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The name “Cacciatore” (hunter’s style) derives etymologically from its original use in the rations that hunters carried in their knapsacks during their trips. The history of the product developed hand in hand with the evolution of the rural culture typical of the regions of the production area, which provide the raw material that is processed accor...

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The ambiance of Castellino del Biferno is much like many southern Italian villages. A statue of St. Pius of Pietrelcina, widely known as Padre Pio, graces the entrance to the small town square, flanked by a bar on one side and a church on the other. But a closer look reveals subtle details that set it apart. A van with a map of Italy minus the nort...

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The region of Molise, nestled between the Adriatic Sea, Puglia, Campania, Abruzzo, and Lazio, has already embraced Turismo delle Radici, the key lifeline of 2024 Italian tourism, as proposed and endorsed by the Farnesina. And it couldn’t be otherwise because Molise is a migrants’ land through and through, with all the beauty and pain that comes wit...

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To unite Molise with Abruzzo beginning with a popular referendum to merge the province of Isernia. This is the initiative presented at a press conference by a promoting committee formed in the Molise city. Ten are the founders, but many are the supporters of the proposal, which the president of the Committee, Antonio Libero Bucci, explained. "The p...

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Tucked away like a well-guarded secret in the embrace of southern Italy, Molise emerges as the country’s mysterious treasure trove. Often referred to as the “region that doesn’t exist,” it remains unvisited for the most part, even among Italians. While the world openly appreciates Tuscany’s beauty, Umbria’s charm, and Sicily’s allure, Molise quietl...

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It took Uncle Luigi Berardi 13 years and a lot of hard work to secure a bond and file a petition for his brother’s family to come to America, but on May 11, 1970, Amato Libero Berardi, his parents Ferdinando and Carmela, and brothers Ferdinando, Salvatore and Fausto, moved from their farmland home in Longano, Molise, Italy, and settled in Philadelp...

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After living in Manhattan for more than two decades and New Jersey for five years, Charles “Chuck” H. Stevens and Berardino “Ben” Di Rienzo were ready for something new. The US couple, who’ve been together for around 37 years and married for 12, say they felt as though they were spending most of their time working to keep up their lifestyles and so...

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On a sunny September day, Termoli’s white travertine streets sparkle under a blue sky. A castle stands watch over a golden beach with turquoise waves providing a gentle soundtrack. Café goers marvel at the neighboring Romanesque church while the town’s residents finish their daily shop before retreating to make lunch behind heavy shutters. The simp...

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YOU HEAR THEM BEFORE YOU see them. It’s a distinct crackling sound, like hundreds of dry leaves being stepped on at once. Then they emerge from the dark, wreathed in ripping fire that billows behind them like a flaming phoenix’s tail, streaking a trail of warmth in the chilly December air. A procession of hundreds of torch bearers make their way th...

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Tucked deep within the mountainous landscape near the Adriatic Coast in southern Italy, a language and a culture dating back 500 years are at risk of disappearing. Roughly 1,000 people in the towns of Montemitro, San Felice, and Acquaviva Collecroce speak Slavomolisano – or na-našo (pronounced “na-nasho”) as it is known in the language – a blend of...

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