1 Chef Gazpacho’s Guide To ITALY By:Jannielle Antony, Kennedy Malone, Megan Wells, Myra Jansky
Mar 22, 2016
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Hi, my name is Chef Gazpacho! I’m going to teach you
a bit about my country, Italy. Follow me to our first
stop: Italy’s farmland! We will learn about the
agriculture in Italy. Here we go!
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Here we are, in Italy’s farmland! Did you know that
most of Italy’s farms are between 12 and 240 acres big?
And the main crops are olives and grapes? All of the
grapes grown need to be harvested in the lowland near
the Po River, and picked by hand.
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Fish are a great part of the Italian agricultural
industry. The main fish they catch are trout, pilchards,
anchovy, striped venus, cuttlefish, squid, octopus, and
shrimp. Due to global warming, the fish catching
industry is going down, but fish are still produced in all
parts of Italy.
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The main animals on Italy’s farms are cattle, sheep,
goats, and pigs. Meat production from these animals are
4,061 thousand metric tons. The northern part of Italy
has the most of the dairy production.
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Here are some fun facts on Italian agriculture.
Banana imports are 34,600 million. Cotton exports are
30,000 bales. Wine is produced in every one of Italy’s 20
regions.
Now we will move on to the pizzeria to learn about
Italian food!
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Here we are at the pizzeria! In Italy each region is
known for special foods. Naples is considered the
birthplace of pizza. Parma is known for ham, Lombardy
for rice dishes, Tuscany for soup, Sicily for sweets, and
the Alpine Valleys for cheese.
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Tomatoes are a very important food to Italy, even
though they borrowed the idea from Mexico, along with
many different recipes from other places. In the
summer, they have a tomato festival. They can eat
tomatoes all year long because they have so many left
over from the summer festival. Mama Mia! That must
be a lot of tomatoes!
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Italians eat a variety of different foods. Veal, beef,
and lamb are their favorite meats. In northern Italy
pasta and rice are liked a lot because they have them at
every main meal. The people eat chickpeas-a round bean.
They also eat fried cream puffs, Romaine salad with
fennel, spaghetti, olives, mazzarino salad, and tomato
sauce. They also like pizza, gelato (ice-cream), Formaggio
(cheese), and frutta. (fruit)
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Now, I would like to share a few fun facts about
Italian food with you. Did you know that coffee is a
favorite drink in Italy? They drink it out of little cups
and they call it Espresso. Italy is known for pasta;
pasta is an Italian word that means ‘dough’. And,
spaghetti and with meatballs is not a typical Italian
meal.
Now we will move on to the chapel to learn about the
Italian religion.
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Here we are in the Italian chapel! Did you know that
Roman Catholicism is the majority of 85% native born
citizens, and 20% participate in regular services of
worship? The Italian Constitution provides for freedom
of religion, so not all are Catholic.
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Italy has been a land of deep faith since time
immemorial. The landscape is still dotted with beliefs of
the past. Rome has been a religious capital for
thousands of years in the Catholic faith.
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Instead of ending time of holiness at New Years, it
lasts until January 6th. During that time, or around it,
they place presents around a manger and they pray. Boy
is it busy around that time of year because the festival
called Winter Solstice festival also happens!
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In 1984 Italy and Vatican City updated several
provisions of the 1929 packs. There is no state religion
and the Constitution prohibits state support and
private schools. The countryside is dotted with
monasteries and convents. Many are empty because
fewer people are becoming monks and nuns. Now we’re off
to the art museum!
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Many of the famous artists of Italy included
Leonardo De Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael. These
artists were famous now and in the Renaissance. Italy’s
gallery includes Mona Lisa, the Last Supper, and the
Vitruvian man.
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Florence!
Florence is a well known city for art museums.
Did you know that the first operas were composed
in Florence, in the 1590’s? Many artists were born
near, or in Florence.
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Fame!
Raphael settled in Florence in 1504, where he
studied Leonardo De Vinci. Leonardo De Vinci was
born near Florence; he later became a court artist
for Lodivico Sforza (the duke of Milan) and was
later hired by the Florentine government to
decorate walls.
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Michelangelo!
Michelangelo’s style was distinct. End of story.
He got the style from Lorenzo the Magnificents
palace. All of these artists are now dead.