Crumbs and Beans
Today I was invited to celebrate St Joesph's day. In England, I have to admit pay little attention to Joseph, apart from acknowledging he played a part in the story of Jesus.
However, I discovered that here in Molise he is treated with a great deal of respect and reverence.
There is a special service at the church for him and a number of people build altars in his honour in their homes.
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Joseph was a carpenter according to the bible so homage is paid to his simple origins in the feast which on March 19th is prepared in his honour.
Although simplicity plays a part this particular feast to celebrate his humble origins there is certainly nothing lacking in the quality, presentation and quantity of the ingredients. Any festival celebrated in Molise requires one to consume a lot of food, and today was no exception.
In Lucito, my adopted village they celebrated with an enormous lunch of six courses
cakes
Everybody eating
fruit tart
fava beans
more cakes
and more cakes
lima beans
oranges
risotto
fennel
Baccala
and of course, wine in copious quantities with coffee to finish...
This afternoon we sat on the terrace of a house in the countryside laughing, chatting and eating in the afternoon sunshine, Mothers, daughters, sons, wives, fathers, grandfathers, grandmothers, aunts, uncles, friends and neighbours,...
There is no doubt about it the Italians know how to eat and how to party
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