You’ll eat your way around for a week straight before you come up for air and realize your pants are beginning to stretch at the seams!įood in Bologna is rich and fatty in the very best way. Whether you want to eat like a local in Rome or Florence, cook like a Nonna in Napoli, buy the freshest catch in Venice or Catania, or eat semolina bread at the source, these markets are worth the trip!Īrguably one of the best food cities in Italy, Bologna is one of our favorite cities for that very reason. If food is driving your plans to visit Italy soon to check out the local ingredients that go into those famous Italian dishes, don’t miss these food markets in Italy. We honestly can’t think of a better way to slow travel a place than by combining the most significant elements of a culture: local people, eating and selling authentic local foods, in a vibrant place of community. If you love to travel slowly like we do, visiting the local market wherever you go is probably at the top of your list? Am I right? Generally speaking, food from a fresh market is whole and real. Tomatoes taste like tomatoes and cheese has as much fat as the cow or sheep allows. And Italians adhere to a seasonal calendar - that’s a big reason the food in Italy is so delicious. If you can’t find a traditional food at the local market, it’s probably not fresh, seasonal, or authentic to begin with. It’s where friends gather over an espresso and pastry in the middle of the day.Īnd it’s one of the best ways for visitors to savor the typical food of Italy. Markets in Italy are the beating heart of Italian food culture and community, where locals shop for what’s fresh and to eye up the competition, better known as seeing what ingredients their neighbors are using in their dishes. Italy is one of the world’s great food cultures which goes well beyond just slurping a tempting plate of pasta and tasting amazing Italian wine.įood is an essential part of Italian life, and perhaps nowhere is that more evident than in the local Italy food markets.
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