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<\/a><\/p>\nA lactose-intolerant’s nightmare.<\/p>\n
This woman was at the stall for a good half-hour, tasting different cheeses and amassing an enormous pile of waxed paper-wrapped parcels. It’s a serious business, cheese-buying.<\/p>\n Not just cheese, but salami as well<\/p>\n Oh, and sausages, fresh from the barbecue.<\/p>\n Stacked inside a terracotta roof tile, waiting to be eaten<\/p>\n For those of you who haven’t been to Sicily, it’s pronounced\u00a0grah-nee-tah<\/em>, and it’s kind of like a sorbet, in that it’s made of ice, sugar and flavourings. It’s a million times better, though. Eat it for breakfast accompanied by a warm brioche. You’ll thank me for it.<\/p>\n The ricotta-makers. The guy on the right was dying for us to stop taking photos of the food. Signora! Signora! Si fa una foto di noi? <\/em>But of course I can …<\/p>\n They all smoke while working. It adds to the flavour, I’m told.<\/p>\n On a hot spring day, would *you* want to stand next to a blazing log fire stirring a giant cauldron of milk? No, me neither. My taste buds are glad they did, though.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n