We
drove up from Tuscany to research 2 programs scheduled for October. There is so
much to see and experience with all 5 senses here but the first must be the
food. We headed to our favorite gelato place first
thing. After
the long drive from Siena we needed some fortification to get us through
the
rest of the day.
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Gelato |
They
call Bologna "La Grassa" The Fat
and no wonder. We are in a food coma after tonight's dinner. We began with the most popular item in Bologna.... Mortadella aka
Baloney...Bologna.
We
moved on to the best plates of Italy, Primi.... pastas we
sampled: Tagliatelle al Ragu, Lasagna alla Bolognese, Papardelle with porcini, sausage and shaved
truffles, baked tortellini with
porcini and tallegio. We moved on to the secondi...meat courses, Cotoletta
alla Bolognese, Coniglio al Aceto balsamico, Scaloppina ai Fungi Porcini,
Stracetti alla Rucola. My Mom loves pasta so much they made her a special
one with asparagus and prosciutto.
We were so full,
we thought we would skip dessert BUT, they tempted us with, Chocolate Mouse with orange zest, fresh Meringa covered with melted
chocolate, Rice pie, so we succumbed. Then they went over the edge and
brought a platter of fried pastry cream that made even our Bolognese born
friend, Giovanni, shiver with delight.
We
are too overwhelmed to write any more so here are some photos to give the idea
of what the day was like:
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Food shop |
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fecund Food Shop |
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More food Shop |
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Guess what...food shop |
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My favorite peaches...flat |
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Yup, more food shop |
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A variety of cherries are in Season |
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Meat |
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Meat Shop |
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Bowl o' Mozzes |
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Orgasma-tarts! |
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Well dressed Melon! |
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Tomatoes |
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more Tomatoes |
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Pomodori
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Verdure |
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Cheeses, Tortellini and Bread, oh my! |
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Hands Off the Tamatas! |
More food porn tomorrow, for now "Baci" from Bologna!