“Colline” is a quarter of Livorno, its name literally means “hills” and it is obviously placed in one of the flattest part of the city. This year they are starting a “Primavera a Colline” (spring in Colline) week, when it is almost already summer.
This is always an occasion for some photos of the usual things you can find at these fairs: balloons, market stalls and food.
The “croccante” (crisp, crunchy) is our local version of
brittle, with various kind of nuts and caramel available.
The “brigidini” of
Lamporecchio are sweet thin waffles made with flour, egg, sugar and a bit of anise. Legend says that these sweets came out from a kitchen mistake and made the fortune of this small town near Pistoia. Usually sold already packaged, sometimes “brigidini” are cooked on the spot on waffle irons.
“Colline” is a quarter of Livorno, its name literally means “hills” and it is obviously placed in one of the flattest part of the city. This year they are starting a “Primavera a Colline” (spring in Colline) week, when it is almost already summer.
This is always an occasion for some photos of the usual things you can find at these fairs: balloons, market stalls and food.
The “croccante” (crisp, crunchy) is our local version of brittle, with various kind of nuts and caramel available.
The “brigidini” of Lamporecchio are sweet thin waffles made with flour, egg, sugar and a bit of anise. Legend says that these sweets came out from a kitchen mistake and made the fortune of this small town near Pistoia. Usually sold already packaged, sometimes “brigidini” are cooked on the spot on waffle irons.
16 comments:
This post is making me hungry! All the food looks delicious! :)
Looks delicious! It's not very rare that something really delicious comes fro mistake:)
Nice post!
Great idea to have a fun :)
Fun sur la colline !
That's funny about the name and being in the flat part of the city. But, I like the idea of a party...and this food all looks delicious. I've eaten peanut brittle and never "brigidini."
Hope they have a great week!
Summer doesn't start 'til June 21. ;-)
All the food looks so delectable. I'd better go down and eat some breakfast instead of salivating on my computer.
Looks like it would be a lot of fun.
These photos of a (to me anyway) typical Italian market are a treat! I haven't tried the croccante before, but if it's as good as the Maltese version, that is a treat too:-)
I love fairs. It looks like there's a nice mix of different things. That food is making me hungry!
We would have all the same things at a Molfettan fair, except for the brigadini...which look yummy!
What a wonderful place! I would love shopping there!
Léia
Nice captures:) I would like to taste these "croccante":)
Looks like a wonderful market to visit! And you have just made me terribly hungry!
Third image, I call that "croccante" "ting-ting" :).
I'd like one pack of brigidini please! =)
That second photo of balloons-- we have that one here in the Phil! In fact | posted a photo of it in my blog! Wow I think its amazing, I really thought its a local thing despite the disney characters haha
Flat hills! Every city should have one.
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