crystal sea salt / A crystal of sea salt
There are trades that measure the degree of culture of a people. And 'this is the case of salt from sea or from the mines, an ancient work that has accompanied the development of our civilization. From the Via Salaria wage: enough to remember these names had the very great importance in social relations and trade in the past.
artisan sea salt products are of high quality but costs much higher than mine, or rock salt. To defend preseve and this kind of work went into the ad hoc consortia in Italy, Sicily, for example, and here in Piran, a small town that faces Slovenia in front of Trieste.
The girl who accompanied me during my visit to these states that salt at all stages of production using only strictly traditional methods. Why does his job with Pride and pleasure ". I show the "fleurs de sal," salt crystals grown on the thin surface of salt ponds. A fine condiment with which you can do everything, even chocolate. Continuing to walk
tells me about the nonnno, born during the Austro-Hungarian Empire, his father, who was born in Italy, she was born in Yugoslavia and his son, born in Slovenia. Yet all came to the world in the same house. Sometimes the cultural identity of a people can be stronger than national ones.
News two days ago: The German bank BHW Bausparkasse, which specializes in mortgages and loans, has decided to import in Italy, the subsidized rate formula - tried and tested with success at home - aimed at gay and lesbian couples looking for a loan to buy a house. Where Italian politics has proved guilty and a inexcusable delay, now is the world of finance. The reasons are not certain of the noblest, given that this is a pure marketing operation (at a time of economic crisis have access to an untapped market, with a large catchment area and in a state monopoly, is certainly a winning move!), but no matter the signal is still strong and important. 