But seriously; how is it that Italians are not all morbidly obese? Let me lay out a typical Italian meal for you. First, bread of course. Even the cheapest restaurants always serve bread as an appetizer. I wouldn't be surprised if even the McDonalds in Italy served bread. And there is also always wine. It's quite handy that the drinking age be only 18 here, but I'm still over-coming the awkwardness of drinking in the presence of my parents and 12-year-old sister. For the main course, you can usually count on choosing between the 3 P's: Pizza, Panini, and Pasta. I haven't liked any of the fish/chicken I've had here yet, so pretty much it's the 3 carbs for me (and sometimes a salad). I've put my gluten-free diet on temporary hold for this trip; I mean, you can't go to Italy and not have pasta and pizza. For dessert we either walk to the nearest gelato place, or get dessert in house served with cappuccinos. I can't remember the last day I haven't been in a food coma for at least part of the day...
So far, I've discovered some very interesting and delicious food here. For one, I'm now addicted to cappuccinos. I don't know why I didn't drink them more before, but now I really love them. The pastries here are also heavenly. Like really, they're sooo good. The hotel I'm staying in now has free breakfast, and there's a selection of at least 15 pastries every morning. Italy has this slushy-like drink called a "granita" that I'm also obsessed with. They are like part slushy/part snowball and have sweet and sour syrup mixed with ice. They come in many different flavors, but I've only gotten the lemon flavor because I like it so much. Granitas are super refreshing after a hot day in the sun.
I've been super cliche and have been documenting my meals in Italy. Everything just looks so pretty when it arrives that I have to get pictures.
So far, I've discovered some very interesting and delicious food here. For one, I'm now addicted to cappuccinos. I don't know why I didn't drink them more before, but now I really love them. The pastries here are also heavenly. Like really, they're sooo good. The hotel I'm staying in now has free breakfast, and there's a selection of at least 15 pastries every morning. Italy has this slushy-like drink called a "granita" that I'm also obsessed with. They are like part slushy/part snowball and have sweet and sour syrup mixed with ice. They come in many different flavors, but I've only gotten the lemon flavor because I like it so much. Granitas are super refreshing after a hot day in the sun.
I've been super cliche and have been documenting my meals in Italy. Everything just looks so pretty when it arrives that I have to get pictures.