It is time to buy basil to prepare the tastiest of Ligurian sauces at home. Choose uprooted plants with small leaves and grown in sea regions. Careful as there is a difference if the cultivation has taken place outdoors or in a greenhouse, as well as between the mortar and blender…

Late July is the best period for one of the tastiest and highly valuable homemade preparations of our cuisine, the Genoese pesto. One of the most successful icons of Italian cuisine in the world, a refined at the same time popular symbol of Mediterranean gastronomy that draws from the earth its most delicious flavors.