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[Drinking] The official Rome Aperol Spritz (and possibly Negroni) thread!!
- Thread starter Herr Tubthumper
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Rigatoni is the best pasta shape there is.
Just had the best day & evening.
First time in Rome, always wanted to come here. We just walked around everywhere all day. Built up a bit of an appetite.
Wanted to do at least one good Roman meal while we were here. Read that means multiple courses but portions are small and served separately - antipasti (starters), primo (e.g. pasta), secondo (meat/fish), contorni (veg), dolce (sweet). All good so far.
Planned restaurant was fully booked but they suggested their sister Osteria.
NO-ONE TOLD US OSTERIAS DO BIGGER PORTIONS
We were joke du jour with all 3 wait staff who were brilliant. One came to us in between every course with the dessert menu and we said "we're not finished yet" every time. By the end they were all trying to get us to have a dessert, but we literally couldn't manage another bite. Absolutely great place, great food, great staff, a great laugh and a great night.
Between the 2 of us over about 3 hours we had decent (and rich!) portions of porchetta di ariccia, prosciutto e buffalo moz, tonnarelli alla gricia, lasagne, trippa alla romana, polpette di bollito alla romana al sugo, carciofi, breads, water, peronis, wine, and a good 3 fingers of amore nazionale. Total bill just €118 (£50 each).
Thank God it was a 2 minute walk (waddle) to our hotel. Dinner tomorrow is an espresso and 2 cantucci!
First time in Rome, always wanted to come here. We just walked around everywhere all day. Built up a bit of an appetite.
Wanted to do at least one good Roman meal while we were here. Read that means multiple courses but portions are small and served separately - antipasti (starters), primo (e.g. pasta), secondo (meat/fish), contorni (veg), dolce (sweet). All good so far.
Planned restaurant was fully booked but they suggested their sister Osteria.
NO-ONE TOLD US OSTERIAS DO BIGGER PORTIONS
We were joke du jour with all 3 wait staff who were brilliant. One came to us in between every course with the dessert menu and we said "we're not finished yet" every time. By the end they were all trying to get us to have a dessert, but we literally couldn't manage another bite. Absolutely great place, great food, great staff, a great laugh and a great night.
Between the 2 of us over about 3 hours we had decent (and rich!) portions of porchetta di ariccia, prosciutto e buffalo moz, tonnarelli alla gricia, lasagne, trippa alla romana, polpette di bollito alla romana al sugo, carciofi, breads, water, peronis, wine, and a good 3 fingers of amore nazionale. Total bill just €118 (£50 each).
Thank God it was a 2 minute walk (waddle) to our hotel. Dinner tomorrow is an espresso and 2 cantucci!
hart's shirt
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Less a culinary experience, more a game of Operation.
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I’m sat opposite one!
Yeah that can happen. A favourite restaurant in Florence used to do a 7 course special for €50 and throw in unlimited wine for free. I challenged them to revive it a couple of years ago, and got 7 main courses. Still €50 though.Just had the best day & evening.
First time in Rome, always wanted to come here. We just walked around everywhere all day. Built up a bit of an appetite.
Wanted to do at least one good Roman meal while we were here. Read that means multiple courses but portions are small and served separately - antipasti (starters), primo (e.g. pasta), secondo (meat/fish), contorni (veg), dolce (sweet). All good so far.
Planned restaurant was fully booked but they suggested their sister Osteria.
NO-ONE TOLD US OSTERIAS DO BIGGER PORTIONS
We were joke du jour with all 3 wait staff who were brilliant. One came to us in between every course with the dessert menu and we said "we're not finished yet" every time. By the end they were all trying to get us to have a dessert, but we literally couldn't manage another bite. Absolutely great place, great food, great staff, a great laugh and a great night.
Between the 2 of us over about 3 hours we had decent (and rich!) portions of porchetta di ariccia, prosciutto e buffalo moz, tonnarelli alla gricia, lasagne, trippa alla romana, polpette di bollito alla romana al sugo, carciofi, breads, water, peronis, wine, and a good 3 fingers of amore nazionale. Total bill just €118 (£50 each).
Thank God it was a 2 minute walk (waddle) to our hotel. Dinner tomorrow is an espresso and 2 cantucci!
BUTTERBALL
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Looking forward to getting out there tomorrow evening!
Yes Chef
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Pork liver wrapped in fat.
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- #31
A classic
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- #32
That was a good start.
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Superb! Good work!Just had the best day & evening.
First time in Rome, always wanted to come here. We just walked around everywhere all day. Built up a bit of an appetite.
Wanted to do at least one good Roman meal while we were here. Read that means multiple courses but portions are small and served separately - antipasti (starters), primo (e.g. pasta), secondo (meat/fish), contorni (veg), dolce (sweet). All good so far.
Planned restaurant was fully booked but they suggested their sister Osteria.
NO-ONE TOLD US OSTERIAS DO BIGGER PORTIONS
We were joke du jour with all 3 wait staff who were brilliant. One came to us in between every course with the dessert menu and we said "we're not finished yet" every time. By the end they were all trying to get us to have a dessert, but we literally couldn't manage another bite. Absolutely great place, great food, great staff, a great laugh and a great night.
Between the 2 of us over about 3 hours we had decent (and rich!) portions of porchetta di ariccia, prosciutto e buffalo moz, tonnarelli alla gricia, lasagne, trippa alla romana, polpette di bollito alla romana al sugo, carciofi, breads, water, peronis, wine, and a good 3 fingers of amore nazionale. Total bill just €118 (£50 each).
Thank God it was a 2 minute walk (waddle) to our hotel. Dinner tomorrow is an espresso and 2 cantucci!
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Close up of the intestine
saafend_seagull
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Is that what they call it over there?
OzMike
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Just needs to be complimented with mashed swede and brussel sprouts to be perfect.
gladiaasroma
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- Feb 23, 2024
- 57
don't worry, 12 degrees centigrade is expected at the start of the match
gladiaasroma
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- Feb 23, 2024
- 57
Let's see, then, how pajata becomes a traditional Roman dish.
The history of this condiment, a bit like the "fifth quarter" with which the workers were paid, is inextricably linked to the people of Rome and the concept of "not throwing anything away" that often accompanies the so-called "poor". dishes".
The less valuable cuts and offal of the bovine were in fact once sold for two lire to the people of Papal Rome, who alone could afford it. In particular, towards the end of the 18th century, the tradition of the pajata was concentrated in Testaccio, alongside the vaccinari or scortichini de 'na vorta, i.e. those who processed beef. In short: where, at the end of the nineteenth century, the slaughterhouse was born.
you have eaten one of the most representative dishes of us Romans, a piece of our history, and here in Rome I recommend carbonara, amatriciana, cacio e pepe, gricia, all Roman first courses