After we arrived at our villa in the hills behind Lucca, and decided to make bruschetta to snack with afternoon drinks, we immediately noticed the absence of salt at the villa. It's usually provided. So yesterday when in San Gimignano we headed off to buy some. With no supermercato to be found, we bought some excellent local Extra Vergine Olive Oil, and enquired after salt. Where can we buy it? None of the many delicatessen type shops were selling it. "Tabaccheria" a young woman outside a leather shop told us. I knew that's where you go not only for tobacco, but also postage stamps, SIM cards and to purchase recharging, but salt?? With a little trepidation, I found a tabaccheria nearby, and asked if he sold salt, expecting to be looked at as if yet another strange or stupid straniero. To my surprise , not only did he stock salt, but I had a choice of fine or coarse, big or small packet. And even more surprising , the cost was only Euro 1.20.
After we arrived at our villa in the hills behind Lucca, and decided to make bruschetta to snack with afternoon drinks, we immediately noticed the absence of salt at the villa. It's usually provided. So yesterday when in San Gimignano we headed off to buy some. With no supermercato to be found, we bought some excellent local Extra Vergine Olive Oil, and enquired after salt. Where can we buy it? None of the many delicatessen type shops were selling it. "Tabaccheria" a young woman outside a leather shop told us. I knew that's where you go not only for tobacco, but also postage stamps, SIM cards and to purchase recharging, but salt?? With a little trepidation, I found a tabaccheria nearby, and asked if he sold salt, expecting to be looked at as if yet another strange or stupid straniero. To my surprise , not only did he stock salt, but I had a choice of fine or coarse, big or small packet. And even more surprising , the cost was only Euro 1.20.
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