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We deduce that the ancient pairings of ripe figs or sweet and succulent melon with prosciutto have originated from the Etruscan traditions, due to
other indications of food combinations of that time. However, due to lack of literature of that period, there is still a certain cloud of mystery.
There are many clues of ancient tradition throughout oral history in Tuscan society from rural to aristocratic. Specific instructions on how to cook
meat with juniper wood or the use of spices as laurel, garlic and leek mark their development from the primordial to their most glorious period. Learning from the rich life that
they led, we see how our modern world has become restricted or guilt has been thrust upon us for simply embracing the pleasures in life. Modern societies have created
laws whether religious or political, with accepted codes of behaviour that inhibit us, thus we have lost the ability to unashamedly enjoy pure beauty and joy itself.
