{"id":904,"date":"2008-11-30T10:38:54","date_gmt":"2008-11-30T10:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2008\/11\/food.html"},"modified":"2008-11-30T10:38:54","modified_gmt":"2008-11-30T10:38:54","slug":"food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2008\/11\/food.html","title":{"rendered":"Food"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now that we have recovered from the shock of eating Thai food in Rome (and thanks to the commenter who admitted to eating Chinese twice on a Rome visit – and honestly, why not? It’s like any big city with a vibrant immigrant demographic, complete with good restaurants. David told me about an Ethiopian restaurant near the Termini that he likes.) – here’s some food photos. Remember, my budget did not include big meals or elaborate dinners. And I feel kind of awkward taking photos of plates of food in a restaurant.
\nFirst, the obligatory, “Italian Outdoor Market” photos:
\nThese are Campo de Fiori, but rest assured, far off the tourist track, the outdoor fruit\/vegetable\/and meat stand is a vital part of much of at least Roman life. In my Monteverde neighborhood, the stands that looked just like this were open and busy in the early morning.
\nI thought meat prices were quite high, to the point of “exorbitant” but the fruit and vegetable prices were wonderfully low. David says that (not surprisingly) decent wine can be had for dirt cheap – 1.5 Euro for a bottle that satisfies poverty-stricken English teachers (which is either a good or bad thing) Perhaps Roman residents can clarify and expand on that. I got a pound of either Clementines or tangerines (not sure what they were – I’m fairly sure the former) for\u00a0 less than a Euro a pound, and they were delicious.
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\nArtichoke season.
\nMore later.
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