Gustocissimo

Gustocissimo means 'very tasty' in Italian, according to the Rome waiters who served us free choc-mint martinis to attract customers to their ristaurante... free martini? I think yes!

Italy's palate consists of two of my most favourite foods; pizza, and of course pasta.

During our one week consummation of three cities in Italy, George and I managed to devour: x5 spaghetti's, x2 fettucine's, x1 gnocchi, x1 risotto, x8 pizzas, (with the help of friends of course!) needless to say after one week of this I am awfully tired of pizza and pasta... however, it had to be done!

Some foodie things that stood out to me in Italia were:

•  They put corn on pizza and in salads as a norm
•  Pasta sauces tend to be simple i.e tomato and onion
•  They don't use garnish... I would normally have beautified my meal of tomato pasta with basil leaves - they did not do this anywhere!
•  The black olives were not as good as the green olives
• White pizza consists of pizza without the tomato base - its more likely to be cheese or oil mmm
•  A cooked breakfast is non-existent - you will have to suffice with a coffee and a croissant!
•  Pizza does not come sliced - you will need to specifically ask for this to be done (tourist alert!)
•  The bread most ristaurantes will serve you with your meal is insanely crusty... so crusty in fact that it is a struggle to eat!
• I am now addicted even more to olive oil, and balsamic vinegar with fresh bread (not so good for the waistline!!!)

I will now leave you with an assortment of my favourite tastes of Italia - Enjoy!