8 tips to make your packed lunch a real Pic-chic
Goodbye high-calorie sandwiches and greasy focaccias, the real trend for summer 2014 is the Pic-chic, modern, refined and glamorous evolution of the picnic, with an eye to the genuineness of the food.
Light, fresh, simple but tasty dishes that recall the flavors of tradition, easy to prepare and made with seasonal products. Dishes suitable for everyone, young and old, which give life to unique delicacies capable of satisfying everyone thanks to their simplicity.
Here are the 8 basic rules to turn your packed lunch into a real Pic-chic.
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1. Simplicity is the watchword
For a perfect pic-chic use natural and light products, perfect for refreshing the body experienced by the heat. Take them with you in one lunch-box or prepare them on the spot.
2. Create and enjoy
Imagination and creativity in the combinations of vegetables, meat and fish must never be missing.
3. Little improvisation, a lot of experience
Pay attention to improvisation. Especially in the presence of children and the elderly it is better to play it safe by preparing well-known dishes that everyone likes.
4. Vegetables above all
Whether they are raw, grilled, or in a mix version, such as the Catalan salad, vegetables must not be missing and they must be strictly in season. Have fun combining and enriching them, you can create perfect unique dishes.
5. Yes to seasonal products
For the schichic meats, vegetables, herbs and fish are the perfect choices, but don't forget to choose seasonal products.
6. Little salt and lots of natural taste
Be careful not to overdo it with salt, which dehydrates food, better experiment with new simple and natural tastes and flavors, thanks to seasonal vegetables with fresh and thirst-quenching fruit
7. An eye on lightness
Combine ingredients in the right way poor to obtain tasty and genuine dishes: you will get a light and quality picnic.
8. ... another trendy one
The eye also wants its part. Say goodbye to aluminum containers and plastic bowls and go for it lunch box cutting-edge, multifunctional lunchbox with a technological soul and innovative design
