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Enjoying our first dinner during a group tour of Sicily<\/a>, I turned to our guide and told him that the meal was excellent.\u00a0\u00a0This being Sicily, the reply was not all that surprising. \u00a0\u201cYou\u00a0can steal my money but don\u2019t touch my food,\u201d Alessio remarked.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0He followed that remark by claiming: \u201cIf lunch or dinner doesn\u2019t have at least five courses, it\u2019s just a snack.\u201d<\/p>\n

So yes, food plays an important role in the lifestyle of Italians.\u00a0\u00a0Very important. Portions often approach gargantuan in size.\u00a0\u00a0And growing, harvesting, cooking and eating hold a place of near reverence in their daily lives.<\/p>\n

Of countless repasts I have enjoyed at home and abroad, several stand out because of what they demonstrate about the locale and the people who live there.\u00a0\u00a0They range from gourmet spreads set out in a romantic setting to everyday street fare consumed by local inhabitants.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0All linger in my memories, if no longer on my taste buds, because of what they taught me about the\u00a0\u00a0lifestyles of those who prepare and share local favorites.<\/p>\n

Of the many meals I experienced in Sicily<\/a>, from lavish lunches to picnics among Phoenician ruins to restaurant cooking classes, one that stands out was billed as A Day in the Life of a Sicilian Family. Because family is the only thing that equals food in importance in Italy.<\/p>\n

The up-front instructions from Alessio were clear: relax, cook, set the table, sing, dance, and be open to being part of the family despite the language barrier. A tall order, despite Alessio\u2019s efforts to teach us Italian \u2013 though admittedly his emphasis on hand gestures \u2013 which cover a multitude of sins \u2013 weren\u2019t that re-assuring. But considering the emphasis on food by Sicilians throughout the trip, a visit to a farm where they grow and make their own seemed appropriate. We were introduced to the family and their captivating history going back generations \u2013 both of the farm and of themselves \u2013 before trying our hand at making bread and pasta from scratch.<\/p>\n

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Parents of both the owner, Jean, and his wife plus assorted aunts and cousins all took part in teaching us the finer techniques of kneading bread and rolling pasta, all of which we consumed with gusto. Part of what made the meal even more memorable was the connection with the extended family who helped us create it. One heart-warming story told by Jean\u2019s mother about her first kiss with her husband below the property\u2019s huge Mulberry tree at the age of 12, was one Jean sheepishly claimed he had never heard before. What a moment. It was that kind of day!<\/p>\n

And from Sicilian farmhouse to island inn, a marked change in venue and recipes but no less memorable.\u00a0I\u2019m not accustomed to trussing up and skewering the night\u2019s main course, a practice not for the faint-hearted, before it was spit-roasted on an open-air fire pit for eight hours. But so it is with the Wednesday night pig roast at the Hermitage Inn<\/a> on the tiny Caribbean island of Nevis<\/a>. A\u00a0very large head-to-tail pig on a very large spit, to be exact.<\/p>\n

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Sitting in the Great Room awaiting its theatrical entrance, I couldn’t help but reconnect with the plantation owners and their guests of yore who feasted on roasted pig and its many local dishes over 300 years ago: Plantain and rabbit pie, Bar-B-Q chicken and curried chick peas, fish in cream sauce and tomato salad, with a special shout out to the Johnny Cakes, of course\u2026<\/p>\n

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Such elegant fare was replaced by more traditional preparation as we prepared our own meal at the Village Restaurant\u00a0in Thit\u00a0Ael Pin, a tiny town inhabited by farmers and fishermen in Myanmar<\/a> (also known as Burma).\u00a0It\u2019s home to the Danu people, one of 135 distinct ethnic groups that are officially recognized by that country\u2019s government, each with its own customs, traditions and food preferences.<\/p>\n

A chef presided over the activity, and we each had our own personal assistant who instructed, and helped, us to add the pre-prepared ingredients to the cooking pots.\u00a0\u00a0The nine-course luncheon began with vegetables tempura prepared in the local style, went on to steamed fish wrapped in cabbage leaves and tea leaf salad, and titillated our taste buds with a desert of crispy fried banana with honey.\u00a0The food was paired with glasses of Myanmar-produced red and white wine which we found to be surprisingly good.<\/p>\n

