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10 Famous Dishes of Roman Cuisine
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Everyone wants to fully immerse in the city’s atmosphere and get acquainted with the cultural traditions and lifestyle during the visit to Rome. So naturally, local cuisine plays an important role here. Don’t be surprised, but Italy’s dishes are not limited to pizza and pasta.
Here’s the list of the ten best dishes of Roman cuisine:
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Saltimbocca (Escalope with bacon)
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Saltimbocca means “jump into your mouth” and is a delicate, melting veal escalope with bacon. It is invented in Northern Italy, but at the same time, the dish is trendy in Rome. Moreover, it is served with a fragrant white wine sauce.
Bucatini all’amatriciana
Bucatini is a thick type of pasta with a hole. The dish is poured with a sauce invented in Ammatria, a small town north of the Lazio region. Also, the basis of the sauce is guanciale (pork cheek) and tomatoes.
Carciofi Alla Romana (Artichoke)
Undoubtedly, artichoke is the king of vegetables in Italy. Hence, carciofi alla Romana is the most popular dish in Roman restaurants. This plate is especially famous among vegetarians. There are boiled artichokes with olive oil and white wine and filled with garlic and spices.
Abbacchio scottadito (Chops from lamb)
Chops from lamb (abbacchio scottadito) are an excellent option for the second dish, especially for meat lovers. The lamb is roasted on a grill, and the dish is a genuine masterpiece from Roman chefs.
Spaghetti alla carbonara
Spaghetti carbonara is a legendary Italian dish! As you may know, all restaurants worldwide are trying to reproduce it with varying success. However, the best option to try pasta carbonara is in the Eternal City. For example, it is worth trying the pasta in Carlo Menta restaurant in Trastevere. The famous sauce includes pieces of pork, eggs, and parmesan.
Carciofi alla giudia
Carciofi alla giudia is a traditional dish of the Jewish community of Rome. The artichokes are fried in olive oil and look like chrysanthemums. The best option to try this dish is in the Jewish Ghetto of Rome, located near the city’s historical center.
Pajata (Gut of the calf)
Unexpectedly, the main ingredient of Pajata in the gut of the calf. Even if it sounds strange to you, trust me, the taste is delicious. It is mainly used as a sauce for significant types of pasta, such as rigatoni.
Coda alla vaccinara (Ragout made from bull tails)
Ragout made from bull tails (coda alla vaccinara) is an ancient delicacy of Roman abattoirs. This product was free for them and always available. Tails are usually stewed in tomato sauce for hours and prepared with cocoa and pine nuts. The sauce has a deep and rich taste. There is not much meat there, but the dish is very delicious.
Gnocchi alla Romana
Gnocchi alla Romana or Roman dumplings are delicious balls of potato dough baked with béchamel sauce. Moreover, Thursday is a traditional day of gnocchi in Rome. So, undoubtedly, it is worth trying this delicious plate.
Cacio e Pepe
Cacio e Pepe (cheese and pepper) is the masterpiece of Roman cuisine. It is traditional pasta with pecorino cheese and a large quantity of black pepper. The dish is unbelievably tasty and popular. It is worth trying because it would be challenging to find Cacio e Pepe in any other country in the world.
Roman cuisine is full of various dishes. Most of the recipes have existed for centuries, which is one reason why the city is full of family-run restaurants, where recipes pass from one generation to another.
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Author: Kate Zusmann
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For me Italy isn’t only a country of art, relax and romantic. Actually i think italian cuisine is the best in the world. Last time when we have been to Rome we enjoyed very much by local food: spaghetti, “italiano vilaggio”, pizza and plenty of delicious sea food meal. Italian ice-cream gelato was really amazing.Can’t wait to come back and discover more italian cuisine!
Ciao, Elena! It is the tastiest cuisine in the world, agree with you 🙂
Traditional ingridients for italian people are tomato and pasta. But italian art is to do something special from them ( this is not simple english fish and chips). From this list i tasted spaghetti, pasta and bucatini. All this food contains tomato and pasta. But flavour so different. I liked them all. I could not find ravioli from the top. Also recommend start visit with it)
A taxi driver brought to the restaurant – we asked to show real Roman cuisine. At first there were doubts about the proposed institution, but they immediately disappeared after reading the menu. This is not food, but a celebration of taste! A lot of herbs in the dishes – a little unusual. Very small cups of coffee – but the coffee is unusually thick and delicious. It’s a pity that we failed to try everything …
When in Rome, do as the Romans do! Trust me,you won’t get a real Roman experience without trying the classic dishes. The cuisine is quite varied and has tons of options for everyone. Stuff that I personally enjoyed the most: spaghetti, gnocchi, ravioli, saltimboca and pizza, of course. Talking about pizza, we have different pizzerias all over the world, but the taste of a true Italian one is just incomparable to anything you tried before.
A couple of weeks when I was in Rome, I decided to try the national dishes of this country. I was very impressed with the pasta of carbonara and Saltimbocca. This is an amazing combination of products, an exquisite aroma of spices and just delicious food. Italian cuisine always has a lot of spices in dishes and this is their highlight I would also like to try some dishes such as Pajata, Abbacchio scottadito, Carciofi alla romana. As soon as I return to Rome, I will definitely go to a restaurant and order these delicious dishes.
I’m in love with roman food That delicious Spaghetti, ragout and, of course, pizza. Spaghetti in Rome tastes different form my home city. I’m in love with carbonara sauce. But not this one is tasty. Classic tomato sauce called marinara is also so good to taste. Pesto sauce with basil, creamy cheese, bolognese with cherry tomatoes and red chili. Every sauce is great)