How Traditions in Italy encourage family bonding time!
Obviously cooking and preparing meals is traditional, but it also provokes the family to pitch in and spend time together in both Italy and B.C. Getting the whole family together to pitch in and help prepare the meal and learn about preparing food is quite common in Italy. Everyone gathering around the dinner table, spending hours swapping stories about their day and just spending time together. Dinner brings people together, and family is a very big thing in Italian cultures. Here in British Columbia we often find ourselves to be "too busy" to make a meal and be with our families, making holidays and traditions just that much more important. At local Italian Culture Clubs you are seated with family and friends which adds to the experience. Good food and great family is what Italian culture and traditions are all about!
Vegetarian Penne with Garlic Toast