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# 85 NOVEMBER 21 , 2016
# 85 November 21 2016
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IT AND US:
Columbus Day Parade
Cleaning
Truffles should be cleaned with a brush under cold water to remove any soil,
then carefully dried and consumed after
about ten minutes.
of a millimetre) the more intense the fragrance.
Eating
White truffle is a seasoning and should
always be eaten raw, never cooked. It is
Serving
perfect sliced at the table over a fresh
A special truffle slicer is essential to sha- egg pasta like tajarin, fried eggs or fonving the truffle into very thin slices. The duta (Italian fondue).
finer the blade is adjusted (a few tenths
By Agnese Tortosa
It was really touching. I witnessed several
parades in my life, some of them in New
York, but to march representing my own
country, well... it has been completely different. I am writing this article to express
with more details what I experienced,
trying to describe the atmosphere that
was there, the feelings I felt and even the
opposing views expressed by those who
do not share this day of celebration and
were there to prove it.
I also want to tell you about the experience of the red carpet and all the "behind
the scenes”. Before we begin, however,
I want to thank my friend Umberto who
invited me to join the parade, marching
with him behind the banner of We The
Italians.
The feeling you get, is to be at a big party, where you don’t know anyone but
you actually know everyone, because
the trait d'union is the Italian spirit.
Like every year, the parade was held
along the 5th Avenue, from 42nd to
72nd street, where there was the red carpet with the local TV’s cameras, and the
parterre with the Grand Marshal - this
year represented by Robert Lapenta.
By clicking here you can watch the entire event, with particular attention to the
part 7, 0:44 minutes: here we are!
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