Ok, so I'm heading off to Rome for my cousins wedding for a week. Yes people, be jelly!
helloOk, so I'm heading off to Rome for my cousins wedding for a week. Yes people, be jelly!
Anyway, I love to cook nice things, and I thought to get as much food as I can with me back to Poland! (Here italian food is expensive, limited selection and overpriced luxury imports..)
I'm talking cheeses, salamis, pancetta, olives, sun dried tomatoes and other condiments.
Where should I go to get it? What brands? You have any favourites? I just expect to be hustled by tourist shops that sell me expensive crap, so I'm asking :P
I'm not rich, so I'm looking for affordable, but relatively high quality stuff. :)
This is probably not the best forum to ask this, but nevertheless, some of you might be sophisticated gentlemen well versed in the better Roman foodshops?? who knows right??? :mrgreen:
I'll take the chance.
I'm not rich
if you'd like to buy some take the aceto balsamico (possibly from modena), love it but just few drops (it's very strong flavor), and only with salad.
oh yes ice cream, go for the classic "nocciola and pistacchio", i'll assure you that's the best combination of ice cream you could get period.
prosciutto cotto ("di parma" is the best)
... some of you might be sophisticated gentlemen well versed in the better Roman foodshops?? who knows right??? :mrgreen:
Shh, dont tell the italians, but the secret to fully enjoying pasta is with ketchup. Us swedes know this well.
All the ancient pictures seem to indicate that the Romans consumed nothing but olives and wine.
And we all know that Italy's performance during both world wars indicates just how slow the country advances in progress.
So it's safe to assume that you will find nothing to eat or drink in Rome but wine and olives.
? are you saying that since the roman empire italians (intended as italian peninsula inhabitants) consumed food that couldn't let them progress in history? Wut?
Yes because absolutely nothing happened in italy during the 14th and 15th century, the peninsular is definitely not the home of the renaissance and the birth of the modern world.
exactly, i can see you are a fellow scholar of the arts! tell me, what are your thoughts on the Great Mongolian philosopher Marquis De Sade's, written works about the theoretical micro-economics of Somalia and how they relate to the infamous space race during the Cold war?
I like turtles?
Do not take me for some follower of post hoc logical fallacy, my good man. i shall demonstrate to you.
As you can see by the following pictures, all of which are paintings dating back to the time the Roman empire ruled half the known world, so this is nothing if not historical evidence:
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The Romans depicted themselves of consuming nothing in their cave painting art, but olives and wine. both of which are very important to Italian culture, even in today's times.
now, Look towards both WWs that savage this great universe. judging by the Italians performance during WW1, and sub-sequentially, the the fascist black shirts in WW2. we notice how poorly the area performs against the modernize opposing sides during that time period. Not only that, but take a look at the arms and weapons the Italians used during the conflicts, poor materials, poor craftsmanship. outdated weapons, tanks outclassed in many respects. is a clear indication that the pizza-eaters are slow to advance, whether its technological or cultural
so, now that we have concluded the people of Mario-brothers ville are slow and stubborn, We can safely assume, that
A. Italians have not progressed culturally enough to expand into a wider palette of cuisines
B. Drawing from Conclusion A and the above shown primary evidence, that the small palette of available will consist of nothing but Olives and wine.
This is the only logically explanation, and frankly, anyone who disagrees is nothing but a moronic twat and a non-gentleman.