It's no secret that my THREEHUNDREDANDSIXTEEFIVE T-shirt challenge is an international success and that my path to 'global sensation' is well and truly in the making. I relish in telling others all about the T-shirt donations I've received from far and wide; America, France, Spain, Malaysia...
It's a really positive feeling to know that whacky English eccentricity translates well overseas.
As of this morning, I am pleased to announce that Italy has joined the list of nations who 'get it'. the Fried Air are a clothing brand that established in 2009, headed up by my new friend Fabrice. There are some cracking T-shirts available to purchase from the Fried Air online shop, including this design which begs the question 'Ci li vù la crosht?'
The answer to this, of course, is 'I have no idea. Maybe. What?'
Fabrice tells me that if you're ever in Italy, or specifically at a public event of some kind over there, you are likely to encounter vendors pedalling the traditional Italian delicacy Porketta from their vans, and its description is far more complex than any other street food I've ever heard of. It's a savoury, fatty, moist and boneless pork dish where the body of the pig is gutted, deboned, arranged carefully with layers of stuffing, meat, fat, and skin, then rolled, spitted, and roasted, traditionally over wood. It's usually heavily salted and stuffed with garlic, rosemary, fennel, or other wild herbs.
It's basically the equivalent of ordering a full Sunday roast from an ice-cream man over here.
But that's not even the unusual part. You should only be alarmed about any of this taking place before your unbelieving eyes if the vendor has the audacity to not enquire as to whether or not you'd like the crust left intact - ci li vù la crosht? Without the crust, ordering an entire takeaway pig is just ludicrous, which is why the Fried Air have put together this T-shirt design to promote awareness of the issue.
See more from the Fried Air via their Facebook account
