Chocolate mousse

It’s probably safe to say that most Food-Travels.com readers have enjoyed chocolate mousse. The ideal mousse should be so rich, yet so airy and light that it melts in your mouth. The following recipe is one that Food-Travels.com Chefs use in their professional as well as home kitchens. A word of caution - be sure to have some friends around when you prepare it because you could easily eat too much before realizing what happened!



The season of olive oil

Olive oil harvest

Olives are harvested after grapes, traditionally picked by hand with rakes and ladders. Olive trees amaze with their resistance to everything from harsh winters to extreme heat and drought. Despite the rising prestige of olive oil as a gourmet delicacy, its origins are humble and ancient.



Stollen and woodcarvings at the Dresden Striezelmarkt

Preparing the Stollen, (c)ZZDD.DE, www.stollenfest.de

Germany's oldest Christmas market is held in the eastern town of Dresden. The 575-year old Striezelmarkt - as it's known locally - boasts some of Germany's most famous Christmas foods and handmade wooden decorations.

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In the shepherd's tracks: Abruzzo & Molise

Pescocostanzo, Abruzzo

Food-Travels.com is featuring a special issue about the Italian regions of Abruzzo and Molise in honor of the 'forte e gentile' (strong and kind) people of this mountainous land. We’ll look at some of the area’s specialties which have become world famous while the diverse region remains largely unknown outside of Italy.



European drinking chocolate

Hot chocolate

On a recent trip to the Bavarian city of Nuremberg, which hosts an especially famous Christmas market, we came upon a narrow, secluded cobblestone alley. Known in German as a "Gasse", the alley clearly predated the advent of cars with its pale-colored buildings leaning beside one another for support.



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Shopping for fish in Sicily's old Pescheria

Pescheria (cc) Dario Dado

"To have seen Italy without having seen Sicily is not to have seen Italy at all, for Sicily is the clue to everything," wrote the German poet Goethe while traveling to the island. Sicily is one of Italy’s most vibrant, diverse and complex regions. If you do visit you won’t want to miss the ancient...


Poland's wildflower and forest honey

Dutkowiak bees, (c) dutkowiak.pl

Poland remains one of the most geographically diverse nations in Europe. The Beskids mountain ranges are home to fauna found nowhere else and vast meadows of wild flowers and herbs have been used for centuries in holistic medicine. Much of Polish countryside remains untouched by modern industry...


Oberfranken's brewery culture

Hops, Bayerischer Brauerbund e. V

It’s nearly impossible to imagine Switzerland not producing fine chocolates, Italy Chianti or France Camembert. Yet with increasing mass production, these traditional products are being threatened. This is especially true with beer - that beverage synonymous with Germany’s Oktoberfest and outdoor...


Featured Recipe - fresh fruit tart

Fresh fruit tart

With the warm weather upon us, Chef Michael of Food-Travels.com shows you how to make a simple yet beautiful summer dessert to impress your friends and family at the next party. These fresh fruit tarts are common in European bakeries, where they're traditionally enjoyed for breakfast with a...