You will be forgiven for not understanding a word of what they're all saying. Both the Corsican accent and their patois, don't make things easy for us foreigners.
So, here are Arthur and Vincent over on 'The isle of beauty', partaking of all good things.
I must add here that their 'Gun etiquette' is not all it should be. A gun should be pointed downwards at all times when not actually shooting. Behaviour such as at 6 secs should never be tolerated. And one should never fire horizontally. Bad boys!!! If I'd wandered around with my gun over my shoulder, like a Syrian 'freedom fighter', I would never have been invited back to a shoot ever again.
I've not been to Corsica, but wish I had. It's an island of stunning countryside, and excellent food.
One of my favourite preserved sausages, Figatelli, comes from Corsica. Figatelli is a classic pork dried sausage which also contains liver. It has a haunting flavour, and should be cooked over wood or charcoal (2.22 in video).
I would recommend a visit to Corsica, if you have the chance. It is one of the least visited islands, but that could only be a good thing.
I visited Corsica about 25 years ago. It is indeed a lovely island and has a very unique feel to it. It does not feel like France, it is just something totally special. The food was good and the people very friendly. I stayed in Calvi and the proprietor of the hotel insisted that a meal was prepared for me even though I arrived when servings had finished and on my last day he drove me to the airport himself.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds lovely. I have heard that the locals are not so friendly these days. They're not keen on tourism, but I'm sure mostly it's OK.
DeleteThe piggish French or Corsican fellow at 1:26 happily tries to talk with his mouth stuffed. It does not work.
ReplyDeleteGood manners have yet to leave British shores.
DeleteDarn those boys have the best job! Qualifications a strong stomach and a head that doesn't ache the next day. Those sausages, meat and all the rest sent me googling Corsican cuisine!!
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