{"id":1058,"date":"2018-03-28T12:03:58","date_gmt":"2018-03-28T19:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lenkatraveler.com\/blog\/?p=1058"},"modified":"2018-06-22T15:42:29","modified_gmt":"2018-06-22T22:42:29","slug":"things-to-eat-and-drink-in-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lenkatraveler.com\/?p=1058","title":{"rendered":"Things to eat and drink in Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1059\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1059\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lenkatraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IT-Food.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1059\" src=\"http:\/\/lenkatraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IT-Food.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lenkatraveler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IT-Food.png 800w, https:\/\/lenkatraveler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IT-Food-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/lenkatraveler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IT-Food-768x510.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1059\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Food in Italy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When in Italy, eat and drink like Italians do. Here is a short guide that will help you to navigate through typical Italian offerings:<\/p>\n<h4>Antipasti (appetizers)<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Salumi locali misti (assorted local sausages, cold cuts)<\/li>\n<li>Formaggio locale (local cheeses)<\/li>\n<li>Calamari Fritti (deep fried calamari)<\/li>\n<li>Prosciutto (thinly sliced cured ham, usually served with melon or figs)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Primi (first course)<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Minestrone (vegetable soup)<\/li>\n<li>Pasta e faggiole (Tuscan bean soup)<\/li>\n<li>Pasta con tartufo (pasta with the truffles, may be very expensive)<\/li>\n<li>Pasta con porcini (pasta with wild mushrooms)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Secondi (second \/ main course)<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Bistecca Fiorentina (large steak, typical of Florence \/ Tuscany)<\/li>\n<li>Abbacchio Scottaditto (young lamb grilled, typical of Rome)<\/li>\n<li>Funghi Porcini alla grilla (wild mushrooms prepared on the grill)<\/li>\n<li>Pomodori con basilico (tomato salad with olive oil, side dish)<\/li>\n<li>Coniglio (wild rabbit &#8211; Tuscan specialty)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Dolci (desert)<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Tiramisu (literally \u201cpull me up\u201d cake &#8211; must try).<\/li>\n<li>Panna Cotta (literally \u201ccooked cream\u201d &#8211; must try).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Beverages<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Acqua Minerale Frizzante \/ Naturale (mineral water, carbonated \/ flat)<\/li>\n<li>Birra alla spina (draft beer)<\/li>\n<li>Vino rosso della casa (inexpensive house red wine)<\/li>\n<li>Vino bianco della casa (inexpensive house white wine)<\/li>\n<li>Prosecco (dry sparkling white wine)<\/li>\n<li>Amarone, Barolo, Barbaresco, Brunello (famous dry red wine)<\/li>\n<li>Verdicchio, Vermentino, Pinot Grigio, Falanghina, Ribolla (famous dry white wine)<\/li>\n<li>Grappa (after dinner strong distilled drink)<\/li>\n<li>Limoncello, Fragolino (after dinner semi-sweet liqueur &#8211; a &#8220;must try&#8221;)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Coffee<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Caffe\u2019 Normale or Espresso (strong, small shot of espresso)<\/li>\n<li>Caffe\u2019 Corto or Ristretto (even smaller and stronger portion)<\/li>\n<li>Caffe\u2019 Lungo or Americano (more water, less coffee)<\/li>\n<li>Caffe\u2019 Corretto (espresso fortified with Grappa)<\/li>\n<li>Caffe\u2019 Latte (shot of espresso with a lot of milk, usually served to kids).<\/li>\n<li>Caffe\u2019 Cappuccino (shot of espresso with foamed milk, usually served in the morning)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Photo Albums<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Food &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/iyasno\/sets\/72157630658096066\/\">https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/iyasno\/sets\/72157630658096066\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Wine &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/iyasno\/sets\/72157630658130740\/\">https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/iyasno\/sets\/72157630658130740\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When in Italy, eat and drink like Italians do. Here is a short guide that will help you to navigate through typical Italian offerings: Antipasti (appetizers) Salumi locali misti (assorted local sausages, cold cuts) Formaggio locale (local cheeses) Calamari Fritti&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1059,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,46,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1058","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-eu","category-things-to-do","category-travel-guide"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lenkatraveler.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1058","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lenkatraveler.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lenkatraveler.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lenkatraveler.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lenkatraveler.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1058"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/lenkatraveler.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1058\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1131,"href":"https:\/\/lenkatraveler.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1058\/revisions\/1131"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lenkatraveler.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1059"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lenkatraveler.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1058"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lenkatraveler.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1058"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lenkatraveler.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}