Its use, its fragrance and unusual growth gave rise to many legends about its creation and its effects. Plutarch suggested that it was the result of the combination of heat, lightning and water. This hypothesis was also supported by Juvenal which attributed its origin to the legend that Zeus threw a lightning strike at the roots of an oak, giving rise to truffles. Pliny called it the "call of the earth." I Pythagoras and Galen claimed aphrodisiac properties, and dedicated to Aphrodite (Venus), goddess of love. It will be just a legend? It would appear not, in fact, the latest scientific studies reveal that it contains within it a fair amount of pheromone, a substance similar to testosterone. A test? In the U.S. the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1976, Saul Bellow, has experienced the joy of becoming a father to the incredible age of 84 years. Bellow has revealed as "a splendid feast of truffles with the scent of sex." Did you ever taste the truffle and they know exactly define the flavor? Why? There is a fifth taste, umami, discovered in 1908 by chemist Ikeda in Japan in 1985 and has been recognized as an independent style, embodied by the full truffles and mushrooms. They are the pure essence of umami: intense flavor, aroma wrap, taste almost magical.
THE LEGEND OF THE MISTLETOE
Once upon
a time, in a country among the mountains, an old merchant. The
man lived alone, had never married and had no more 'no friends. Throughout
his life he had been greedy and avaricious, he had always preferred to gain the
friendship and human relationships. The
performance of its business was the only thing that mattered. At
night he slept very little, often rose and went to count the money in her home,
hidden in a chest.To
get more and more 'money, sometimes behaved in a dishonest manner, and took
advantage of the naivete' of some people. But
he did not care so much, 'cause he never went beyond
appearances.He did not want
to know those with whom it did business. Not interested in
their stories and their problems. And why no one loved
him.One
December night, now close to Christmas, the old merchant was unable to sleep and
after the accounts of the profits, he decided to go for a walk.I
begin 'to hear voices and laughter, joyous shouts and songs of
children.I think
'that night was strange to hear so much noise in the village. It
is curious, 'cause he had not met anyone yet, despite the voices and sounds seem
very close.At
one point I begin 'to hear someone pronounce his name, calling for help and
called him brother. The man had no brothers
or sisters, and was amazed. 'Throughout
the night, listening to 'voices telling sad stories and happy, family matters
and love. He
learned that some neighbors were very poor and who feed their children with
difficulty, that other people were suffering from loneliness, or who never
forgot a love of youth '.Regretted
that he never understood what was hiding behind people she saw every day, the
man began 'to cry.She
cried so 'much that her tears were scattered on the bush to which he had
supported.And
the tears did not disappear in the morning, but continued to shine like pearls.
He was born the
mistletoe.STAR OF CHRISTMAS
It is said that, in Mexico City, there lived a poor Indian girl named Inez.On the evening of Christmas Eve wanted to bring a flower to the Infant Jesus, but he had no money to buy it. He walked down the street without knowing what to do, then decided to collect twigs from a bush seen by chance in the ruins of a church.After being collected thought to embellish the bouquet with the only nice thing he owned: a red ribbon for hair. He arrived at the church that now it was dark and Ines thought not to find anyone. Once in front of the Child Jesus, put down her bouquet. Immediately after putting it near the statue, he heard voices behind him: people were surprised and intrigued by the beautiful flower of Ines, so they asked him where he found a flower so beautiful.Inez turned to her bouquet and incredulous, he saw that the green leaves of the bush were colored in red and gold berries in the center had taken the shape of a heart.Ines went home happy thinking that he liked to Jesus his gift because he had turned into the most beautiful flower of Mexico, the Christmas star.THE WALNUT la noceThe nuts are the protagonists of legends born in the Middle Ages. According to the theory of signature of the kernel, the similarity with the cerebral hemispheres, walnuts believed capable of curing diseases of the brain. Under the walnut trees were held it was thought that i Sabbah, gatherings of witches who danced with the devil gruesomely especially the night of St. John the Baptist. In Rome, the church of Santa Maria del Popolo is said to have been built on a place where he grew a nut attended by devils and hellish shapes. Caria was transformed from walnut and walnut Dionysius was elected to the temple to Artemis Caryatid handed down the story of the hapless girl. The columns of the temple were sculpted female figures that became known as caryatids, a term used in architecture and art history .. The shadow of the walnut between farmers seems to be particularly contraindicated in case of sweating summer, because it causes a decrease in temperature than the surrounding environment, causing illness.
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