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Post by bear on Jul 16, 2021 8:00:44 GMT -7
 Staying at the base of Mt. Etna. It erupted last week and ash is everywhere. We say ash but it is light and large like pumice sand and it crunches under your feet. It looks like there's a cloud at the peak but that is the smoking crater.  Ash covered chairs around the fire pit |
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Post by frododoknobo on Jul 16, 2021 8:02:42 GMT -7
What’s the weather like?
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Post by GBK2point0 on Jul 16, 2021 8:17:44 GMT -7
Italy has the best food in the world imo. So jealous of these pics
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Post by Zeewada on Jul 16, 2021 8:25:11 GMT -7
I would love to go to Italy. Id stay for 3-5 days.
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Post by bear on Jul 16, 2021 8:28:00 GMT -7
the weather is beautiful right now. Apparently it was hot last week but it's been 70s and lower 80s. Sicily is a bit milder because of the elevation so it's like Hawaii with the vegetation of SoCal. |
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Post by deadphishbiscuits on Jul 16, 2021 8:35:25 GMT -7
Italy has the best food in the world imo. So jealous of these pics Get with the times There isnt a cheese named after the countrymen of that country However...There is of one named after us here in the land of the free 🤑 |
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Post by bear on Jul 16, 2021 8:47:00 GMT -7
 Last pic from Roma Sparita ristorante. Sorry for blurriness. Spaghetti carbonara in front and cacio e pepe (cheese and pepper) in the back. See that bowl? It's made of crusted parmesan. Incredible. Put my wife on to Chiante too, she's been in a wine rut with cab sav and Nero d'avola |
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Post by bear on Jul 16, 2021 8:49:47 GMT -7
Italy has the best food in the world imo. So jealous of these pics Get with the times There isnt a cheese named after the countrymen of that country However...There is of one named after us here in the land of the free 🤑 which European came to "the new world" first? An Italian. Who did they name it after? An Italian! |
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Post by deadphishbiscuits on Jul 16, 2021 8:58:04 GMT -7
Speculation ,
A Norwegian viking could of been here first
Or a nomad from the Russian tundra
Nobody ever really knows
And its not called eh yo meataball
Its America baybee!!
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Post by bear on Jul 16, 2021 9:14:32 GMT -7
Speculation , A Norwegian viking could of been here first Or a nomad from the Russian tundra Nobody ever really knows And its not called eh yo meataball Its America baybee!! first visited by the italian vikings Mario the Red and Luigi the Verde |
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Post by frododoknobo on Jul 16, 2021 9:14:50 GMT -7
Last pic from Roma Sparita ristorante. Sorry for blurriness. Spaghetti carbonara in front and cacio e pepe (cheese and pepper) in the back. See that bowl? It's made of crusted parmesan. Incredible. Put my wife on to Chiante too, she's been in a wine rut with cab sav and Nero d'avola Cacio e Pepe is three ingredients. It’s one of the most difficult pasta dishes to master. I tried making it three times this past year, and almost got it right on the third. I’m also drooling right now. |
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Post by bear on Jul 16, 2021 10:22:05 GMT -7
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Post by deadphishbiscuits on Jul 16, 2021 10:41:29 GMT -7
Carini has some lumpy bread
Made of lard, delish to the head
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Post by dbg465285 on Jul 16, 2021 20:15:59 GMT -7
Last pic from Roma Sparita ristorante. Sorry for blurriness. Spaghetti carbonara in front and cacio e pepe (cheese and pepper) in the back. See that bowl? It's made of crusted parmesan. Incredible. Put my wife on to Chiante too, she's been in a wine rut with cab sav and Nero d'avola Cab franc or old vin zin. I live in the middle of the vineyards so let me know if you need some future shippns. Cases are relatively cheap |
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Post by bear on Jul 17, 2021 5:51:26 GMT -7
Went to the swanky fashion district in Rome (think Rodeo drive) near the Spanish steps and hit a restaurant called Ginger. Despite being surrounded by Prada and Gucci boutiques the prices were still reasonable.  Rigitoni carbonara. The other place beat this by a mile. The pasta was perfect but the sauce was crazy salty so much so that it seemed like a mistake.  Linguini in cherry tomato and basil sauce. This was da real MVP. From now on this will be my gold standard to compare all other tomato sauces.  pork sandwich. Delicious simplicity, tender meat, crispy bread and I think bean sprouts. |
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Post by bear on Jul 17, 2021 5:54:23 GMT -7
 Not my pic but this is the place. That's it for Rome. We ate some other things like baccala fritta (fried salted cod fish) which was awesome and Little bear ate half a steak next to the Pantheon while I quaffed ale in a big German mug but we didnt snap any pics. More from Sicily soon... |
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Post by bear on Jul 17, 2021 6:03:57 GMT -7
 Piccolo Orso single handedly props up the police state next to Trevi fountain |
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Post by bear on Jul 19, 2021 0:39:08 GMT -7
Y'all. Sicily F U C K S  Homemade meal by our friends. Penne with pistachio pesto, chicken filets, caprese (before olive oil added) and local sausage  sausage up close. Cheese inside!  We went across the island and stopped in a rural area. This is at a gas station! They take their food seriously here. I had il piccante which is a soppressata and cheese sammy (long boi center right)  Nougat with almond for dessert  beef lasagna with peas inside  Eggplant left and caponata right. Homemade syrah from our villa host!  eggs with mango and onions for breakfast And thin sliced speck  |
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Post by bear on Jul 19, 2021 15:34:07 GMT -7
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Post by SolarGarlic 🧀 on Jul 19, 2021 15:39:07 GMT -7
Incredible! Thanks for the pictures!
Did you ask them if a hotdog was a sandwich?
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Sicilian pizza
