Friday, July 30, 2010

Totano & Cinghiale

“Sagra” is something that could be translated in English as festival or fair, usually linked to some local food in a small town or village, with music and dance usually going along with the food.“Totano fritto” (the accent is on the first “o”) is a deep-fried sliced flying squid, something like the more common fried “calamari”.“Cinghiale” is our wild boar. There are many more “sagre” around Tuscany, typically announced with simple and garish posters, and most of these places are not far from Livorno.

See also: Totani - Cinghiale

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18 comments:

  1. Luis GomezJuly 30, 2010 at 12:23 AM

    These posters are great!

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  2. Lisergic SynaesthesiaeJuly 30, 2010 at 12:37 AM

    hehe
    Estate...tempo di sagre!

    Mi piace la composizione della prima, bici e relativa ombra creano danno un tono molto street alla foto.

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  3. AnonymousJuly 30, 2010 at 1:29 AM

    Looks inviting to me. Love the first picture as well and the bike makes it even look a bit like summer poetry. Please have a great Friday.

    daily athens

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  4. TinsieJuly 30, 2010 at 1:53 AM

    My kind of feast!

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  5. brattcatJuly 30, 2010 at 2:42 AM

    Will there be truffles?

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  6. HildaJuly 30, 2010 at 5:24 AM

    Oh my. I can see myself easily gaining several kilos a month if there are festivals every month.

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  7. Small City ScenesJuly 30, 2010 at 8:08 AM

    It is fair/festival time here in most of the US.
    In fact the Stanwood Fair is the 6/7/8th of August. No wild boars but farm kids with their pigs and hogs they raised for the fair. MB

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  8. cieldequimperJuly 30, 2010 at 8:32 AM

    You're making me hungry!

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  9. jooJuly 30, 2010 at 8:42 AM

    The same as Ciel - should have had breakfast before visited your blog today:)
    Happy Friday to you!

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  10. DinaJuly 30, 2010 at 8:55 AM

    Hoho, highly unkosher eatings for me! But the sagre itself sounds fun to see.

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  11. lodoliteJuly 30, 2010 at 10:24 AM

    che bella idea fotografarli, sono belli.
    ciao simona

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  12. B SQUAREDJuly 30, 2010 at 1:45 PM

    Squid with wings, now that is something you should get a picture of.

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  13. LoisJuly 30, 2010 at 4:17 PM

    It all sounds good!

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  14. VPJuly 30, 2010 at 4:49 PM

    @ Dina - Try some “maccheroni”!

    @ B SQUARED - Please follow the link...

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  15. HalcyonJuly 30, 2010 at 4:58 PM

    Looks like you'll have a lot of choices on what to do this weekend!

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  16. UnknownJuly 30, 2010 at 5:59 PM

    Very cool posters! Great idea for posting, VP.

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  17. DinaJuly 31, 2010 at 10:22 AM

    Macaroni? OK, fine with me.

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  18. FranciscaJuly 31, 2010 at 2:17 PM

    Of course I love food fairs, and I'm with Hilda... I'd have to do a lot of dancing to keep the kilos off my thighs... but eat I would and dance I would!

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