| The kind of meat I use more often is surely that of | | | | but finding all the needed spices here in Italy was quite |
| chicken. While there are occasions in which I prefer | | | | difficult. Now, even in the supermarket, you can find |
| beef or pork, there are several reasons why most of | | | | quite enjoyable Indian sauces already containing all the |
| the times I select a chicken recipe. One of the reasons | | | | needed spices: all you have to do is to add the pieces |
| is that chicken is very versatile: the breast has a quite | | | | of chicken: my sons love it. |
| neutral flavor and can be seasoned and cooked in a | | | | There is another reason why I recently eat quite a lot |
| lot of different ways. | | | | of chicken: it contains less fat than the average beef |
| Being Italian, I prefer the chicken recipes with a lot of | | | | or pork. Indeed I have some problem with my weight, |
| garlic and rosemary, but there are also some | | | | my blood pressure and in general with the way my |
| wonderful dishes in which the chicken blends with | | | | body deals with animal fats. The doctor said I have to |
| pepperoni or lemon or tomato and oregano. I also like | | | | reduce the animal fats intake and I found that using the |
| to cook it in pieces with white wine and Mediterranean | | | | chicken, which, skin apart, has little fat, can allow me to |
| spices, like garlic, rosemary, sage and juniper berries. | | | | eat meat more freely. In general, now that I eat mostly |
| I also like a lot the exotic recipes with chicken. In | | | | chicken (and fish and legumes) my health is going |
| particular, I like some very common Indian recipes, like | | | | much better, and since I can prepare so many |
| chicken tandoori and chicken tikka masala, which are | | | | different dishes with chicken, I do not risk the dietary |
| so different from the kind of taste we are used to | | | | boredom, which is always a danger when the doctor |
| here in Italy. About 10 years ago, when I discovered | | | | says you have to lose several pounds. |
| Indian cooking, I tried to cook these dishes all by myself, | | | | |