NATURE & LIFESTYLE

SLOW FOOD STORIES

Stories presented here are deeply connected to people I've met on my way, places I have been and to peoples everyday life. I always aim for digging deeper, beneath the surface, and learn from the past.

 

SLOW STORIES

What is Slow Food?

The Slow Food movement started in Italy in the 1980s as a protest against the fast food industry, and to support local traditions, good quality food, gastronomic pleasure and a slow pace of life.

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Bread - a symbol of life

Breaking bread with someone, sharing bread around a table with others, is a symbol of friendship, communication and building relationships. Bread has been an important food source to many cultures over the centuries.

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Abruzzo røde gull

I Abruzzo-regionen i Italia er høsting av det lukrative krydderet Safran en hundre år gammel tradisjon, fylt med en dyptliggende lidenskap for landet og dets historie.

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Buttiamo niente

«In the kitchen we don’t throw anything» says Italian chef Bruno Barbieri. Powerful words. Words that keep coming into my mind, almost every day, when I am in the kitchen.

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Today is #worldenvironmentday, a day that deserves some attention. Perhaps the last few months have been a good and healthy period for our planet and the environment. But has it really changed us and the way we treat and respect the nature around us?
Våren er kommet og det er tid for å oppdage skogen for ville vekster. . Boken Plukk Selv, har blitt fast inventar i sekken når jeg er på tur i skog og mark. (Takk Trond i @plukkselv. Anbefaler denne boken på det sterkest
Spinach is a typical vegetable in spring time. It was first cultivated in Persia, and has been cultivated in Europe for more than thousands years. . It’s difficult to find spinach like this in Norway. Usually they come as small leaves packed in
La Pasquetta . Today, has been the last day of Easter, Easter Monday. Or as they call it in Italy; La Pasquetta. A word I hear a lot during easter time. La Pasquetta is the day everybody is talking about in Italy. This is the day they all go outdoors
Stop trying to calm the storm. Calm yourself. The storm will pass. - Buddha - . . Staying calm these days with all the insecurity, loneliness, pain, and sorrows around in the world is not easy. A lot of questions, frustration, impatience.. . Looking
Staying at home means more time in the kitchen and more time to bake. For me working with a sourdough project in the kitchen is really a thing that calms my mind. I disconnect from the chaotic world for a moment and that feels great. . We can all nee
Cara Italia❤️ . . . #perugia #umbriajazz2019
This challenging time we’re in now is a time for thoughts and reflections. . It is strange how suddenly all and everything seem som far away. I am thinking of Italy and my friends there, which have had the hardest attack of the virus in Europe,
«Bread – like real love – takes time, cultivation, strong loving hands and patience. It lives, rising and growing to fruition only under the most perfect circumstances.» . . . #sourdoughbread #breadislife #olivesourdoughbread
Another few glimpse from the daily life in Marettimo, Sicily. On my visit to this island last summer I really felt the calm and tranquility around me. And in me. It was like coming to another world, where time stood still. Where time hasn’t cha