He was in Grade 2 or so at the time. He turned out okay, though, and is a musician in Montreal now. He's an uncle, not a dad, as yet.

I must admit, I haven't had any dog biuscuits since I was a kid when we had a Dalmatian. That was a long time ago. They might be even better today.

Shall we move over to the forum? JK

OMG, this looks like it’s developing into a new Forum thread … “Who has, or has not, eaten dog biscuits” … LOL!

…and Jacquie, you’ll have to bring some home for your son so he can relive his days of adolescent glory! Does he have young kids of his own? This would be classic ‘dad stuff’ to do with them!

Notwithstanding (am I allowed to write that coming from Alberta???) the fun factor, they are a tasty and long lived snack to have on hand. They probably would retain their texture a lot longer here though than in Vancouver.

Dog biscuits...lol! They do taste better than dog biscuits, I know.

And I’m looking forward to riding it. Now to get into some sort of shape!

Tasty dog biscuits! My younger son used to take dog biscuits to school and dare his friends to eat them. He demonstrated, of course. We will have to bring some home for him.

Looks like a fantastic route, and I’m looking forward to reading about it.

It was’t until well after we got home from our 2019 trip that we learned the correct name for Taralluci (or Taralli as we learned of them). They are ubiquitous in Puglia and we took to referring to them as ‘dog biscuits’ - so typical for us! I think we hit on that name due to the crunchy texture, not for the taste. I realize that this just raises all sorts of other questions so I’ll stop here. They are great with a post ride beer!

I think I remember enjoying those on one of our previous trips to Italy, though I didn’t know the name. One of the reasons I love to travel is the food and one of the reasons I like travelling by bicycle is the excuse to eat lots of it!

Sounds fabulous!
I got Torricelli confused with tarallucci and your title made perfect sense to me. Tarallucci are little twisted cracker-like things served with your aperitivo. If you scroll down to the bottom of the page, you will see a picture. https://www.cycleblaze.com/journals/2006apulia/brindisi-to-ostuni/

I think it was your 2019 trip that got me started (https://www.cycleblaze.com/journals/palermo2019/). This time I also copied from the Mathers and Susan Carpenter (and maybe Lyle and Kirsten).

Looks like an itinerary to be envied, and one I recognize for the most part. We've never made it up to Abruzzo though, so I'll be especially keen to see that.

Possibly, but I was trying to find one from the area we’ll be riding through. Torricelli is from Rome and is the closest to our route as far as my quick search could tell. Perhaps I should have gone with artists? Or chefs?

By the way, assuming that you have eight total Italian trips in you, Google suggests from oldest to latest that these are your mathematicians:

Leonardo Fibonacci (c. 1170–1250): Introduced Hindu-Arabic numerals to Europe, revolutionizing Western mathematics.

Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519): A true polymath, his mathematical insights informed his engineering, art, and scientific studies.

Galileo Galilei (1564–1642): A pivotal figure in the Scientific Revolution, applying mathematics to physics and astronomy.

Gerolamo Cardano (1501–1576): A major figure in algebra, also contributing to probability theory.

Niccolò Tartaglia (c. 1500–1557): Known for his work on cubic equations and artillery.

Evangelista Torricelli (1608–1647): Known for his work in geometry and physics, discovering the principle behind the barometer.

Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718–1799): A pioneering woman mathematician and philosopher, author of an influential calculus textbook.

Joseph-Louis Lagrange (1736–1813): A giant in analysis, number theory, and mechanics, though often associated with France, he was born in Turin, Italy.

So by rights, this trip belongs to Da Vinci?

Lots of variety accompanied by fantastic food and some remarkable history. Should be great fun - I look forward to following along.