La Cantina

If you go into most Italian homes, there is always a room in the basement called the cantina.  The cantina is a cold room where everything is stored. You can find sausages hanging from a broom balance between shelves, sauce, homemade wine, and God knows what else.

I tend to think of this room as a black hole . If you need something, chances are its in the cantina.  When we rebuilt my house we made sure to add one. They are not only useful for storing food, but in the summer they are a perfect place to hide to stay cool!

A group of Canadian comedians talked about the cantina on their online show "Nonna Maria". This video is  spot on in talking about what can be found in there and what it looks like. Chances are they probably went into their Nonna and Nonno's cantina's to get the full affect!