Slow food movement

I think I heard about the slow food movement from Erika. I saw a poster at the Palermo Museum during the flower and plant show. According to my tour book, it started in Piemonte Italy in 1986 with 62 members. At the time of this publication, it had grown to over 100,000 members in 132 countries. Every October, Turin hosts the Salone del Gusto, the world's largest food and wine fair.

The idea behind it is to promote the pleasures of food and drink and encourage the use of local, high-qulity ingredients.

See www.slowfood.com for more information.