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Nancy Harmon Jenkins's avatar

Such an interesting post, Paul! Thank you. I'm sure you're aware that the Italian tradition of white food continues. For any type of digestive upset whatsoever, the universal cure is to mangiare in bianco--rice, pasta, chicken breast, panna cotta, or even biancomangiare.

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Paul Bertolli's avatar

Thank you Nancy. Yes, I know about mangiare in bianco and was going to include it as part of this post. However, "white is lite" is a subject all its own and I didn't want to confuse cibi per i malati o gli stomachi deboli with what has evolved as a dessert. Cheers!

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Mao Zhou's avatar

I’m afraid that when I first read the title I was whisked back in time to the Monty Python skit . This article is an absolute gem.

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chuck fuery's avatar

Gorgeous article Paul. I suspect the superb photos are from the hands/eyes of Anthony? Vanessa and I just returned from Italia. True to form, there was a 6 hour "anacrusis" prior to departure. I can't think of better place to be holed up than Roma. Once we recover from our sleepy stupor, I will look over the article in greater detail. Congratulations to the both of you!

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