My mother, who llived for a long time in the UK and other English- speaking countries, had great trouble when she came back to Italy in the mid-70s and found she could not find any of the cuts she had finally got used to in all her years outside Italy. Being a stubborn lass now turned V(very) OAP - she's nearly 90 now -she proceeded to get hold of the butcher in the supermarket and explained to him exactly what cut she needed . "You can't make a decent English roast beef with these silly "arrosto" cuts you expect me to use" was one of her favourite complaints. Now 30 years on, the butcher in her local CONAD, greets her with a cheery "Cosa le serve oggi ,signora? le preparo un rosbif all'inglese?". So her advice would be: get them on your side and they'll be very happy to help.
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My mother, who llived for a long time in the UK and other English- speaking countries, had great trouble when she came back to Italy in the mid-70s and found she could not find any of the cuts she had finally got used to in all her years outside Italy. Being a stubborn lass now turned V(very) OAP - she's nearly 90 now -she proceeded to get hold of the butcher in the supermarket and explained to him exactly what cut she needed . "You can't make a decent English roast beef with these silly "arrosto" cuts you expect me to use" was one of her favourite complaints. Now 30 years on, the butcher in her local CONAD, greets her with a cheery "Cosa le serve oggi ,signora? le preparo un rosbif all'inglese?". So her advice would be: get them on your side and they'll be very happy to help.
I did not know Richard but appreciated his postings on the old Italy Mag Forums. My thoughts go out to his family and friends.