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Olive Oil Production

It all starts with the Asian Buffalo, brought to Italy by the Goths, as they migrated southwest during the waning years of the Roman empire. After the fall of the empire, the rivers south of Naples began to silted up, and malaria drove the population away leaving the area abandoned.

Olive Oil Cooking

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Windmill Flour

This is a short series of photos of a medieval windmill that was used for grinding flour. I think it is fun and somewhat informative to see where our food products used to come from, how we have arrived at our modern methods, and how good producers have learned how to combine the care and quality of traditional production methods with modern technology.

Windmill Flour

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Bufala Mozzarella Production

It all starts with the Asian Buffalo, brought to Italy by the Goths, as they migrated southwest during the waning years of the Roman empire. After the fall of the empire, the rivers south of Naples began to silted up, and malaria drove the population away leaving the area abandoned.

Mozzarella

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