Food in Italy is delicious and of high quality: you can taste Italian dishes in one of the many establishments that suit a wallet of any size.
Food in Italy
The diet of Italians consists of fruits and vegetables, meat dishes, soups, snacks, poultry, shellfish, fresh fish, various types of cheese (caciotta, gorgonzola, mozzarella, mascarpone, parmigiano, ricotta), pasta, ice cream, gourmet confectionery.
In Italy, you should definitely try Cima alla Genovese (veal roll stuffed with sausage, mushrooms and eggs), Galletto amburghese (oven-baked chicken), Polenta e coniglio (rabbit stew with corn porridge), Ministrone (thick vegetable soup based on pasta products and beans).
Where to eat in Italy?
At your service:
- cafes and bars (here you can drink coffee, a light aperitif and order light snacks);
- tavola calda (in an Italian diner, you can order ready-made meals by eating them on the spot or taking them with you to the hotel);
- pizzerias (here you can try real Italian pizza);
- birreria (in these establishments you can order and eat sandwiches and salads);
- trattoria (these establishments are Italian restaurants offering their guests quality food at low prices) and ristorante (these restaurants will serve you impeccably and serve the very best Italian food at appropriate prices).
Drinks in Italy
Popular drinks in Italy are coffee, wine (Chianti, Barolo, Brunello), limoncello (an alcoholic drink with sugar and citric acid), grappa (grape vodka), sambuca (a sweet alcoholic drink infused with anise and black elderberries).
In Italy, try the Negroni aperitif, which is a sweet blend of Campari, gin and vermouth.
Gastronomic tour to Spain
Since Italian cuisine is varied and each region has its own distinctive features, travel should be carried out in different areas of the country. So, going on a gastronomic tour in Tuscany, you will taste panzanella, cacciucco, ribolitta, in Emilia-Romagna you can treat yourself to various types of pasta and Parma ham, and in Umbria - black truffles.
A gastronomic tour can be combined with visiting festivals. For example, if you wish, you can visit the Pizza Festival in Naples, the Chocolate Festival in Perugia, the White Truffle Fair in Piedmont.
Or you can go on a tour of a program dedicated to a particular product, for example, “Limoncello and Pizza of the Amalfi Coast”, or the cuisine of an entire region (“Gastronomic Tour to Puglia”).
While vacationing in Italy, you will have the opportunity to get acquainted with its gastronomic peculiarities. Even if you are the most discerning gourmet, you will surely find something unusual and interesting for yourself as part of a gastronomic tour.
