"Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
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> Nick Cramer wrote:
>
>> Have a great trip! Sicily is fantastic!"
>>
>
> We just had a recent misfortune requiring a stay in Palermo, Sicily. The
> food was almost inedible due to the huge quantities of salt they routinely
> use. Even the bread was very salty. From what our local contact person
> said, all the food in Sicily is highly salted.
>
> The pastries aren't salty, but one can't live on pastry.

Interesting. Husband's family is Italian and I've been told they come from
Sicily. Could explain why husband puts so much salt on everything.