Pasta, Pasta, Pasta?.that is the Italian mantra! ? Ilblogletterario

Pasta, Pasta, Pasta?.that is the Italian mantra!

People in general really like pasta, but Italians like it more than everyone else!

Until I came to Italy,?I never imagined that pasta could be?eaten with so many other foods beside tomatoes!

I had pasta at every meal, but I never grew?tired of?it!

You know that Italian food is more than pasta?so?onto other Italian food?

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Confession: I have a sweet tooth.

Since I have a sweet tooth, it was a very good and?very surprising?thing that Italians eat sweets for breakfast!

A brioche in Venice, or a cake at my exchange family?s house?was a different type of breakfast that I greatly enjoyed!

In America,?the only sweets we have for breakfast are donuts?( I don?t have those often)?so you can imagine how glad I was that?Italian breakfasts were?filled with?sweets!

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Italian coffee is far superior to American coffee?no questions asked.

When I asked for coffee in Italy, I got a very small cup of it.

I noticed other Italians drank small cups of coffee too. I thought to myself??What is?wrong with Italians that?they drink?only a little of?such palatable coffee?!?

I soon?discovered it is quite customary to drink only a little coffee in Italy and I still?think that is?odd!

In America, we drink coffee in large amounts?maybe that?s not so good?

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In America, horses are friends?not food!

I ate horsemeat in Italy?with a lot of apprehension at first?all eyes were on me as I took the first bite?.and?.

I don?t regret eating horsemeat because it was VERY appetizing!

Was I shocked when I first heard Italians ate it? You bet I was!

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Back to the drink?

Italian wine is top of it?s class.

I enjoyed Italian?red wine more than?Italian?white wine.

Italians drink more white wine and I was disappointed that I did not get to consume more red wine (maybe I?will work?on converting Italians to drinking more red wine)

Wait?how could I forget Pirlo Aperol?!?!?I had it twice while I was in Italy,( a?GIGANTIC?glass of it at Lido delle Biondo in Sirmione since?it is very?pleasant to drink it at the beach)?and it has a strong taste that I crave!

That?s enough on the alcohol, I?m?too young to drink in America anyway so I should not be giving myself ideas?

Pizza: The face of Italian food in America

Italian pizza is ten times tastier than American pizza!

My?favorite pizza: Four cheese pizza (the blend of four cheese is very scrumptious)

My least favorite: Sicilian pizza (I am not a big fan of capers or anchovies)

I am afraid that I cannot praise Italian pizza enough.

Out of all of the tasty pasta?dishes?in Italy, my taste buds favored?pasta with pesto above all others?

Any other diehard pesto fans out there?

We should start a pesto pasta eating club together!

Let?s not?forget about?Roman food?the Romans?cook so many different dishes in one meal?that I wonder if you might forget seeing or?more importantly..eating one! (I never missed eating one Roman dish, even though I was?a bit overwhelmed?by the amount of food)

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Last but not least, I must tell you?my strongest weakness: gelato

Let me clarify a?common misconception: Gelato is not ice cream

Gelato is ten thousand times creamier and delicious than ice cream could ever be!

(Plus it comes in?more flavors than ice cream does?a big plus)

I never tired of gelato nor could I ever get enough of it?seriously.

I ate it at least once in every?Italian?town or city?I visited.

On my last night in Italy, I was treated to a gelato spree?at?il Imperiale, Maison du Chocolat, and del?Biondo in Brescia?(One of the best nights of my life)

I cannot?count how many gelatos I had that night? maybe too many?no, I believe?it is not possible to have too?many gelatos!

The?previous?facts alone should solidify my deep passion for gelato.

My favorite gelato shop in Brescia: El Imperiale?(The workers uniforms there are pretty awesome)

My favortie?gelateria in all of Italy: Grom

Do I need to say more in praise of gelato?!

This is the end of my journey with Italian cuisine! (until I make my return to Italy!)

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Source: http://ilblogletterario.wordpress.com/2012/02/24/pasta-pasta-pasta-that-is-the-italian-mantra/

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