Dear Friends of Todiguide’s Blog,

You know, in 2 weeks we’ll celebrate Easter and all over the world people will have their special “thing” to do or to eat!

Well, in Todi we usually cook two different kinds of Pizza: the Cheese Pizza, strictly eaten with our homemade capocollo ( a very tasty local coldcut  ), and the Sweet Pizza, maybe a bit less famous than the Cheese one, but not less delicious !

This is the original recipe written by my grandmother Mimmetta and still followed by heart by my mother Oriana! You can admire the result  in the photos, but unfortunately not with your taste buds…

Some tips: try it with chocolate…we say ”It’s its death!”, or soak it in milk and coffee, or use some slices of it as a base for a trifle with homemade cream!

INGREDIENTS:
4 cubes of fresh yeast ( not the powder!)
1 kg of flour 00...

What happens on March 17th? Well, it’s Saint Patrick’s Day!!! Ok, not very famous here in Italy, but so important in other towns and nations all over the world! New York, Savannah….but above all in Ireland.

I’ve always been in love with Ireland, with its history, with its traditions and its amazing music. I studied English in Dublin too and my university thesis was entitled “Irland: a singing land”. My favorite ballads were “The foggy dew” and “Danny Boy”.

However, what have Patrick and Ireland got to do with Todi? Well, this was a great surprise for me too, when I discovered that there is a little piece of Ireland in Todi, just around the corner! Go to Borgo Nuovo district: then enter the church of Saint Francis Monastery and go to the left side of the altar. You’ll find a quite big and ancient iron grate: take a look through it and you’ll see a fresco named “The Purgatory of Saint Patrick”.