ITAL 20X Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: European Cuisine, Durum, Neighborhood Watch
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& opposite the church is the city hall exemplify religious & gov powers, the two that have always controlled italian. Includes everyone of all ages- kids, teens, adults. Italians live in apartments: people talk from their windows like americans talk on lawns, very noisy bc live right next to one another- neighbors get involved in situations bc listen to other"s conversations, window = neighborhood watch. Middle ages: convergence of two culinary cultures: Roman: derived from greek tradition & based on wheat, grapes & olives. Basic diet (high in veggies, low in animals) Italian distinctive culinary culture later on: food culture born before italy was founded. The medieval table: lots of wheat production- sicily center of wheat production bc dry & hot climate conducive and things produced in n africa immediately exported to. Sicily bc geographically close italians introduced durum pasta (lots of wheat so pasta doesn"t fall apart) but pasta (not pasta culture) invented in.
