Desserts - cassata, cannoli,zabaglione, granita and marzipan - come intotheir own in Sicily, while Sardinia is famous for itsspit-roasted piglet.Coffee and wine are, of course,magnificent countrywide.
Recall any movie with an "ethnic" cast, the scenes offamilies sitting around a dinner table, digging into plates of chowmein, collard greens, cannoli, baklava, whatever.
Roast meats, blue cheeses as Bleu de Causse, mixed salads (foie gras), a gardianne beef stew, braised beef, jugged game, barbecued meat, chocolate desserts, etc.
Our inability to countenance any desert whatsoever (not even a few berries) would be a flattering way of sending out a message that we were in the company of someone with a power maybe to alter our lives.
You're also briefed by the staff on what not to do, like letting the dogs lick your face, or bringing in snacks for them, because this might make them sick.
As an occasional treat when you're thirsty and want something sweet and chewy all at the same time, bubble tea is no worse for you than lots of other desserts.
The reason, according to researchers, is that those extra numbers took up valuable space in the brain, they were a " cognitive load" , making it that much harder to resist a dessert.