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Sardinia
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Biddanoa cumenzàt cun d’unu suspiru. Fut su suspiru de chini, apustis de nd’èssi calau ’e su trenu in punta ’e mesudì, ndi bessìat de su fossu accantu fut sa stazioni e dda bìat di attesu, sa bidda, in artu in d’unu monti, e bìat s’arziàda mala chi fut abettendiddu po ci arribai.
Is domus, bias de cussa distànzia, parìant allìgras, iscaringiàdas a arrìri, cun cuddu biancu a ingìriu de gennas e ventanas che una miràda beffiana ghettàda a is chi fùanta sudendu in s’ùrtimu trettu ’e s’arziadróxu ch
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― Po cantu Biddanoa
― Po cantu Biddanoa
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The soul of Sardinia lies in the hills of the interior and the villages peppered among them. There, in areas such as Nuoro and Ozieri, women bake bread by the flame of the communal oven, winemakers produce their potions from small caches of grapes adapted to the stubborn soil and acrid climate, and shepherds lead their flocks through the peaks and valleys in search of the fickle flora that fuels Sardinia's extraordinary cheese culture. There are more sheep than humans roaming this island- and sh
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― Pasta, Pane, Vino: Deep Travels Through Italy's Food Culture
― Pasta, Pane, Vino: Deep Travels Through Italy's Food Culture
