Comments for Savour the Sannio

Comment on THE CHEESE-WHEEL TUMBLING CONTEST at PONTELANDOLFO by Barbara

Barbara — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:23:07 +0000

What a wonderful tale! I just love the folktales that circulate everywhere in Italy.

Comment on THE CHEESE-WHEEL TUMBLING CONTEST at PONTELANDOLFO by jim

jim — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 22:57:27 +0000

I loved this well written article and great website. Very informative. Keep up the good work!

Comment on THE CHEESE-WHEEL TUMBLING CONTEST at PONTELANDOLFO by admin

admin — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 16:28:18 +0000

Yes, and I imagine the mice must be pretty healthy at Pontelandolfo too!

Comment on THE CHEESE-WHEEL TUMBLING CONTEST at PONTELANDOLFO by di

di — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 14:09:56 +0000

Wow, that’s kind of a cheezy game.

Comment on A Poem for Sabra by di

di — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:03:34 +0000

Hi,
I loved this entry because it captures how I feel about my Italian neighbors who are mostly older. They have an open-ness not as visible in younger people. I’m adding your blog to my list of southern Italy ones.

Comment on Neapolitan Overtures by Penny Ewles-Bergeron by ethan

ethan — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 23:00:10 +0000

i like this alot

Comment on Cerreto Sannita: The Innovating Force of Chaos by admin

admin — Wed, 20 May 2009 05:18:37 +0000

Your great uncle was right. Cerreto was home to the Samnite tribes, but that was way before the Lombard and Norman invasions. The Samnites were eventually destroyed by the Romans in the third Samnite War of 290 BC.
Your grandmother was also telling the truth, because the wind woud have carried the ashes far and wide, temporarily covering the sun

Comment on Cerreto Sannita: The Innovating Force of Chaos by Gene Parisi

Gene Parisi — Tue, 19 May 2009 23:11:06 +0000

I like your site. I especially enjoyed reading the write-up on the town of Cerreto Sannita. My paternal grandmother and her three brothers were born there. Their name was Di Crosta. On another site I found out that the name is one of the most common names there. (I had no idea the region was occupied by the Lombards and the Normans in the past. My grandmother’s youngest brother, my great-uncle, said the region was the ancient home of the Samnites!)

My grandmother and her siblings are long since dead but I remember my grandmother telling me when I was young that Vesuvius erupted in 1906. She said the sky in the town became very dark and the people became frightened. I always wondered if an eruption from Vesuvius would have darken considering that somone told me that Cerreto Sannita is about 60 kilometers from Naples?

Comment on Knead to Know: The Art of Bread-making in Wood-Burning Ovens by Leslie Xavier

Leslie Xavier — Thu, 07 May 2009 13:02:53 +0000

Barbara,
What great fun and a once in a lifetime experience! I had no idea at the preparation envolved for just the oven. The Mustilli tour would make a wonderful outing for family or friends in town as you have a little bit of everything - history, wine, food as well as an opportunity to cook and learn to bake beautiful mouth watering bread.
Brava and Grazie!
Ted and Leslie

Comment on Incredible Edible Weeds by ciaochowlinda

ciaochowlinda — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:36:05 +0000

I just found your blog, and I’m so glad I did. I also just posted a piece on wild greens on my blog. Are you anywhere near Isernia? We were once at a Samnite amphitheater near there, in Pietrabbondante. My town, Princeton, has a sister city near Isernia, in a small village called Pettoranello.