Question Number 7
Olive oil
seasoned with herbs?
No; this is an American thing, and the first
time my wife Italian encountered it, in a restaurant outside Philadelphia 10
years ago, she found it quite odd. Since then the phenomenon has begun to creep
into Italy, and I saw the waiters at an elegant restaurant in Torgiano (Umbria)
offering olive oil to their American clients. None for the Italians, and since
I spoke thick Florentine Italian throughout the meal they didn't offer it to
me.
