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Tag Archives: cold
The Imaginary Invalid, and their Dodgy Medicine
It’s February, it’s cold, it’s flu season, here and everywhere else in Europe, I imagine. Flu season brings with it a new and interesting cultural experience: here in the South of Europe, people have a distinctly different approach to health … Continue reading
Defender of all things Scottish
As I wrote last week, many Italians seem to think of Scotland as a sort of modern, EU prison camp. Regarding Scotland, there’s one topic, apart from the weather, they seem particularly fond of: food. Whenever I’m in Italy, or … Continue reading
Posted in Food
Tagged autumn, beef, cold, Scotland, Scottish cuisine, Scottish food, stew, winter
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The Garcia effect (or: The health benefits of ginger lemon honey tea)
Has anyone of you ever had that experience when you can’t eat something any more, because of a negative association? For example, if you once get absolutely smashed on, say, rosé, and you get so drunk that you end the … Continue reading