Tag: pecore
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Zampogna, the Italian Bagpipe
This fellow is playing a zampogna, an Italian bagpipe. Zampogne (plural for zamponga) are found throughout Italy. Sicily has a strong tradition of exploiting the droning sounds of zampogne—created from air vibrating through either a single or double reed—for its folk music, specifically from mountainous regions where sheep and goat herding are prevalent. The air…
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Ricotta salata cheese is made from sheep’s milk. It is made from the milk whey left over from the production of other cheese, like Pecorino Siciliano, in this case. Here, it is in the form of fresh ricotta, set in baskets to age into a salty bliss. #cheese #formaggio #ricotta #sheep #pecore #baskets #cestini #sicily…
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Take care when driving on those Sicilian curves, because you never know what you’ll encounter on the other side! #sheep #pecore #sicily #sicily_travel #sicilia #sicily_tourism #italy