Rome Restaurants Tips And Tricks For People Eating In Rome

E ating and drinking in Rome       Roman speciality.                  restaurants.                                                                                      Rome is rich in markets and this   Rome is not only the capital of       is often reflected in the          Italy but also of the region of       wonderful variety of superb        Lazio, which is famous for its        vegetables served in the city's    food. Robust flavours and rich        restaurants. Beans are used a      sauces abound in many typical         good deal in the cuisine and       dishes of the area, and pasta and     appear in many dishes, hot and     gnocchi in all their many forms (     cold. On a cool winter's day the   especially fettucine ) are served     visitor seeking a warming lunch    in restaurants across Rome city.      could do no better than to choose                                        a tasty minestrone soup, which is  Lazio is notable for dishes           another of the area's              featuring milk-fed lamb               specialities.                      (abbacchio), veal (vitello),                                             Parma ham (saltimbocca), thin-cut     Standard ‘tourist menus'         steak and offal, all of which are     generally offer good value,        served with delicious herbs and       beginning with bread and olive     seasonings. Best fish choices in      oil with soup or pasta; a simple   Rome include sea bass (spigola),      meat or fish dish with vegetables  fried cod (baccalà), bream           (contorni) for secondi; and        (orata) and turbot (rombo).           cheese or fresh fruit to finish;   Artichokes (carciofi) are             accompanied by a carafe of         scattered all over menus through      locally produced Frascati white    the winter, before spring heralds     or red wine from Tuscany. As a     the vignarola - a tasty blend of      rule, main dishes do not come      peas, fava beans, and artichokes      with vegetables, which are         served with cured pork cheek.         ordered separately.                Fried sweetbreads are also a                                             Whether you are dining in a           priced, authentic Roman cuisine;   no-frills trattorie or a more         whilst restaurants around Campo    formal ristorante, owners and         de'Fiori and Piazza Navona are     chefs invariably take pride in        pleasurable places to dine, with   sourcing the best seasonal            musicians on hand to entertain.    produce. Vegetarians can expect                                          most first (primi) pasta courses      Virtually every bar and dining     to be meat-free; other choices        establishment in Rome will offer   include a seasonal vegetable          first-rate filter coffee;          'fritto misto' ('mixed fried') or     Italians regard frothy             side dish combo, the verdure          cappuccinos as a morning drink     miste ('mixed green'). Kosher         and rarely a post-prandial treat,  choices are limited because of        when the pick-me-up expresso or    the prevalence of meat and            macchiato is preferred. Ice        cheese, particularly pork.            creams are sensational, creamy                                           gelato and refreshing granita      As elsewhere in Italy, pizza          (sorbets) come in a host of        remains a popular staple food for     enticing flavours, such as         the restaurant and the street,        coffee, coconut, liquorice or      and the Roman version is a hybrid     sour cherry, that are lovingly     between the thick crust, rustic       prepared for an incomparable       Neopolitan variety and the            all-day dessert.                   thinner, more fancy Northern                                             version. Away from the main           If one to write of Rome and omit   tourist areas, most restaurants       mention of its gustatory delights  only serve pizza at dinner time.      the whole world would protest,                                           because in Rome eating is an art   The neighbourhoods of Trastevere,     and cooking a science, and he who  San Lorenzo and Testaccio are         does not know not what Rome        known for offering reasonably         provides knows neither art nor     science.                               About the Author: Stefano Sandano is an archaeologist of Rome and is the owner of the website http://www.secchiorestaurant.it where you can find more informations about tips and tricks for people eating and drinking in the restaurants of Rome. Source: www.isnare.com