{"id":9829,"date":"2015-08-13T17:03:21","date_gmt":"2015-08-13T15:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=9829"},"modified":"2015-08-13T17:03:21","modified_gmt":"2015-08-13T15:03:21","slug":"italian-stuffed-squirrel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/italian-stuffed-squirrel\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Stuffed Squirrel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Italian cuisine is, of course, \u00a0renowned throughout the world. Today\u2019s article, \u2018Italian Stuffed Squirrel\u2019, has absolutely nothing to do with Italian cuisine!<\/span><\/p>\n

It begins, in fact,\u00a0with a cup of tea. The cup of tea that I describe here<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

As we sit sipping the first \u2018real\u2019 cup of tea that Donatella had ever made (under my expert guidance of course), the conversation meanders.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHai visto quante noci ci sono quest\u2019anno?\u201d<\/strong> asks Lino<\/p>\n

\u201cS\u00ec, infatti quel vostro albero davanti a casa nostra \u00e8 proprio strapieno\u201d<\/strong> I reply. \u201cMi sa che questo autunno mi divertir\u00f2 molto a osservare gli scoiattoli che corrono su e gi\u00f9 a raccogliersi le noci per l\u2019inverno.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cAh, ci sono anche gli scoiattoli che vanno su quel nostro albero?\u201d<\/strong> asks Renata.<\/p>\n

\u201cS\u00ec, ce n’\u00e8 un paio, e sono tanto belli. Sai, di quelli rosso marroni!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cMa che bello! a me piacciono gli scoiattoli \u2026 son carini \u2026 infatti ce ne ho di quelli imbalsamati che mi piacciono troppo!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"ScoiattoloA-copia\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Renata proceeds to tell us how every now and then she\u2019ll find\u00a0a dead squirrel by the side of the road, and because she loves them so much she’ll take them home and have them stuffed by a taxidermist.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cCe ne avevo quattro a casa mia, ma quattro porta male, quindi ne ho dato uno a Daniele <\/strong>(her son)\u2026\u00a0ma lui mi ha detto: ma dai mamma, non voglio animali morti in casa mia. Ma gli ho detto: te l\u2019ho portato, quindi te lo tieni!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

At this point Renata disappears off into the darkness towards Daniele\u2019s house, and leaves us to converse about stuffed animals.\u00a0About five minutes later\u00a0she reappears with a short stick like object in her hands.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEccolo!\u201d<\/strong> she says, passing me the object.<\/p>\n

\u201cCavolo \u2026 \u00e8 questo il famoso scoiattolo imbalsamato?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2026 and even if I\u2019m not a fan of stuffed animals, I have to admit that the taxidermist has done a beautiful job, and that it is indeed \u201cmolto carino\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"didvff2myir-001\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cHo anche un fagiano\u201d<\/strong> announces Renata. \u201cAnni fa, quando mio marito era ancora in servizio (faceva il carabiniere), un suo collega ci ha dato un fagiano morto da mangiare. Io l\u2019avevo cominciato a pulire, e avevo gi\u00e0 strappato via la coda quando mi son detta, ma com\u2019\u00e8 bello ‘sto fagiano\u00a0\u2026. non lo voglio mangiare mica. E anche questo l\u2019ho fatto imbalsamare da un signore, e lui ci ha riattaccato la coda con la colla!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

By now, we were all in tears of laughter, including Renata.
\nSuch are the\u00a0discussions that one has whilst sitting out on a hot August evening,\u00a0moths and bats circling the solitary street lamp,\u00a0in the little Piazza\u00a0of Groppodalosio!<\/span><\/p>\n

If you need any help with the translation please ask.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Italian cuisine is, of course, \u00a0renowned throughout the world. Today\u2019s article, \u2018Italian Stuffed Squirrel\u2019, has absolutely nothing to do with Italian cuisine! It begins, in fact,\u00a0with a cup of tea. The cup of tea that I describe here As we sit sipping the first \u2018real\u2019 cup of tea that Donatella had ever made (under my…<\/p>\n

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