Peter A wrote:

> We got some handmade mozzarella at the local Italian deli, then we got
> some German Johnson tomatoes and fresh basil at the farmer's market.
> Sliced them, salt and pepper, good Italian olive oil, let sit for an
> hour at room temperature. Pure ambrosia, and a wonderful demonstration
> of how simple ingredients, if they are the highest quality, can create
> extraordinary eating.
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Reminds me of the time i was reading the novel "Hadrian VII" by Baron
Corvo, the story was only so - so but one of the main characters, a
Cardinal of the Roman church, would regularly eat a meal of fresh bread
& fruit, cheese and wine.

I went out and got a good bottle of a nice white wine, bought some
bakery fresh bread and some fruits and cheese, and the combo of flavours
was ambrosial, stunning in the taste and the simplicity of producing them.

Alas ... those were the days when i lived in an area where really ripe
fruit were readily available. So often these days, in large urban
areas, fruit is sold under ripe, and has to be kept for a day or 2 to
hopefully improve.
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JL