If you are on the run most cities have take-away pizza (pizza da asporto) that you can buy by the slice (una fetta di pizza). To drink you can ask for un bicchiere di vino rosso o bianco (a glass of wine red or white), una birra (a beer), acqua naturale o gassata (still or fizzy water), a fruit juice (un succo di frutta), a cold tea (tè freddo), an orange juice (spremuta di arance) or any other soft drink you like (una bibita gassata). ![]() You can also find a “toast” that is the same in English, so usually a hot sandwich with ham and cheese.įor "pranzo" you have a wide variety of choices: at the same bar you might find un panino (a sandwich) with prosciutto cotto (ham), prosciutto crudo (prosciutto), mortadella (bologna), porchetta (a very tasty pork cured meat), lattuga (lettuce), maionese (mayonnaise), pomodori (tomatoes), tonno (tuna), formaggio (cheese, or more specifically brie, mozzarella or provolone) and many more ingredients skillfully put together or an insalata (salad with usually lettuce, mozzarella, tuna, olives and other ingredients). Rarely an Italian café would offer cereals (cereali), muesli (the same), or even worse bacon and eggs (uova e pancetta) and all other food typically eaten for breakfast in the Anglo-saxon worlds. ![]() They can be "al cioccolato" (with chocolate), "alla crema" (with custard), o "alla marmellata" (with jam). Typical Italian breakfast food is a brioche, also called croissant or cornetto (it's the same in most bar and it's sweet, not savoury). Other types of coffee can be ordered for lunch or dinner, but usually at the end of the meal, not with it! Order one after 10 am and most people will think one of two things: you have slept in too long or you are a foreigner (ok fair enough, after all you are one!). Please note that cappuccino and caffelatte are considered a breakfast drink. Herbal teas are called "tisane" and camomile is "camomilla". Usually you'll get a cup of hot tea (una tazza di tè caldo). ![]() If you prefer a hot tea, ask for "té caldo", "con limone" (lemon) or "con latte" (milk). ![]() Cappuccino and latte often will be served with cacao (cocoa powder). No takeaway coffee! You can order an espresso (short strong black coffee), a macchiato (espresso with a frothy milk, hot (macchiato caldo) or cold (macchiato freddo)), a cappuccino (coffee in a bigger cup with frothy milk, often you can just ask "Un cappuccio per favore") or a caffelatte (the equivalent of an American latte note: if you just ask for "latte" in Italy, you will be served a glass of milk and be looked strangely by most waiters). We hope that this short guide will help you in having a clearer idea and enjoy your Italian dining experience.įirstly, it is important to know what sort of meal we are looking for: colazione (breakfast), pranzo (lunch) or cena (dinner).Īn Italian colazione is served at the "bar" (café) where you can sit at the table (tavolo) or most often stand at the bench (banco). The abundant offer of places can however became a bit confusing at first. There is no doubt that if you want to experience good eating and drinking Italy is the right place to visit.
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