Comments on: From Aristos to The Oxford Bar (The Italian Connection) http://www.giornaledibarganews.com/2008/06/04/from-aristos-to-the-oxford-bar-the-italian-connection/ busily putting barga on the map Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:24:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Zambo http://www.giornaledibarganews.com/2008/06/04/from-aristos-to-the-oxford-bar-the-italian-connection/#comment-1160 Zambo Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:25:30 +0000 http://www.giornaledibarganews.com/?p=5026#comment-1160 This must be the best tasting poem on the internet. In the words of Burns "Warm reekin rich" Well done. This must be the best tasting poem on the internet. In the words of Burns “Warm reekin rich”
Well done.

]]> By: poetry http://www.giornaledibarganews.com/2008/06/04/from-aristos-to-the-oxford-bar-the-italian-connection/#comment-1159 poetry Wed, 04 Jun 2008 05:25:39 +0000 http://www.giornaledibarganews.com/?p=5026#comment-1159 "that meal of yours on Christmas 15 years back ...or... In Sicily, the most important Christmas meal is on Christmas eve —" Perhaps only equalled in sublime excess by New Year's eve in Ischia- A WARM STEAMY KITCHEN In a low white stucco house With red tile roof Flanked by tiled patios Surrounded by an overgrown citrus grove And sea air Chilled slippery oysters A drop of lemon Crisp white wine Clams Mussles Garlicy wine sauce Linguine al dente Tender white boney eel Sauteed spicey herbed sausage Salty bitter greens Grilled slick eggplant Tart in vinegar And olive oil Garlic and parsley Walnuts to crack Mandarines to peel Dried figs strung on a branch Of Ginestra Soaked in vino cotto Dry Prosecco Sweet airy Panetone with chocolate chips Brandied whipped cream filling and A paper thin crust of chocolate Dark wildberry infused liqueur Goodnight “that meal of yours on Christmas 15 years back …or… In Sicily, the most important Christmas meal is on Christmas eve —”

Perhaps only equalled in sublime excess by New Year’s eve in Ischia-

A WARM STEAMY KITCHEN

In a low white stucco house
With red tile roof
Flanked by tiled patios
Surrounded by an overgrown citrus grove
And sea air

Chilled slippery oysters
A drop of lemon
Crisp white wine

Clams
Mussles
Garlicy wine sauce
Linguine al dente
Tender white boney eel
Sauteed spicey herbed sausage
Salty bitter greens
Grilled slick eggplant
Tart in vinegar
And olive oil
Garlic and parsley

Walnuts to crack
Mandarines to peel
Dried figs strung on a branch
Of Ginestra
Soaked in vino cotto

Dry Prosecco
Sweet airy Panetone with chocolate chips
Brandied whipped cream filling and
A paper thin crust of chocolate

Dark wildberry infused liqueur
Goodnight

]]> By: bigal http://www.giornaledibarganews.com/2008/06/04/from-aristos-to-the-oxford-bar-the-italian-connection/#comment-1158 bigal Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:07:02 +0000 http://www.giornaledibarganews.com/?p=5026#comment-1158 caro monacu ci si potesse teletrasportare in sicilia...... chiudi gli occhi e ricordo .......................... amish è FANTASTICA ma terribilmente complessa caro monacu ci si potesse teletrasportare in sicilia…… chiudi gli occhi e ricordo
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amish è FANTASTICA ma terribilmente complessa

]]> By: Monacu http://www.giornaledibarganews.com/2008/06/04/from-aristos-to-the-oxford-bar-the-italian-connection/#comment-1157 Monacu Tue, 03 Jun 2008 22:20:32 +0000 http://www.giornaledibarganews.com/?p=5026#comment-1157 Caro 'Amish, In Sicily, the most important Christmas meal is on Christmas eve -- and without fail, it is entirely comprised of seafood. Calamari (gaddamali in Sicilian dialect, "squid" in English), is featured in several guises; stuffed with breadcrumbs, raisins and pine nuts, and baked in tomato sauce; almost raw in a fresh insalata di mare with fennel and lemon; deep fried as part of a fritto misto. So there was nothing unusual about that meal of yours on a Christmas 15 years back. Davvero una cena siciliana... Caro ‘Amish,

In Sicily, the most important Christmas meal is on Christmas eve — and without fail, it is entirely comprised of seafood. Calamari (gaddamali in Sicilian dialect, “squid” in English), is featured in several guises; stuffed with breadcrumbs, raisins and pine nuts, and baked in tomato sauce; almost raw in a fresh insalata di mare with fennel and lemon; deep fried as part of a fritto misto. So there was nothing unusual about that meal of yours on a Christmas 15 years back. Davvero una cena siciliana…

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