December 3, 2013
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Amalfi Coast, Italy (10/10/2007, taken from bus) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
We took 10 days to set up our new condo in Italy. It is in a small town called Velina south of the Amalfi Coast. When you spend time in Italy, especially southern Italy, you realize the Italians have it right. Farming is still done the old way without chemicals (especially on small farms). We bought fresh vegetables that still had dirt on them. When you cut into them they smell and taste so good. Imagine a tomato that actually smells and tastes like a tomato. The vegetables are so fresh from farm to your table in a day or two. We bought from a family that trucks in fresh vegetables to our small town each day from local farms.
The Italians have very small refrigerators for a reason! They don’t buy and freeze or keep in the refit, They buy what they need for a meal. Meat, cheese, bread, wine, vegetables, fish, etc. All at different stores that specialize in the best produce of that type. Restaurants do the same thing. As you sit and enjoy your meal, you can see people bring in fresh-baked bread, vegetables, fruit, meat, fish, etc. Why do they do this? Because in Italy people still enjoy the taste of good foods. They won’t eat anything else.
When vegetables taste so good, it’s easy to be vegetarian or vegan.
- The Amazing Amalfi Coast (travelblogitaly.wordpress.com)
- Why America Loves Italy (travelblogitaly.wordpress.com)
June 10, 2013
georgefebish
diet, eating well epigenetics, Epigenetics, Nutrigenomics, vegan diet
amalficoast, Biology, Capri, Conditions and Diseases, Diet, Disease, DNA, DNA methylation, Eating, epigenetic, Epigenetics, epigenetics diet belief thinking social, epigenome, food, Gene expression, Genetics, happiness, Health, Healthcare, Italy, Lifestyle Choices, Naples, Nutrigenomics, Positano, Rome, Sorrento, Vegan, Veganism, vegetable, Vegetarianism, well being
Tasty Food Abundance in Healthy Europe (Photo credit: epSos.de)
I am back from my honeymoon to Italy. The country, people and food are great. We went to Capri, Sorrento and Positano. I couldn’t help but think about the food in Italy. The fruits and vegetables are so much fresher, aromatic and tasty than here. Strawberries are red inside and juicy. Vegetables have an aroma and great taste. Food is not overcooked but slightly crunchy texture. We need to think about our food supply. How we farm, how long food sits in warehouses and what we are loosing in flavor and aroma. Eating is far more than chewing food. Our taste is more aromatic than taste. Our senses use texture, smell, flavor and visual to make our food appealing. Buy as fresh as you can. Enjoy food the way nature intended it to be eaten.
We know how important food is to our health and well being but it also must be appealing to us. Eat well!
- Italy in a tiny backpack (twoaussiebackpacks.wordpress.com)
- Capri, Italy by foot, each corner a dream (pipeyanguas.wordpress.com)
- I heart Positano (Treasures from the Mediterranean) (navarrahong.com)
- Picture Perfect Positano (the-travelbunny.com)
- Mangia che ti fa bene! (bonvivantdiaries.wordpress.com)
- positano, italy (collectingwonder.com)
- Sorrento, Italy (meganemilyloves.wordpress.com)
- Capri, Italy for dreamers (pipeyanguas.wordpress.com)
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