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September 02, 2007

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Meg

Your comments about corn made me laugh, and remember. I lived in Assisi for a very short time in the 90s, and the people there were totally befuddled at the idea of eating fresh corn. Their knee-jerk reaction was that it was pig food. Canned corn? Acceptable to eat. Polenta? Well, so much in Umbria. Corn on the cob or fresh corn? My bringing it up was filed under Crazy American Stuff.

Jennifer McIlvaine

oh...if only it was a taco truck...No, the "AutoGrill" is kind of like the national rest-stop chain of Italy. On every Autostrada, instead of having a rest-stop with McD's, KFC, and 7-11, there is just one place to eat - the Autogrill. I have to say that usually, the food is not so bad. Also every Autogrill has to sell, by law, local products from the area. So, if you stop in Umbria, you will see truffles and olive oil; in the north gorgonzola and bresaola, etc...See my post "Off the Autrostrada" on 2-28-07.

Traca

Okay, educate me. What is an autogrill? Is that like a taco truck? What does the autogrill serve?

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