Your Favorite Italian Cuisine?

[BBMacLaird]

Our latest blog is “A Regional Sampling of Italian Cuisine.”

This country has so many delicious specialties it is impossible to pick a favorite! 

Read the article and tell us your favorite thing to eat in Italy, and where to visit.

 

https://www.azamaraclubcruises.com/int/blog/regional-sampling-italian-cuisine

[snowglobe]

OK, I’ll bite...

 

From Sicily:

Spaghetti al nero di seppia (Ortigia), pulpo bulito... *any* fish or seafood!

Arancini (Palermo), pasta alla Norma (Catania), pasta al pesto di pistacchi

Pistachio butter, pistachio gelato, granita, cannoli, cassatelle

 

From Umbria & Tuscany:

Frittata al tartufo, tagliolini al tartufo... anything with truffles! 🙂

Gallina ubriaca (Orvieto), ribollita (the Firenze version), pappardelle al ragù di cinghiale (Perugia), fiori di zucca

Anything chocolate from Vestri in Florence!

 

From Rome:

Cacio e pepe, carbonara alla vignarola, carciofo alla Romana, saltimbocca, pizza al taglio

Maritozzi, tiramisu, and more gelato!

 

That was a very mouth-watering article, Bonnie... it’s time for me to go back again...

Edited April 18, 2019 by snowglobe

[Grandma Cruising]

As I love all seafood, my two favourite Italian dishes are spaghetti vongole and fritto misto. I first had fritto misto on my first visit to Venice and it remains my favourite city in the world. 

[Shawnino]

Florentine Steak.

[marinaro44]

Capellini aglio olio e alici

[Baynanno1]

In Rome - can't remember the Restaurant, but it was so good we ate there two out of three nights some years ago :

Sicilian Swordfish  😋 😋

[marinaro44]

Also in Rome:  carciofi alla Romana

[snowglobe]

10 hours ago, marinaro44 said:

Also in Rome:  carciofi alla Romana

That and a good cacio e pepe is what I go on the hunt for (harder to find than you’d think...)

[laurieb]

The best meal we’ve had in Italy was in Ravello; the atmosphere, the views, the wine and the amazing food made for a perfect day.

[marinaro44]

12 hours ago, snowglobe said:

That and a good cacio e pepe is what I go on the hunt for (harder to find than you’d think...)

Even Rome's Stazione Terminii served an excellent carciofi.

[Lottie A]

9 hours ago, marinaro44 said:

Even Rome's Stazione Terminii served an excellent carciofi.

My friend is Roman. He says one of the best places to eat in Rome is at Stazione Termini and Romans who are not travelling often go there to just have a meal.  

 

My favourite Italian Dish is Wild Boar Pasta and the most delicious Millefeuille type dessert at a little family owned restaurant near Campo dei Fiori in Rome. I also love Torrone semi freddo. 

 

In fact I love any Italian food. 😄

[Baynanno1]

Always a good idea to go where the locals go to eat - best meal ever in Rome many years ago - so good we went back to the same restaurant a couple of blocks away from where we were staying for a repeat of the delicious meal more than once during our stay :

Sicilian Swordfish. 😋

Edited July 10, 2022 by Baynanno1

[lisiamc]

Porchetta, maialino, bistecca alla Fiorentina, and a Marchigiani variant of lasagne called Vincisgrassi. I always look forward to my first cappuccino when we come back, too.

[travelberlin]

I have just realized this thread was started by Bonnie, who was appointed by Azamara and who was very helpful. I know she is not anymore at Azamara. Anyone knows where she is? Is the a chance she might come back to Azamara?

 

To stay in topic Italian food is my favorite. Difficult to say which dish I like the most. But Osobuco is one of them.

Ivi

[joekrish]

Finally some mentioned bistecca alla Fiorentina... One of my FAVORITE meals in Italy!!

 

[Baynanno1]

@travelberlin

I agree - Osso Bucco is another favourite of mine - a close second to Sicilian Swordfish.

Edited July 12, 2022 by Baynanno1

[takemewithyou]

4 hours ago, joekrish said:

Finally some mentioned bistecca alla Fiorentina... One of my FAVORITE meals in Italy!!

 

Just send me over there !  Everything is so good!

On 2nd thought…….maybe not because my waist line can’t take it!!! 😀