[Netz]

I live on the Mediterranean (Israel) and we eat wholesome foods as a rule but junk food is always readily available. You're right, you're relatives lived a simpler life with simpler foods and wow! Italian cooking!! An Italian friend of mine once told me that Italian food is basically farmers or peasant food. The French stole the Italian recipes and made them all fancy with sauces and such.

[dp0622]

It’s true. My grandparents were broke as kids and young adults in Italy/Sicily. Ate what the land gave them plus some meat as a treat.