Il Convento dei Fiori di Seta offers many samples of this great variety, which are ideal presents or perfect for cooking at home. On offer are traditional Italian spices, oils, wines, biscuits, chocolate and tea.

Il Convento dei Fiori di Seta is unlike any other hotel accommodation in Bologna; luxurious 4 star hotel accommodation in the centre of Bologna with first class relaxing spa facilities. As well as these seductive services the hotel has its very own shop. Here you can buy a number of traditional secret ingredients that will bring a touch of appetizing authenticity to your Italian recipes.

Non-Italians almost always associate Italian cooking with the country’s most popular dishes: pizza, pasta and in particular, spaghetti. However, those who have been lucky enough to live or travel through the Italian peninsula will be familiar with an even wider selection of amazing dishes. Each region has its own cheese, wine, pasta, bread, sauce and particular cooking style. 

Italy is a country of great variety. Naples is famed for its light cooking based on olive oil, seafood and mozzarella, Rome on its rich produce harvested from the surrounding countryside, Sicily with some North African influences and Bologna, with its richer, baroque cuisine based on parmigiano cheese, meat and butter.