Cherry-picked Railway Cherries
Una ciliegia tira l’altra – “one cherry pulls another,” goes the Italian idiom. Cherry stalks are often joined, so when you pick one from the tree it pulls another. More figuratively, it refers to the fact that they are so delicious that you can’t stop …
mushrooming.pl – bay boletes
Mushroom hunting is very dear to the hearts of Polish people. Referred to as “grzybobranie” (fungi picking) or just “na grzyby” (go for mushrooms), it is often called a “national sport” in local media. Each family may have their own favorite woods where they head …
The art of olive oil
Here is a video and a few accompanying photos from a small olive oil manufacturer in Vanganel village, near the road that links Koper and Marezige in Slovenian Istria. The video is less than a minute long, enjoy. After publishing a blog entry named “The …
In olive grove
All photos taken in Lovište, a very small town on the tip of the Pelješac peninsula in southern Croatia. Enjoy. If you would like to see how olive oil is extracted, I prepared a separate blog entry about it – with both photos and a …
