“the utility of seasonal eating”
One of the great things about Italy - particularly Tuscany - is seasonal eating.
Here in the states, food is flown in from everywhere so we have basically the same diet all year.
Not so in Italy and maybe elsewhere in Europe.
You eat what is in season.
If you go to see the store and see a certain fruit or vegetable one week when it is in season, you won’t see it in a week. Something else is there.
I look forward to trying this...
And of course locally grown is always better but in the US now, that is hard. I remember being a little kid in New England, and my parents would always buy produce at farm stands while driving down country roads; I remember the taste of cucumbers and tomatoes, and fresh picked corn. Nothing like in stores now. Oh, and freshly squeezed apple cider.
Seasonal eating is just common sense. Who wants to eat watermelon in the cold winter?
I was pondering seasonal food the other day.
It makes sense.
There is a time and a season for everything.
Of course!
There must be a good reason God made it that way.