Thomas wrote:
> > Ireland and UK are "potato and beer cultures".
> > Italy is I suppose a wheat and wine culture.
> > Spain, I cant decide, certainly wine.
> > France: potato and wine?
> > Can anyone draw a word map of the dominance of the potato, rice
> > or wheat through Europe, along with beer and wine?
>
> Look at any decent Italian cookbook, and it is really only the south
where
> Wheat (Pasta, bread) is the main culture.
> Up North it is much more potato/rice that prevails.

On a similar note, there is a pass in the north of Tuscany, passo della
Cisa, known as the olive oil/lard border! Lard in the north, olive oil
in the south...luckily I'm below the olive oil line!