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A Couple of My Favourite Abruzzo Things…

A little while ago Sammy, of the excellent Life In Abruzzo, asked me a few questions about my experiences in Abruzzo. She said she was doing a series of posts in which she planned on asking people who were passionate about the region to describe their experiences and feelings.

I was thrilled.

Life In Abruzzo [...]

Arrosticini and Abruzzo – Inseparable!

I’ve met Italians who don’t eat pasta and I’ve met Italians who won’t touch wine; but I’ve never met an Abruzzese who doesn’t like arrosticini.

Have you ever tasted them?

Do you know what they are?

They are lamb skewers cooked on a spit and they taste and smell divine.

Now here’s the weird thing [...]

I’m in Silvi (TE), So How Come I’m Thinking About Siena?

There are certain foods I associate with different countries. I’m not necessarily talking about a national dish but more a meal that I discovered in that country and whenever I taste it I can instantly imagine myself back there.

Years ago, when I worked in Germany, I tasted schnitzel and wurst in their many forms [...]