Laura IngallinellaA curiosity for meat-loving aficionados of Italian literature: Antonio Frizzi (Ferrara, 1736-1800) wrote "La Salameide," a magniloquent 2,000-line poem in praise of salami, sausages, and other pork-derived cold-cuts.
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@lauraingalli @histodons @litstudies @italianstudies It would pair nicely with "Hasty Pudding," a mock-heroic ode to the joys of polenta.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hasty-Pudding
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hasty-Pudding
@gobsmacked @histodons @litstudies @italianstudies that's a syllabus that writes itself---and a full menu! There are delicious satirical poems by Benedetto Vacchi on ricotta, boiled eggs, etc.
@lauraingalli @histodons @litstudies @italianstudies Okay. I need to teach - or for preference take - that class.
@lauraingalli (Actually in Italy at the moment and for dinner had grilled polenta with guanciale - why "Hasty Pudding" sprang immediately to mind when reading your post - followed by peposa.)
@gobsmacked quite jealous! peposo is the Tuscan stew, right? delicious!
@lauraingalli Yeah - Tuscan beef and pepper stew. It was definitely peppery, but so nice - very cold and drear here today and it felt appropriate. And the couple running the tiny little place in Pienza are so warm and friendly. Second time I ate there this week.