The Culinary Chaos Principle

Naples, Italy

I travel often, and I am a strong follower of the culinary chaos principle. This principle states that one must sample as much food as possible in their lifetime. An easy way for me to follow this is to find native restaurants that do not generally serve to tourists. Whenever I find a restaurant that does not have an english menu, I get excited and pick a random dish. The most memorable meal I had was in Naples, Italy. My wife and I travelled inland to a small and packed Italian restaurant. It was run by a father, his wife, and their daugher. They even cooked the food in front of the customers. The father brought out wine and to order, I just pointed at a random item on the menu. Later, he returned with a plate of pasta and on top of the pasta, an octopus. The main dish was the octopus and it was the largest octopus I have ever seen. The father was in the corner watching me and waiting for me to take my first bite. At first I regretted ordering this, but I ate it and I was not disgusted. I was able to eat all the pasta and half of the octopus. The owner was happy we enjoyed it, and I am as happy as ever to follow the culinary chaos principle.


Map of Naples