Pesto is one of the most famous sauces in the world. It is traditionally made with garlic, pine nuts, coarse salt, basil leaves, and hard cheese, all blended with olive oil. It originated in Italy and especially in Genoa, the capital city of Liguria. Therefore, it is also known as Pesto alla Genovese (Genoese Pesto…
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Where to taste the best focaccia in Genoa
Focaccia is a flat oven-baked Italian bread similar in style and texture to pizza; in some places in Italy, it is called “pizza bianca”. Focaccia can be served as a side dish or as sandwich bread with various toppings (mainly savoury but also sweet). In Ancient Rome, panis focacius was a flatbread baked on the hearth. The word is derived from the Latin focus which means…