Comments on: Fabulous Meal # 1, Florence

By: fried-neurons

fried-neurons — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 23:55:04 +0000

Larees said: “I could never understand those people who eat nothing but McDonald’s during a trip to another country.”

Hahaha. That reminds me of when my cousin visited America for the first time, after years of running a garment factory in Pakistan. She flew to New York to her company’s head office, and I met up with her there.

On our first night there, I asked her where she wanted to eat, and she promptly replied, “sa McDo!” I wanted to slap her silly right then and there! I mean hello? First time in America, in the middle of Manhattan, and she wants a Big Mac! LOL.

By: Larees

Larees — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 22:07:21 +0000

I agree with you MM. Travelling for me means enjoying that country’s food as well. I think food is one of the best ways to immerse oneself in the country’s culture. I could never understand those people who eat nothing but Mc Donald’s during a trip to another country.

By: fried-neurons

fried-neurons — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 20:58:03 +0000

Mmmmm… insalata caprese! One of life’s simplest yet most awesome pleasures…

It’s very easy to find really good olive oil. It’s relatively easy to find really good mozzarella. The key, therefore, is finding really good tomatoes. Which is why insalata caprese should only be enjoyed during the height of the tomato season, i.e. summer. Off-season tomatoes may look pretty, but they have nowhere near the flavor of the peak-season ones.

By: Bay_leaf

Bay_leaf — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 14:38:20 +0000

life is too short to miss out on the good things, so i say, splurge and enjoy!

having said that, it’s been a real hot summer here in Switzerland that i’ve been feasting on those sweet cherry tomatoes with mozzarella, basilicum (some black olives too), with a nice balsamico.

and while we’re in the Italian side of food, may i add FORZA ITALIA!!! :)

By: Mila

Mila — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 01:14:18 +0000

I could never understand people who’d save on food when travelling, packing nissin ramen and crackers so they could go shopping. For me, travelling to a new place means tasting what a local would eat, and sometimes it’s a hit or miss proposition, but the experience is worth every penny.
I’m enjoying reading the new posts.

By: Apicio

Apicio — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 00:58:57 +0000

We use to call them ichamatic. However, I overheard somebody once refer to a camera as paranoid which made me speculate whether it found itself surrounded by expensive and technologically advanced photographic equipment.

By: Marketman

Marketman — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 10:24:21 +0000

Virgilio, good grief, it’s been eons…I thought you had overdosed on Dayap pie or something…no, unfortunately, we didn’t go by Vienna on this recent trip!

By: virgilio

virgilio — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 10:00:25 +0000

That reminds me that I have yet to make mozzarela with cherry tomatoes we grow in the garden this summer. The tomatoes are not ripe yet as the weather has been rather erratic this year. Basils are abundant though. And huge! Bad weather most of the time in June this year. Did you and your family cover Vienna during this trip?

By: Marketman

Marketman — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 09:15:20 +0000

Everyone will laugh when they find out I use a Canon Ixus 430 which is just a 4 megapixel camera that is two years old and I have taken 13,000 pictures with…it’s the instamatic equivalent of digital cameras! Heehee. I almost bought one of those fancier bigger Canon’s but my wife says I couldn’t handle it…

By: gonzo

gonzo — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 09:08:33 +0000

btw, what camera do you use? i’ll be in europe myself in sept and i need a camera. is a canon powershot A700 good enough for holiday snaps, macro shots of food, etc etc? have no clue when it comes to cameras but i’d like to get a decent one for a change.