Top 5 favorite foods to eat in Italy
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Rome - pizza, gelato and granita, Jewish-style artichokes, pasta
Tuscany - bistecca fiorentina, salamis, boar sauces for pasta, porcini
Venice - polenta and all kinds of seafood, fegato alla veneziana (liver and onions but delicious)
Tuscany - bistecca fiorentina, salamis, boar sauces for pasta, porcini
Venice - polenta and all kinds of seafood, fegato alla veneziana (liver and onions but delicious)
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Cannoli with fresh ricotta filling. Yum, Yum.
Every bakery has it hidden somewhere. You need to ask for it.
I learned after a few trips that the bakery owners keep fresh ricotta filling in their fridge somewhere inside and the cannoli shells also somewhere hidden.
So, when you ask, they bring it out freshly prepared for you. Believe me you will not be disappointed at all.
I missed it for several days not knowing why I could not see any cannoli at any bakery. But a couple days before leaving I asked one shop where I can get it and he told me he has it inside!!!
Thus, I found everyone seems to have it, so at least try it once and Hope you will love the taste.
Also enjoy variety of Pizzas as they come with wonderful, appetizing toppings and always are so delicious.
Every bakery has it hidden somewhere. You need to ask for it.
I learned after a few trips that the bakery owners keep fresh ricotta filling in their fridge somewhere inside and the cannoli shells also somewhere hidden.
So, when you ask, they bring it out freshly prepared for you. Believe me you will not be disappointed at all.
I missed it for several days not knowing why I could not see any cannoli at any bakery. But a couple days before leaving I asked one shop where I can get it and he told me he has it inside!!!
Thus, I found everyone seems to have it, so at least try it once and Hope you will love the taste.
Also enjoy variety of Pizzas as they come with wonderful, appetizing toppings and always are so delicious.
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Depends on what you enjoy. In Venice Ilove risottos -but you must get in a good place - so i's creamy and not runny.
Any good pasta.
Veal is often excellent.
Artichokes in Rome.
Fish on Amalfi coast.
I don't get eating all this pizza - we have pizza just as good at home - and it's boring since it's ordered somuch.
Any good pasta.
Veal is often excellent.
Artichokes in Rome.
Fish on Amalfi coast.
I don't get eating all this pizza - we have pizza just as good at home - and it's boring since it's ordered somuch.
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in Rome, try to get a taste of "fiori fritti" - deep-fried courgette [zucchini] flowers, served as a "primo".
in venice - risotto alle seppie [cuttlefish] is one of our faves, but you don't have to mind having black teeth, as it is made with the ink!
in venice - risotto alle seppie [cuttlefish] is one of our faves, but you don't have to mind having black teeth, as it is made with the ink!
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gnocchi with walnut sauce on the Ligurian coast
Linguine alle vongole anywhere on any coast
Langoustini
risotto in Venice
black squid ink pasta in Venice
ragú of wild boar in Tuscany
carcioffi in Rome
saltimbocca in Rome
Oh heavens, this is making me want to go back to Italy...
Linguine alle vongole anywhere on any coast
Langoustini
risotto in Venice
black squid ink pasta in Venice
ragú of wild boar in Tuscany
carcioffi in Rome
saltimbocca in Rome
Oh heavens, this is making me want to go back to Italy...
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Brunello, Sagrantino di Montefalco, Orvieto Classico
Gelato - all flavors
Insalta caprese
Everything else!
Enjoy! You'll still loose weight from all the walking. I always do, good thing.
Brunello, Sagrantino di Montefalco, Orvieto Classico
Gelato - all flavors
Insalta caprese
Everything else!
Enjoy! You'll still loose weight from all the walking. I always do, good thing.
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- Pasta with finely-shaved percorino over it
- Pasta with finely-shaved truffles over it
- Annhig's suggestion of the deep-fried squash flowers--heavenly
- Bresoala Carpaccio
- Focaccia from a local bakery--it may have onions, olives, and/or peppers added into the dough and the exterior is brushed with olive oil and has kosher/coarse salt on it
You SHOULD already know about gelato, granita, bellinis, and wines, LOL!
Buon Viaggio e Buon Appetito,
BC
- Pasta with finely-shaved truffles over it
- Annhig's suggestion of the deep-fried squash flowers--heavenly
- Bresoala Carpaccio
- Focaccia from a local bakery--it may have onions, olives, and/or peppers added into the dough and the exterior is brushed with olive oil and has kosher/coarse salt on it
You SHOULD already know about gelato, granita, bellinis, and wines, LOL!
Buon Viaggio e Buon Appetito,
BC
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Amalfi Coast -- grilled swordfish, sea bass, mullet brushed with lemon and olive oil.
Rome -- artichokes, pasta caccio e pepe, braised baby lamb.
Tuscany -- Pappardelle sulla lepre (hare) or di cinghiale (boar).
Oops, sorry, that's eight.
Rome -- artichokes, pasta caccio e pepe, braised baby lamb.
Tuscany -- Pappardelle sulla lepre (hare) or di cinghiale (boar).
Oops, sorry, that's eight.