What are the regional dishes of Italy and how can you take a culinary journey to discover

the unique produce and food traditions of the Italian regions?

I'll find out as we help my friend, journalist Maria Pasquale, launch her new book, Manja,

on episode 248 of the Untold Italy podcast.

Chabatt all. The Untoldishly podcast. Ciao at all and benvenuti to Untold Italy, the travel podcast where you go to the

towns and villages, mountains and lakes, hills and coastlines of Bella Italia.

Each week your host, Katie Clark, takes you on a journey in search of magical landscapes,

history, culture, wine, gelato, and of course, a whole lot of pasta.

If you're dreaming of Italy and planning future adventures there, you've come to the right place.

Ciao.

Hi everyone.

Today I'm excited to help my friend Maria Pasquale launch her new book,

Manja, How to Eat Your Way Around Italy, here on the podcast.

Maria is an Australian journalist living in Rome, and we met by this very podcast where she's appeared a few times to talk about life in Rome and trustevere, the neighbourhood where

she lived until a few weeks ago. It's a very recent move. We're both from Melbourne and have a shared passion for all

things Italian, so I'm thrilled to have her join us today to talk about the amazing food of

Italy from the top to the toe of the boot. Of course, Italian cuisine is so much more than

pizza and pasta with tomato sauce, and I hope you've noticed that in our conversations here on the podcast.

And what Maria has done with her new book Munger is provide a comprehensive overview

of the dishes and food experiences you can have in each of the Italian regions with so many

gorgeous pictures and useful information about food festivals and more.

So let's get started and see what delightful suggestions Maria has for us based on her

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