Italian Stereotypes

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The Italian lifestyle is one of beauty and tradition. Growing up in a tuscan town I’ve come to realize the beauty around me and the inevitable stereotypes that prove to be true. My outlook on the world has been largely limited to my rural village, yet that has not stopped me from finding true beauty in and around where I live.

A strong stereotype it is, to have a grandma that cooks all the dinner, but to me thats reality. Myself though,,, well the stereotypes do not align themselves with me because I love food but i despise being restricted by rules and sadly that is what the Italian way is. Italian cuisine is traditional and to experiment with it is cultural suicide. My passion, I thrive on the smell of unadulterated herbs, the mesh of two

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