The Pertpetual Expat

Bite Sized Daily Life

Ratafia

  Ratafia, secondo l’etimologia popolare più diffusa, deve il nome all’espressione latina medievale “Ut Rata Fiat” usata dai notai per sancire la conclusione di un

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The Perpetual Expat

Milk (latte)

You do not buy milk by the gallon in Italy. You buy it in liters. It is also not typically kept refrigerated. They use a

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Bite Sized Daily Life

Pepperoni

Pepperoni do’s and don’ts. Pepperoni in Italy is not what Americans think it is.           If you order a Pepperoni Pizza

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Bite Sized Daily Life

Spring

[image: Acacia.jpg] Springtime and early summer in Italy are the greenest times of year. The air everywhere is filled with the scent of flowering Acacia

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Olive Harvest

Raccogliere – To collect or harvest Country living in Abruzzo means the rhythm of life is heavily influenced by the grape and olive harvests. The

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