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Places to discover
between the sacred and the profane
tastes, and the like
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Pork is of primary importance in Umbrian cooking, and it is still very common in the month of January for most families to slaughter and butcher their own pig, which they have reserved with their trusted pig farmer. This is normal for me since I am Umbrian, but it’s not for a Swedish man who […]
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Every Umbrian has had at least one discussion about olive oil when October comes. It’s a very serious, unavoidable matter because decisions made about olive oil will affect what you eat for the entire year. Umbrians fall into three distinct categories: those who have olive trees and make their own olive oil, those who have friends […]
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What does Umbria smell like in the fall? Porcini Mushrooms Roasted Chestnuts Honey New Oil and Novello wine Kaki fruit Cheese I could go on with the list, or simply invite you to visit the Woodland Festival held in Montone every year on the first weekend of November. Of course, you don’t need a country […]
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You would be delighted if you could gaze upon this region from the heights of the hills. In fact, it would seem that you were looking at not just any land, but a beautiful scene painted by Nature; so varying and so pleasantly arranged that your eyes are delighted by what they are looking at.
Pliny the YoungerRoman SenatorThe region is beautiful. Imagine an immense amphitheatre that only Nature could create. A vast and open plain surrounded by mountains, the highest heights of which are covered with ancient and imposing forests. Up on high the copse follows the slope of the mountains.
Pliny the YoungerRoman Senator