Sunday morning in Norcia - Part 2
by Silvia Matricardi
In the norcineria we met a local man whose features remind of oriental people living in other sorts of mountains and plains. He has run his own norcineria business for years and now simply enjoys welcoming people, chatting and telling stories of when he used to make his own cheese and salami and when he was selected to be part of the cast of “Giubbe rosse”, a famous movie.
He has got a daughter who is studying some sorts of modern advertising in New York, a subject that could not be found in Umbria. “She costs me one and a half lamb each month!” he said: but we could feel the pride in his voice..... It’s true: the walls and mountains that surround this town, neither in past centuries nor now can keep Norcia people from exploring the world....
And there it is, the precious tuber, the black gold, the aphrodisiac fruit, the VIP, the protagonist of next week activities: the Nero Norcia, the black truffle!
You can buy it raw, greated and conserved under extra virgin olive oil, or mixed with other ingredients to make delicious pasta and meat seasonings.
After this whirl of visual and olfactory stimulus we headed towards the main square, where a statue of St. Bendetto saluted us. Here and there knots of people chatted pleasantly and enjoyed the warm winter sun.
(end of Part 2)
He has got a daughter who is studying some sorts of modern advertising in New York, a subject that could not be found in Umbria. “She costs me one and a half lamb each month!” he said: but we could feel the pride in his voice..... It’s true: the walls and mountains that surround this town, neither in past centuries nor now can keep Norcia people from exploring the world....
And there it is, the precious tuber, the black gold, the aphrodisiac fruit, the VIP, the protagonist of next week activities: the Nero Norcia, the black truffle!
You can buy it raw, greated and conserved under extra virgin olive oil, or mixed with other ingredients to make delicious pasta and meat seasonings.
After this whirl of visual and olfactory stimulus we headed towards the main square, where a statue of St. Bendetto saluted us. Here and there knots of people chatted pleasantly and enjoyed the warm winter sun.
(end of Part 2)
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