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As immersed in everyday appreciation of all things culinary as are the Italians, nowhere in the world is fine food approached with more reverence than in France. A barge trip\u00a0along a shallow canal in the Burgundy<\/a> area of France\u00a0sponsored by French Country Waterways<\/a> epitomizes that tradition. All the senses are satiated, but taste and smell predominate, with wine and food the focus of the trip.<\/p>\n

Sure, the\u00a0tree-lined towpaths, medieval villages, stately chateaux, and rolling fields where magnificent, pure white Charolais cattle graze were also appealing, but we\u2019re talking about French food here.\u00a0Fresh breads and buttery croissants are brought on board each morning, still warm from the village bakery. Both lunch and dinner, exquisitely prepared and presented from products from the local farmers\u2019 markets hurried on board to maintain freshness, are accompanied by a select red and white wine. The de rigueur Plat de Fromage, a selection of three different cheeses, is served up with as much reverence as the wine.<\/p>\n

Each bottle of wine is tenderly caressed as its characteristics are lovingly described prior to serving. The table is hushed as it learns of the wine’s vintage, heritage, blush, fruity nose, supple taste, sweet aroma, lightness, elegance, finesse, its children, hobbies, indiscretions \u2013 whatever.<\/p>\n

Comparable homage is paid to the cheese. There’s always your basic cow’s, goat’s and blue varieties, farm fresh, 5 months old, 2 weeks old, square curd, penicillin rind, pasteurized, unpasteurized, mild and nutty, light and fresh, tangy and robust \u2013 this is a cheese we’re talking about! But once I returned home, I found it hard to look at a glass of wine or wedge of cheese without wanting to know its entire history. \u00a0The French take their wine and their cheese very seriously. No doubt, if the barge were to sink, the crew would save the wine and the cheese first. Fortunately, this is not a concern in four feet of water.<\/p>\n

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Back on land, in a world far away, a famous chef visiting from New York City toils in a Pennsylvania kitchen several days a week. The three meals a day are scrumptiously prepared, visually appealing, enormously filling and, oh yes, so delicious you hear murmurs of appreciation at every sitting. Not unusual for any fine restaurant. But when the calorie count for all three meals ranges between 1200-1600 calories, if you factor in the two snacks available on a daily basis, the meals \u2013 every one of them \u2013 takes on new significance. Welcome to the Deerfield Health Retreat and Spa<\/a>\u00a0in East Stroudsburg, PA, where you may come for the exercise \u2013 virtually round the clock options \u2013 but you stay for the food.\u00a0And for the very comfortable homey atmosphere where both the guests and the staff members return year after year.<\/p>\n

After galivanting and gourmet-dining around the world, we end with a tiny snack shack in the United States.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The Pine Tree Frosty has been serving light bites and ice cream in the tiny western Maine town of Rangeley since 1964.\u00a0\u00a0We have a summer home there and are regulars at the modest establishment.<\/p>\n

The setting alone \u2013 perched at the edge of a small lake which is the seasonal home for several dozen ducks and an occasional loon \u2013 is worth a visit.\u00a0\u00a0But it\u2019s what we rate as the best lobster rolls in Maine<\/a>, where that tasty treat is a traditional favorite, which keeps us coming back \u2013 and back again.<\/p>\n

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For the uninitiated, the dish consists of a New England-style hot dog roll, which is split at the top instead of the side and has flat sides, filled with delectable lobster meat.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0At the Frosty, the rolls are buttered and toasted, and overflowing with 5 ounces of claw and knuckle lobster meat (more than the standard 3-4 ounces) dressed very lightly with a touch of mayonnaise. After gorging ourselves around the world, such a simple repast is especially appetizing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Enjoying our first dinner during a group tour of Sicily, I turned to our guide and told him that the meal was excellent. This being Sicily, the reply was not all that surprising. \u201cYou can steal my money but don\u2019t touch my food,\u201d Alessio remarked. 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