For those of you who have to stick to eating gluten free products, let me introduce you to Rummo's wonderful range of gluten free pasta. These have been recommended to me by my Italian friends in Grosseto, and I am very grateful, as this is the best gluten free pasta I have tried.

I was nervous about eating pasta again on my last trip to Italy, but I have to say the Italians have really taken on board using gluten free products. I had the best pizza ever near Rome, some wonderful penne in Perugia and my favourite spaghetti alla vongole in Scaperia, the Mugello where I used to live.