10 Eating and Drinking Rules Italians Live By.

[Mindful]

Whether it's making pasta, fermenting wine, or just enjoying life, the Italians seem to have it pretty much figured out. Granted, it's taken a couple thousand years to get it right, but today, the culture that puts food first has a way of doing things that is the envy of the world.

Eating and drinking are not just pastimes for Italians, they are ingrained in every part of the day. From the first espresso to the final digestivo, the Italian day is infused with intricate rules around how, when, why, and with whom you share meals and imbibe with on fine wine.

It's a way of life, and arguably, the best way. These are 10 rules that Italians live by and you might want to adopt for yourself:

10 Eating and Drinking Rules Italians Live By

Whether it's making pasta, fermenting wine, or just enjoying life, the Italians seem to have it pretty much figured out.

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[Blues Man]

Food is fuel.

It seems silly to me to waste so much time eating.

 

[sparky]

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~S~

 

[SweetSue92]

Food is fuel.

It seems silly to me to waste so much time eating.

Didn't you JUST say yesterday "if someone else enjoys it what business of it is yours"?

But you came here in the FOOD AND WINE section just to buzz off this comment. What a hypocritical ass move.

 

[SweetSue92]

Whether it's making pasta, fermenting wine, or just enjoying life, the Italians seem to have it pretty much figured out. Granted, it's taken a couple thousand years to get it right, but today, the culture that puts food first has a way of doing things that is the envy of the world.

Eating and drinking are not just pastimes for Italians, they are ingrained in every part of the day. From the first espresso to the final digestivo, the Italian day is infused with intricate rules around how, when, why, and with whom you share meals and imbibe with on fine wine.

It's a way of life, and arguably, the best way. These are 10 rules that Italians live by and you might want to adopt for yourself:

10 Eating and Drinking Rules Italians Live By

Whether it's making pasta, fermenting wine, or just enjoying life, the Italians seem to have it pretty much figured out.

www.travelandleisure.com

It seems Europeans eat better than we do generally, but looking at that daily menu--unless Italians walk 10 miles a day if they really ate like that they would look like Americans!

 

[WinterBorn]

Food is fuel.

It seems silly to me to waste so much time eating.

Sometimes it is just fuel.

But other times it is a celebration of the senses and the company sharing the meal.

 

[Mindful]

What could be better than this:

 

[WinterBorn]

As much as I love dining out at someplace nice, I love to cook.

Having been a Dad for a lot of years (raising under 18 year olds for 30 years), I cooked a lot. But it was fuel for the pack and based on who ate what.

In the last 10 years I have spent a lot more time cooking better food for just the two of us. YouTube is an incredible source for cooking anything.

 

[Blues Man]

Didn't you JUST say yesterday "if someone else enjoys it what business of it is yours"?

But you came here in the FOOD AND WINE section just to buzz off this comment. What a hypocritical ass move.

So the discussion of whether or not food is fuel has no business in the food and wine forum now?

And are so thin skinned that you get offended at every comment even ones that are not directed at you that wasn't even a criticism?

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

Food is fuel.

It seems silly to me to waste so much time eating.

We used to take over a table at our favorite Cajun joint and hang out for hours on end.
A four hour dinner was the norm.

 

[Blues Man]

Sometimes it is just fuel.

But other times it is a celebration of the senses and the company sharing the meal.

It just seems like an unnecessary indulgence.

We used to take over a table at our favorite Cajun joint and hang out for hours on end.
A four hour dinner was the norm.

I just can't sit still for that long.

 

[WinterBorn]

It just seems like an unnecessary indulgence.

I just can't sit still for that long.

I find it a very necessary indulgence. Some of my best memories are from a large table surrounded by my favorite people.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

It just seems like an unnecessary indulgence.

I just can't sit still for that long.

Hanging out with your best friends eating some fantastic Cajun/Creole food having some killer drinks made by our favorite bartender and watching football?
Four hours goes by in a flash.

 

[WinterBorn]

Hanging out with your best friends eating some fantastic Cajun/Creole food having some killer drinks made by our favorite bartender and watching football?
Four hours goes by in a flash.

The gathering of friends and great food is enough. Then you throw in watching a game? Sounds like Heaven to me!!

 

[sparky]

As much as I love dining out at someplace nice, I love to cook.

It's one of life's simple pleasures....

Some of my best memories are from a large table surrounded by my favorite people.

ah! , we may just have to vote you in as an honorary gumba w/that sentiment WB

~S~

 

[Zebra]

I will now read those rules.

 

[Mindful]

Then you throw in watching a game?

Like American Football?

Still can’t get my head around it.

 

[Mindful]

I love Limoncello, and want to visit the area where the lemons grow.

 

[leftwinger]

Must need a lot of toilets? Ever went into a mens bathroom after a younger heavyset Mexican?

Land O' Goshen! Cannot do it.

 

[Zebra]

I love Limoncello

So do I