Italian senators demand ice cream

by Sarah J. Gim (Subscribe to Sarah J. Gim's posts)
Posted Jun 16th 2007 9:02AM
Filed under: Dessert, Food Oddities, Europe, Comfort Food, Italy

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Italy is in crisis! There's a public spending emergency! There is general mistrust of elected public officials!

There's no gelato at the Senate building?

Apparently, Italian senators Rocco Buttiglione and Albertina Soliani are campaigning to have Italian ice cream, "gelato," served in the cafeteria of the Senate building, claiming that it would "improve the quality of life" in the Senate.

I mean really. Don't these senators have more important issues to worry about than whether their favorite dessert is being offered in the cafeteria?

Tags: ice cream, IceCream, italian, italy

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6-16-2007 @ 1:49PM

Dawid Gatti said...

If U eat good U fill better and think better, so food is important for us in Italy.

6-16-2007 @ 2:01PM

Tim said...

But do u spel beter?
(I kid, because bad spelling makes my mind hurt)
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But it's not to crazy a demand. How hard can it be to get a freezer in there?

6-16-2007 @ 2:03PM

Tim said...

Oh crap. I didn't realize English was your native language. Now I feel really guilty! A new language is a difficult skill to master, and your English is much better than my French (My Italian is non-existent, for the record). I'm so sorry!

6-16-2007 @ 2:04PM

Tim said...

It's not my day for comments. I just realized I should have said English "wasn't" your native language. Once again, really, really sorry.

6-17-2007 @ 12:45PM

j gold said...

San Crispino, which is quite possibly the best gelateria in Rome and thus the world, is just a few short blocks from the Senate. The esteemed legislators could probably use a little walk as a break from long days of indolence, calumny and processing bribes.

6-16-2007 @ 5:03PM

swag said...

This is mildly humorous in a snyde way. But what's so newsworthy about senators from anywhere who would like to see ice cream in their cafeteria? Would it be a blow-out news item if a judge wanted peanut butter cookies in the courthouse cafeteria? My co-worker would also like to see ice cream in our cafeteria at work -- does that make him a freak show?

Is the point of this that we're supposed to believe that senators don't eat, sleep, drink, or use the bathroom like "normal people"? Because if not, I guess I don't understand why this story is supposed to be noteworthy.

6-17-2007 @ 12:46PM

sarah said...

*wow*

j gold!

hi! i can't believe you are reading slashfood! i am honored.

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