Junglefrog Cooking

That looks very delicious. Beatiful pictures!
It is stil early in the morning, but I get hungry!
I also have “The silver spoon”, but never use it. But from now on I will give it a try.
Arriverdeci and have a nice time in Italy.

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I have the cookbook. I will look it up. I have been to Italy a lot. Interestingly. I find when I travel – especially in the bigger cities – that all cities are now multicultural. That is the basis of Canada – and what I love about it – but you are so right. When I travel, I want to be immersed in a specific culture, and feel it. I want to eat its food without having to research ahead to see what it is and where I can still find it. But, those days are gone. When we were in Amsterdam, we had the hardest time finding some authentic Dutch food – and I love the multicultural vibe in the city … but, I wanted Dutch food! SO, I can relate to your comment about tourism. All that being said, when in Firenza – you must go to the indoor food market in the old town. Ask what the local meat is. A couple of places sell it – a cured meat – I cannot recall its name. Taste the freshly preserved garlic cloves. Make sure you buy a big bag of beautiful dried porcini – but check around first, the prices do vary. Watch what people are eating. There are some places that you can buy a little lunch there that are so authentic it will knock your socks off. You probably know this, but all food labelled with DOP is the best. It is the official seal of approval for each area and each product that indicates it as the best… olive oil, tomatoes in cans… everything.
I cannot wait to read your posts!
XO
Valerie

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Simone (junglefrog) Reply:
May 13th, 2010 at 16:46

Thanks for all the tips Valerie! I will sure keep that in mind when we’re visiting Firenze! As for the Dutch food you could not find; not sure if that is tourism related in this case, as Dutch food is really more home food and tends not to be eaten much in restaurants. Having said that; there is a new restaurant in Amersfoort (which is not too far from Amsterdam) which is specialized in the Dutch cuisine, so if you’re here again give a shout and I will take you there!

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A Canadian Foodie Reply:
May 13th, 2010 at 17:09

You are ON!!!

Valerie’
(Thank you! for the suggestion!)

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You are going to Italy?!!!! AWESOMEEE!! it’s on my list of places to see.. GOK when I will )) Have a ton of fun ! how many days are you going for?

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Simone (junglefrog) Reply:
May 13th, 2010 at 16:43

I am sure we will have loads of fun! We are going for three weeks..

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Never tried this before, looks so good and thanks for this interesting post of Italy.

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I have always wanted to go to Italy. Especially just to sample all the different food in the different region. I hope you have a good time. I have tried stuffed eggplant but not zucchine. It looks great.

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Simone (junglefrog) Reply:
May 13th, 2010 at 16:42

I actually prefer stuffed zucchini above eggplant. I do love eggplant but in stuffed form I like the zucchini better!

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Oooh, you’re going to Italy! So lucky! I went a few years ago. It’s so beautiful, isn’t it?

This looks like a lovely, healthy meal. And you’re right, everything sounds better in Italian!

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Lucky you–planning a trip to Tuscany! Can’t wait to hear all about it. Stuffed zucchini are so versatile and tasty. Yours look great!

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What a tasteful & very flavourful but easy to do dish!

MMMMMMMMMMMMM,….Lucky you, planning a lovely trip to Tuscany!! that’s the way to go!

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Beautiful pictures, the courgette looks fantastic!!

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Ok I understood the zucchini part of the heading and the rest I derived in my head from the pictures before I read thru’ Going to Italy.. I am seriously jealous. Love the black and white shades. makes me think of Roman Holiday, but who knows why.

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Oh, and every time I see this cookbook I stare loveingly at it but never would dare buy it! All those recipes! Daunting! I can’t wait to see how many of them you get made

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