Italian Food in Italy by Gneb

People say when in Rome, do as the Romans. So, I made sure that I tried out the delicious Italian food in a way as Italian as possible.

Apparently, the Romans drink coffee almost anytime of the day. Some with more time to spend, will sit in the café and sip their hot cappuccino slowly. Some, who are rushing, will just stand by the bar and chug down a cup of espresso. A frothy cup of cappuccino below is definitely a great way to start one's day.

The Italians really emphasize on work life balance. You can almost never find a restaurant that’s open after 2pm as it’s their time for siesta. You’ll have to make sure that you’re well fed at breakfast time or like me, resort to pastries otherwise.

Luckily this pastry shop is open or I’d have starved to death..

When the shops / restaurants finally re-opens at 4pm, Rome has turned into a lively food scene altogether.

Italian Pizzas – most of the pizza shops in Rome are run by people from the Middle East or even Indians!

This is a shop near Vatican City – I like that puffy looking pastry in the picture which has very nice savory filling. Not sure what it’s called though..

Different types of Pasta

Hams sold in supermarket

This is one of the restaurants that we went to in Rome, dining in the Italian way at the sidewalk.

For a more rural flavour, this is a restaurant in Cortona. It is a quaint little restaurant with middle aged setting located right on top of the hill. Dining in here feels like “living” in the Robin Hood story a bit…

The lovely pastas..