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!
