One of the first things you learn as a child in Italy is that you should never ever skip your afternoon snack called merenda.
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In the daily meal routine merenda is for most Italian children the most awaited and sacred moment of the day. It is a ritual that makes them rush happily out of the classroom and run home where they will surely find their well-deserved merenda.
The term is actually derived from the Latin verb merere meaning “to earn”; after all there’s nothing more earning than a little delicious snack after a hard day at school! But kids aren’t the only ones who deserve a mid-afternoon or mid-morning snack.
Whether it is sweet or savory or “lo spuntino” as adults call it it is a ritual that is becoming increasingly popular among many people. It allows you to hold on until dinner and prevents you from overeating at the next meal.
