Michele’s Freeminding

To me, it seems like Italians don’t have much respect of people eating in a different way. With “different way”, I mean people, for example, allergic to nuts, or vegetarians.

I knew this, but as I’m now in the UK, I’m realizing it more: when you buy something - or you just see it in a store - you can tell if it’s suitable for vegetarians by simply looking for a green “V” or something like that. When you go to a restaurant, you can know if what you’re about to eat is suitable for people allergic to nuts by reading the bottom of the menu.
I don’t know how many people allergic to nuts are there - but I guess many - and I can tell for sure that there are a lot of vegetarians/vegans, but in Italy nobody puts a “V” to tell that a dish is good for vegs, or writes that they use nuts in the kitchen so the meal might contain traces of nuts.

Maybe this may sound stupid, but I guess it is a big problem.
It doesn’t matter how many people eating differently live in a country, you have to respect them!

This post was written 3 years, 11 months ago on January 3rd, 2005 evening time.