by aielloan | Jul 6, 2023 | Alex Aiello, Student Blog |
When I went to Mercato Centrale there were a lot of things that intrigued me. I walked around the lower level and it was full of markets with meats, fish, fruits and vegetables, spices and oils, and wines. The bottom floor was different to the upper floor because the...
by aielloan | Jul 6, 2023 | Alex Aiello, Student Blog |
This week I went to Naples and will be talking about the food differences in Florence and Naples. First, the bread in Napoli was more enjoyable for me as I felt it had more taste than the bread served in Florence. For lunch in Naples I tried the octopus that was...
by brow23jw | Jul 6, 2023 | Josiah Brown, Uncategorized |
I really enjoyed the market. I thought it was really cool how all the street vendors sold really unique items and how stuff was homemade. For example, fruit from farms. The market was all in one space it was a very chaotic environment. There was a lot of variety...
by gaylo2cg | Jul 5, 2023 | Charlie Gaylord |
Mercato Centrale really surprised me just with the amount of variety all compacted to one space. I have never seen so many meat vendors in one area and the entire facility was home to a variety of homemade paninis. Overall a fantastic environment, and some delicious...
by gaylo2cg | Jul 5, 2023 | Charlie Gaylord |
The food we had in Naples earlier was fantastic, albeit much different than here in Florence. Much thicker pizza and better street food were some of my favorite highlights, as well as local tomatoes from Pompeii. The flavors in Naples were much richer than here in...
by gaylo2cg | Jul 5, 2023 | Charlie Gaylord |
Some foods that I have had to get accustomed to is the calamari, which I have never had! I forgot to take photos of the trattoria where I got it, but that was definitely a first for me! Some favorites in Italy so far have to be the Steak alla Fiorentina and the Cacio...
