Centenarians whiz by on their bicycles to enjoy a glass of Cannonau at home. A handful of women in a remote mountain village make the world’s rarest pasta. The same foods enjoyed in the Bronze Age are still found on tables 3,000 years later. Sardinia’s food culture is nothing if not fascinating.
The island has evolved separately from the mainland both culturally and geologically; 23 million years ago, Sardinia was connected to the Provençal coast in modern-day France. Residents consider themselves Sardinian first and Italian second. They speak their own language, sardo—the closest to Vulgar Latin of all the Romance languages.
