So, I'm going to start this blog off with a website that I highly recommend if you are interested in international food. It offers background information and recipes for each country. It is quite simple and to the point- probably why I enjoy it so much: http://www.foodbycountry.com/
I'm not gonig to lie - this is my second time creating this post for today. The last one just up and disappeared (lets not mention that the operator is quite technically-challenged). It was well-written and ready to post. Here I am pissy and trying to write it again.
Food. Yep, another blog about food. I'm sure you've noticed the trend. Imagine being Sondra, it's all she hears about.
Rather than writing about consumption and taste as I usually do - this is about purchasing and how my views/practices have changed from "living abroad" (I envision a nose up in the air when that phrase is said).
Bottom line: I love grocery shopping.
Having a mother who loathes grocery shopping only fed into my passion for strolling and exploring the grocery stores for what would seem like eons to others. Europeans insist on fresh ingredients and do not use as many preservative ingredients as the U.S....so, I'm in heaven.
Three new grocery practices I will put into place when I return home:
1.) going more often and purchasing more fresh items that will in return require more grocery visits (clever pattern, eh?)
2.) walking, if possible (which it will be in Indy) to the store/market
3.) bringing my own bags to shop - should have ben doing this already
Sondra and I have both formed new views on ingredients - we are exploring and experimenting as much as possible. Yesterday, we hopped on an early Saturday morning train to Ponte Tresa, Italy's market. We both enjoyed roaming the stalls and sampling olives, cheeses, meats, etc.
Unique purchases for the day:
-mystery eggplant/zucchini vegetable - no idea what it is called
-zucchini flowers (shown in picture) I did a little research and it appears that frying them is the most popular way to prepare these beauties (pictured)
I can't wait to return home and visit the grocery with my new views. Love to all and wish me luck with the flowers. According to the reviews, they're all the rave...
