BC & I hit a store last night for dinner. We bought a "gorgonzola picante", which was my favourite - so sharp and crumbly it made my head pucker, a brie that was pretty much like what you'd get at home but so creamy you could spread it like butter, and a cheese BC just pointed at and can't remember the name of - rubbery in a waxy rind, with a subtle flavour. We ate them with smoked salmon and crusty bread and washed it down with a wonderful Chianti.

They put mozzerrella on everything - in the south getting Mozzerrella on your pizza means a big blob in the centre. Salata caprese is tomato served with thick slices of creamy white mozzerrella all drizzled with olive oil and oregano.