Those pouring over their takeaway insurance policies might be interested to know that when it comes to celebrating fish and chips, you can’t beat a hilltop Tuscan town.
In Barga, they may not be entirely focussed on their take away insurance, because every July, they have a knees-up to celebrate all that is best about Scottish fish and chips. Why Scottish you might well ask, when the glorious battered cod (or Hake) and deep fried potatoes is popular throughout the land? Because, apparently, they consider themselves to be the most Scottish town in Italy.
Baraga only has 10,000 residents and is twinned with East Lothian, and is justifiably proud of its connections with the northern peoples. The connection between Scotland and Barga goes back to the 1890s when a travelling Duke of Argyll recruited labourers for his estate back home.
And the fish and chip celebration involves many meals throughout the month of July as some 500 people get together to consume vast amounts of fried chips and fish, not forgetting vast amounts of tomato sauce and the local plonk.
So for anyone sweating over their takeaway insurance, spare a thought for all those Italians enjoying their fish and chips in the glorious sunshine of Tuscany.
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