Mount Etna
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| Elevation | 3350 |
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| Area | 1190 |
| Last eruption | 2014 to 2019 (Ongoing) |
| Provinces | Province of Catania |
| Age of rock | 350,000 – 500,000 years |
| Did you know | Mount Etna spreads 1,190 square kilometres (459 square miles) in area, and is 140 kilometres (87 miles) in circumference. |
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| ID | 795004 |
About Mount Etna
Mount Etna, or Etna, is an active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy, in the Metropolitan City of Catania, between the cities of Messina and Catania. It lies above the convergent plate margin between the African Plate and the Eurasian Plate.
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Italian chef arrested over cannabis 'was testing new flavours'
... Mr Chiaramonte described himself as an agro-food consultant for third millennium cuisine , The 50-year-old chef, who lives in the village of Trecastagni, at the foot of Mount Etna, has been released pending trial...
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Italian chef arrested over cannabis 'was testing new flavours'
Police found two large cannabis plants and Indian Hemp at Carmelo Chiaramonte's home
A Sicilian TV chef has been arrested on suspicion of drug dealing after police found cannabis at his home, Italian media report.
Carmelo Chiaramonte was caught in possession of two large marijuana plants and 1kg (35oz) of Indian Hemp , police said.
Cannabis-infused wine, olives, coffee and tuna were also seized from his home near Catania in eastern Sicily.
The Chef reportedly told police he was researching "new flavours".
Mr Chiaramonte described himself as an "agro-food consultant for third millennium cuisine",
The 50-year-old chef, who lives in The Village of Trecastagni, at the foot of Mount Etna , has been released pending trial.
Known as a connoisseur of Sicilian cuisine, Mr Chiaramonte is a chef at the Katane Palace Hotel restaurant in Catania.
Mr Chiaramonte cooks according to the "aromatic nuances" and "The Taste of The Mediterranean peoples", according to his website.
He hosted a TV cooking programme about "the history of produce and the tradition of Sicilian agriculture", La Sicilia reported.
One of his shows was called Immoral Recipes and Aphrodisiac Foods, the newspaper said.
italy, cannabis
Source of news: bbc.com
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