Expand your #palate here in #Italy Such micro regional diversity, and on such a historic cuisine to boot, with the same dishes from town to town having so many versions. It begs the palate to see the nuance, and not need to pick a favorite, but instead understand the stories behind the variety of each dish, its flavors, and the agriculture behind it Then, if you dare, try to wrap your head around the thousands of indigenous varietals of wine, historic also, with more stories on top of stories to back up and pair with the regional food It’s just beyond astounding, no other cuisine or country can compare to this pure simple organic complexity, that in most cases is based on the poor and their 100% utilization It creates a better palate and richer life automatically, and with more visits that just multiplies exponentially But you have to let go and give in to the micro regions, you can’t come here looking for Pesto in Sicily, Or Bolognese in Puglia, Or Pizza in Venice Forget what you think you know about Italian food, because the reality is you don’t know shit, and neither do I. I’m just scratching the surface on what is an almost infinite pool of food poems and food operas The Arias that we have yet to hear are waiting for us to simply open our ears in the thousands of small towns across Italy I will never stop coming here and reporting back, and I know you will never stop listening, because it’s so vibrant and alive, and saturated with the human condition #PerfectItaly #ThankGodItsStillHere #ChasingGhostsAndAncestors #ImSoInspired #ThisIsMyJob #DontHateMeForIt Pictured is the #SpaghettiNerano, for which there are multiple Micro Regional versions (at Italy)