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I wouldn't want to belong to any club that would have me as a member." - G. Marx
The bells and chimes are making a racket outside. The remnants of Tropical Storm Eduard are fleeing northward, overhead. It’ll probably make it in time to O’Hare before American Airlines does. Down below, on the terroir-stressed soil of Texas, we are in full-harvest mode. And just in time for the weekend, we have the cucuzza crop starting to hit. For Southern Italians, cucuzza is sacred, in fact there is a Sagra della Cucuzza in Calabria. Then again, they have a Sagra for almost anything, even a Sagra Cassata Siciliana.
But today the cucuzza is front stage and center. My son sent me a picture of the Cucuzza Squash Drill Team in California, so it seems a likely time to break out the old “Which Wine With” post format, for the second time this week, and give it a fling.
Then I heard from The East Coast, and Marco Povero.
His answer was a little longer
important.”
I answered, “Doesn't matter-For the blog-You tell me-Subito-Grazie1000.”
His speedy reply:
“2006 Etna Rosato Scilio Sicilia
2006 Vesevo Greco Di Tufo
2006 Alticello Fiano Cantele Salento Apulia
2006 Costamolino Argiolas Vermentino Di Sardegna.”
A true Southerner trapped in the cold Northeast.
A short text to Tracie and she, being a foodie, also pressed, “Depends how it's made.”
Must be girl’s night out …. Any who, she followed with “...either a light red (Grignolino) or a deep rose'!”
Back to Curacao Mojitos and Jell-O-shooters girls, thanks for txtng bck.
Tony answered “Riesling.” Could he have been a little more specific? They were rolling up to the party house.
That wasn’t so difficult now was it?
Today I also found out the Koreans love cucuuza too. They have another name for it, sounds kinda like googootz.
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But if you could have one wine, only one, what would it be? Operators are standing by.
In the meantime, back to practicing. I can’t wait for the Sagra Cassata Siciliana, hoping to be invited to play with Beatrice again. Yeah, right.
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My Cucuzza ~ by Louis Prima
My Cucuzza
Cucuzza bella
She's my pizza pie with lotsa mozzarella
With Cucuzza
I wanta be
'cause Cucuzza is so crazy over me
Cucuzza grows in Italy
They love it on the farm
It's something like zucchini
Flavoured with Italian charm
I call my girl Cucuzza
'cause she's sweet as she can be
She loves to hear me say
"Cucuzza please babotcha me"
My Cucuzza
Cucuzza bella
She's my pizza pie with lotsa mozzarella
With Cucuzza
I wanta be
'cause Cucuzza is so crazy over me
Now you can have your pasta
And your chicken cacciatore
I'd rather have Cucuzza
'cause for me it means amore
So when the moon is shining bright
On dear old Napoli
I dream of my Cucuzza
She's the only dish for me
by Alfonso Cevola limited rights reserved On the Wine Trail in Italy