Peppe and his best friend butcher 2-3 pigs a year, which will provide for their families throughout the year. I was lucky enough to assist them for a whole day of pork 'transformation'. I learned how to cut guanciale, pancetta, salsicce, as well as how
Three men and a woman hanging out on a hot summer day Piazza San Cosimato, Rome
Grandfather and Grandson 'Ao ma lo vedi che rimorchio ancora? Guarda sta ragazzetta me sta a fa na foto' 'Nonno! ma nun lo vedi che sei vecchio e panzone?' Grandfather is explaining to his grandson he is still handsome enough to pick up ladies (referring to me), while the
Umberto Magri, Azienda Agricola Collemaggiore Here, Umberto was explaining how industrial pigs used for products sold in supermarkets and big chains only take about 3-5 months to grow to an appropriate weight/size for butchering. His pigs take about a year and a half, this is exactly
'Ao' ma la smetti de famme le foto?' This is Roberto, he used to own the newspaper stand in the central piazza of my neighbourhood Monti. He no longer works, but luckily continues to live and spend his days around the neighbourhood. He has seen me
I found this woman while driving through a small town in southern Lazio. She was sitting on her door step waiting for a mixture of grains to dry out (what you see on the floor), so she could then feed her chickens with it.
