The Accademia Italiana di Cucina Pandolfini (Good Tastes of Tuscany) is delighted to announce the fourth season of the “Certificate Master Program in Southern Italian Cuisine”.

The Certificate Master Program in Southern Italian Cuisine offered by the Accademia Italiana di Cucina Pandolfini is a practical approach to learn Regional Southern Italian Cuisine. The Master expands and deepens the knowledge of traditional Italian food and how it relates to regions and culture through a Gastronomical Trip of Southern Italy and the Mediterranean islands.

This course is an intense culinary, geographical, historical and cultural virtual journey discovering through its food the magnificent regional diversity of Southern Italy. The featured regions for this Master are: Umbria, Marche, Abruzzi, Lazio, Basilicata, Molise, Campania, Puglia, Calabria, Sicilia, Sardegna. The Southern Italian cuisine features the bright, lively Mediterranean taste. Here you will find more Greek and Arabic influences. Freshness is paramount to southern Italian Recipes; peppers, eggplant and tomatoes form the basis for some of the region’s most beloved dishes: eggplant parmesan, tangy marinara sauce, pizza.

For this specific master program a new cookbook has been published and it will be supplied to all the students. It is a true gastronomic lexicon, identifying the quantity and kinds of ingredients in each dish, the proper procedure for cooking them, and the time required, as well as including many of the secrets of the Academy experts.