Armed with a letter of introduction from Harvard University and a reservation at the hostel, I arrived in Bologna in late fall of 2008. I came to study regional cuisine and agriculture in the heart of Italy. I had the first three days to find an apartment – after that my project would begin.
I landed on Via degli Orti, a tree-lined street south of the city center. While in Bologna I pass my time in a small, smoke-filled apartment with three Italians (Veneto, Abruzzese, and Calabrese) and a Bavarian. My wanderlust takes me to Sicily, Liguria, Abruzzo, in search of novelties for my research and my palate.
This is the story of my adventures in Italy’s towns, vineyards, and kitchens. A glimpse of the country that isn’t found under the Tuscan sun, but in the bars under Bologna’s porticos and the farmlands of the surrounding hills.
Wooooow! Well, if you want to study regional cuisine, you are likely to stay in Italy for at least 10 years!!!!
There are so many traditional dishes, very different from one region to another, that you might not eat the same thing for at least 1 year. But that’s great. I am a fan of regional cuisine, because it is not only a question of taste, but also of tradition, history and culture.
You certainly already had the opportunity to realize how rich is Italian culinary tradition. But it you would like some advice, for what I can, fell free to contact me.
Cheers,
Simon
By: waitinginthedark on July 2, 2009
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