This winter has been harder for the other Italian: prolonged cold forced the Italians to spend more on food, that the economic crisis was not easy. Carlo Petrini (Carlo Petrini), a supporter of the movement «slow food» in Italy, believes that this is a great occasion to remember the traditional Italian dishes that do not require expensive ingredients, but taste and the benefits are not inferior to modern dishes, but on the contrary – they are superior. This winter, the Italian lady remembered a lot of recipes of their grandmothers: of stale bread, cheap winter root vegetables, cereals and by-products. Carlo Petrini admitted that he was glad that by crisis, young Italians are interested in simple traditional recipes, and the older generation can pass on their knowledge and experience.