Rome’s Unknown Soldier’s Tomb
I love day-tripping- although it can be exhausting- when I can, I go. This trip was to visit my friend from Paris, David Lebovitz, who was in Rome doing Gelato tours for Context and a book signing party for the release of his new dessert cookbook. I couldn’t make it down for the signing- so came down for a quick trip to just visit.
When I arrived, David had a whole list of places we needed to check out and we set about to make plans on what order to tackle the list.
On my list was just to visit the newly redone Mercato Trionfale, Rome’s real food market, not far from the Vatican. That worked out great as it was walking distance from one of the gelato places David wanted me to try.
The new Trionfale Market is indoors under a mall like construction
I was thrilled to see this version of the tenerumi which I read about on Art of Eating– had only seen the ones from the Sicilian Cuccuzza!!!
tTiny zucchini and the vines- all edible
David at the pork shop with Italian spicy,dry pork snacks, coppiette, from Calabria
Rome’s famous agretti– to be boiled and eaten with lemon juice and olive oil
Stand specializing in eggs
celebrating summer- eggplants and peppers
Everyone has pizza al taglio, by the slice, mine was mozzarella, zucchini blossoms and anchovies
one of our gelato choices- Ricotta with visciole (black cherries) and passion fruit sorbet