Week 2 Food

Week 2 Food

Week 2 has been full of surprises. A trip to Siena and San Gimignano provided me with probably the best Gelato I have ever tasted, as well as some very good Vernaccia, a white wine recommended by Professor Pippert. While the food so far in Italy has been incredible, I...
Week 1 Food

Week 1 Food

  Week 1 off to a groggy start due to the jet lag, but did not stop me from going out to explore the variety of food that surrounds us in Santo Spirito! Was very surprised by Italian “breakfast” this week as I learned of how the Italians normally just...
Foodies post #5

Foodies post #5

I saw a lot of things that intrigued me but the thing that I found most interesting was that they sold whole animals like ducks and rabbits. I have never seen anything like that before so at first it scared me a little bit. The market had so much to offer compared to...
Post 4

Post 4

The biggest difference I noticed between food in Florence and food in Naples would have to be the bread. The bread in Florence is very hard and thin. The bread in Naples is much softer and more delicious which makes for better pizza and bread for dipping in olive oil....