Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Italy 2014 - Part 8 - A Lifetime of Food I Ate



 Dearest Readers...


 ...as I flew from Newark to Malpensa Airport...


 ...I truly had no idea of the amount of great food I would be eating.


 Consider this a warning of what is to come...


...a super long post of that will be...

 

 ...a lifetime of food eaten in less than 2 weeks.

DAY 1: Thursday, June 19, 2014

LUNCH - GALLARATE

 

 Cheese-stuffed Sicilian roll. Bresaola, cheeses and bread.

 

 Cassatella.

DINNER - GALLARATE

 

 Pasta with nduia sauce

 


DAY 2: Friday, June 20, 2014

LUNCH - TORREGLIA

  
 Homemade gnocchi (salad and fruit not pictured).

 DINNER - VEGGIANO


 Vitello tonnato (with salad and fruit not pictured)

DAY 3: Saturday, June 21, 2014

LUNCH - VEGGIANO

 Not pictured.

ICE CREAM - PADOVA (Nuovo Vaniglia)

 

 Taste of gorgonzola and fig ice cream.


 Cup of Sicilian cream (candied fruit, pistachio, etc.) and strawberry meringue.


 Hazelnut cream coffee (I believe).

DINNER  - GAZZO (FROG FESTIVAL)


 Frog rice.


Fried frogs


Frittella

 DAY 4: Sunday, June 22, 2014

BREAKFAST - VEGGIANO


 Zucchini omelet.


LUNCH - BOLOGNA

 

 Homemade ravioli in broth.


Orecchiette pasta with la mollica (toasted breadcrumbs ).


Eggplant parmigiano.


 Cheese-stuffed meatloaf.  Zucchini.  Potato.

 

 Fruit and pie (not pictured).


 Cookie.

DINNER - VEGGIANO

Not pictured (it wasn't much).

 DAY 5: Monday, June 23, 2014

 PRE-LUNCH SNACK - PADOVA


 Artichoke and ham tramezzino.

LUNCH - VITTORIO VENETO


 Vitello tonnato.


 Semi-freddo.

 

 Basil lime gelato.

SPRITZ - TREVISO


DINNER - PADOVA


 Veronese dinner made by Anna - boiled meats accompanied by pearà (sauce made with breadcrumbs, bone marrow, pepper, butter).

 

 A close up of chicken and beef covered in pearà.

DAY 6: Tuesday, June 24, 2014

 LUNCH - VENEZIA - Do Spadi


 Cheese-stuffed fried zucchini flowers.

 

 Fish and olives (and possible fish meatballs).

 

 Stuffed calamari.  Sardine.  Polenta.


 Seafood risotto.

DINNER - VENEZIA


Sea bass.  Veggies.

DAY 7: Wednesday, June 25, 2014

LUNCH - PADOVA


Rice bowl.


 Sushi.

DINNER - RUBANO

 

 Gorgonzola and walnut pizza.


 Pastries.

DAY 8: Thursday, June 26, 2014

BREAKFAST - ABANO TERME
 

 Mixed smoothie.


Plate from the breakfast buffet not pictured.

LUNCH - ABANO TERME


Mozzarella and melon kebobs over yogurt/pistachio sauce.


Cream of celery soup.


Salad with a bit of everything.


Grilled veal.


Cheese plate.


Dessert sampling.

SPRITZ - ABANO TERME


 DINNER - MONTEGROTTO TERME - LIVIANGIOR


 Raw veggies and mustard dip.


 Scallops.

 

 Quiche.

 

 Seafood salad.


Parmigiano shell with scallops (I think) and tomato. 

 

 Risotto.



Pasta.

 

 Dessert.

 

 Liquorice ice cream with mint sauce.

DAY 9: Friday, June 27, 2014

BREAKFAST - ABANO


LUNCH - PADOVA


 Sushi.

ICE CREAM SNACK - PADOVA

 

 Meringue and zuppa inglese.

 DINNER - PADOVA - PARISH FESTIVAL


 Grilled meat plate with polenta.


 Sushi (not at festival).

DAY 10: Saturday, June 28, 2014
BREAKFAST - PADOVA


 Cappuccino. Custard pastry.

 LUNCH - VEGGIANO


 Seafood pasta.

SNACK - TORREGLIA

 

 Yankee Potato Snacks!

 DINNER - TORREGLIA


 Horse.

 

 Pork.


 Sausage and chicken.

DAY 11: Sunday, June 29, 2014

 BREAKFAST - VEGGIANO


 Eggs.

 LUNCH - TRENTO

Sandwich not pictured.

 DINNER - VERONA


 Pasta.

 

 Grilled meats. Potato. Polenta.


 Pastries.

DAY 12: Monday, June 30, 2014

 LUNCH - MILANO


 Steak tartare.


 Black ravioli stuffed with salmon.

DINNER - MILANO


 Sake and pickled salad.


 Fresh seaweed salad.  Boiled eggplant with miso sauce.


 Select sashimi.


 Egg in sauce.


 (photo as I started eating it)

 

 A little extra.


 And more extra.

DAY 13: Monday, July 1, 2014

 BREAKFAST - MILANO


 Cappuccino.


 Hot dog. Egg. Cold pancake.  Pate' (looked like more hot dog).

BREAKFAST 2 - GALLARATE


 Brioche and almond/chocolate granita.

LUNCH - GALLARATE


 Gnocchi.


 Spinach-stuffed meatloaf.

DINNER - GALLARATE


 Stuffed eggplant.  Octopus salad.

This concludes my post on food (while there were still some things I snacked on and forgot to photograph).


Are you as amazed as I am?


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