Ешь, молись, люби

Chapter 21

           TherearesomanymanifestationsofpleasureinItaly,andIdidn’thavetimetosamplethemall.Youhavetokindofdeclareapleasuremajorhere,oryou’llgetoverwhelmed.Thatbeingthecase,Ididn’tgetintofashion,oropera,orcinema,orfancyautomobiles,orskiingintheAlps.Ididn’tevenwanttolookatthatmuchart.Iamabitashamedtoadmitthis,butIdidnotvisitasinglemuseumduringmyentirefourmonthsinItaly.(Oh,man-it’sevenworsethanthat.IhavetoconfessthatIdidgotoonemuseum:theNationalMuseumofPasta,inRome.)IfoundthatallIreallywantedwastoeatbeautifulfoodandtospeakasmuchbeautifulItalianaspossible.Thatwasit.SoIdeclaredadoublemajor,really-inspeakingandineating(withaconcentrationongelato).

           Theamountofpleasurethiseatingandspeakingbroughttomewasinestimable,andyetsosimple.IpassedafewhoursonceinthemiddleofOctoberthatmightlooklikenothingmuchtotheoutsideobserver,butwhichIwillalwayscountamongstthehappiestofmylife.Ifoundamarketnearmyapartment,onlyafewstreetsoverfromme,whichI’dsomehownevernoticedbefore.ThereIapproachedatinyvegetablestallwithoneItalianwomanandhersonsellingachoiceassortmentoftheirproduce-suchasrich,almostalgae-greenleavesofspinach,tomatoessoredandbloodytheylookedlikeacow’sorgans,andchampagne-coloredgrapeswithskinsastightasashowgirl’sleotard.

           Iselectedabunchofthin,brightasparagus.

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