I must apologise to long-term readers as I've shown you these every summer of this blog but I thought newer readers might like to see them. These are absolutely my favourite summer fruit and they are called pesche tabacchiere because they are the shape of snuffboxes. Their flavour is so delicate and delicious that I cannot do justice to it in words. You'll just all have to come over and try them!
Now, how many succulent, Sicilian grapes would you expect to be able to buy for €2.59? The answer is this many, or 2 kg:
According to figures released today, the cost of living in the south of Italy is 16.5% less than in the north.
The pesche tabacchiere look fascinating and sound delicious :-)
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ReplyDeleteThese are strangely flattened peaches, no? Like a normal peach, but sat on by an elephant and squashed sideways?
Yes, they are delicious, with a very delicate taste that belies their elephant-squashedness.
We call them 'doughnut' peaches because they are shaped like doughnuts.
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ReplyDeleteI'm one of Anne's regulars who is here to say Hello and discover your blog.
I read about you in Anne's blog translating poetry from Italian into English. I think that's wonderful. I'm also bilingual myself (French-English) and have only admiration for anyone doing translation work.
Have a nice day and my pleasure to see you again.
No apologies due from La Signora de Modica (sp?)! Gorgeous. We have something similar here; I agree - the taste's exquisite. Huge advantage of southern life, the choice & quality of fruit (+ veg).
ReplyDeleteAnd I expect that the quality of life in the south is even higher
ReplyDeleteLeast they don't taste of tobacco!!
ReplyDeleteI couldn't agree more about the delicious peaches. I just ate one myself and was astonished by the perfect sweetness. just too good to be true!
ReplyDeleteSo good! I will have to see what we have in our market downstairs as I'm getting hungry!
ReplyDeleteI received your postcard last night and that made me hungry too. Thank you Pat and Simi xo
Just becasue you keep showing them does not mean you should stop showing them. Something good is always welcome.
ReplyDeleteThey look and sound delicious Welshcakes, I havn't seen them in the UK though.
ReplyDeleteI love fresh lychees which I think tastes like a cross between a peach and a grape and looks like a small white pickled onion.
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Thankas, Cherie. They re delicious! Hello, Ludlingtonian. I like that - "elephant-squashed peaches"! Thsanks for that, Anne. They do look like doughnits, now that you mention it! Hello, Barbara and welcome to my blog. It's always good to meet someone who understands the problems of translation. Hope you've been having a good day too. Hello, Phidelm. Yes, a bonus of southern life. Hi, WW. Quality of life, yes. But there is little work for young people here. Btw, WW, I got the Ottolenghi book! It's great - thank you for the recommendation. Ciao, Gleds. That is true! B uona sera, Lost. They're fantastic, aren't they? Hello, Lucia. So glad it got there. That was fairly quick. There's another on the way. x Thank you, James. That encourages me. Hi, Trubes. No, I've never seen them in the UK. I never got to like lychees. I must try again. Let's hope Phidelm reads your comment. Love to you all including, of course, Chloe.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you bought the Ottolenghi - it's fabulous! One of my favourites is the manouri (i substitute halloumi), cherry tomato, asparagus & courgette salad. My colleague's made the macaroons which are delicious.
ReplyDeleteHi, WW. I shall cook my way through it.
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