posted by ale1981

Hi everyone, Matt made me think of how much I could help you guys with italian bred vegetables. I have learnt so much from reading British books and watching British gardening tv shows that now it feels right to give something back!

I remember my first time in Italy and asked for a pepperoni pizza

The UK equivilent Pepperoni pizza in Italy is a salami pizza!!!

Pepperoni is these guys we are growing ...






HUGE

[ale1981]

whaaat!? it looks like a different variety of pepperoni than the ones I know most.
ours are definitely shorter than that one!
just google "peperone"!

[Matt_B]

I just googled Peperone and they do look a little smaller

The type i'm growing is called 'Corno Rosso'

I just translated in babel fish and it says it means 'red horn'

[ale1981]

Originally Posted by Matt_B

I just googled Peperone and they do look a little smaller

The type i'm growing is called 'Corno Rosso'

I just translated in babel fish and it says it means 'red horn'

Yes, exactly!! When you say Peperone what comes up in an italian's mind is the one you found with the Peperone search on Google, the shorter ones!