Bill and I were early for Sora Margherita, below, so we slipped up to a sidewalk cafe on the via del Portico D'Ottavia. Now Bill never drinks in the afternoon at home, so this was slightly dangerous, but the sun was so hot and I was so thirsty, we settled in for a pre-lunch drink. The Italians, who have long ago worked out every detail about the subtleties of dining, recommend this as a way of "opening the stomach".
Sounds like sound advice to me.
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(Or is that only french?)
Oh, yes. We open the stomach before the meal then we close it down after the meal with a digestivo (like Limoncello...). And of course, lot's of wine during the meal, aids the digestion immeasurably. Repeat daily, live forever -- well, of course you have a reason to live forever.
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