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That Italians don't drink cappuccino after noon, is a legend. When I was working in Rome, me and my colleagues always took a cappuccino in a bar after lunch as anybody else there, Italian or not. On the other hand it is very important to wait at the entrance of a restaurant to be seated by the waiter. If a restaurant has a good reputation, the places are usually booked. And it's safer to book in advance by itself to avoid disappointment.
Travelling to Italy from Australia for two weeks in October for our honeymoon. Milan > Cinque Terre > Rome. Your channel has been very helpful. Looking forward to it. Thank you.
We just came back from there. Wonderful landscape but be careful with the food. Spices are not very commonly used among italy. Steaks will be served almost raw (al sangue) without seasoning, so very blend if you are used to have seasoned food. Be careful in Palermo, its a huge tourist trap in general.
Agreed. Nice vlog and tips. Biggest thing I love to do when dining anywhere and Italy in specific is to ask for what they specialize in and what their favorite or most local dish. Bear is a culinary anthropologist so this helps. Also, forget the touristy places. meals are always better when locally owned and in neighborhoods. Glad I re-found your channel. Love your style. We are both ecological anthropologists. Bear studies food culture and food production, and I am a sustainability archaeologist. As such, we love to meet and support creators and guides who share the history, culture, food, and nature on social media. Love what you are doing and hope you might like ours too. Cheers! - Turtle
i hope to be visiting Italy this summer. I am from the U.S. and I am of Italian decent and I have never been to Italy. I grew up eating Italian food and dining at many Italian Restaraunts here in the U.S.
Hello there, glad to hear you will be coming to Italy, you will find the food here a bit different from what you are used back in the States. Keep us posted
Hello. Thank you so much. This was very helpful. I am visiting Salerno in 2 weeks time. My father was born there. Been to Rome in November. Stayed in a lovely hotel a few minutes away from Trevi Fountain. The food in this area was really nothing "special" but very, very expensive. I am looking forward to Southern Italy. I assume the prices are not as high and the food is much better. I am going to watch your Naples videos now. My best wishes for you two. Wales, UK.
Thank you so much! You are right restaurants around the Trevi Fountain are very expensive because they target tourists. Next time go to the Trastevere area that has restaurants where locals eat. 😊food in Napoli is amazing let us know how you like it
Hello! Thank you for this informative video. I'm traveling to Italy for the first time, though I have spent a lot of time on Germany and Austria. Is the table etiquette the same through Europe? Fork stays in left hand, cut with right hand... keeping hands by the plate, no hand in lap? Thank you!
Arriving in Rome ( land at 7:45pm ) on a Friday. By time we get bags and catch train to Rome (looking to stay near termini, we leave for cruise the next day). Will we still be able to get dinner in at 9:30-10:30?
Thank you for this! A question... Does one order all dishes at the same time or can you order starter+main and then after eating, you order desert? Keep up the good work, love your channel!
Hi there. Do you already have a video for’a foodies guide to Italy?’ My friend says she just wants to “eat her way through Italy.” Of course, she can eat anything high calorie & doesn’t gain an ounce! I’m the opposite. 😂
This is off topic, but I hope you can still help. I don't speak Italian. Will I be able to get around Venice and Rome okay or should I expect problems? I have bad stomach issues and can never finish a meal, am I going to offend the chef/server by not finishing my meal? When we travel, we don't like structure or living by reservations, will this be okay or should we plan reservations? I know tips are "appreciated" but is it common or expected? I'm headed to your tipping video now!
Most people that visit Italy don’t speak,Italian you’ll be just fine 😊 you can leave food on the plate no problem, they might ask you if there was something wrong with the food but you can just say you are full. Regarding reservations if you are not looking to go to a specific restaurant you can always find some places with seats
The average level of English proficiency in Italy is lower than most other EU member states, although unlike France, Italy doesn't have a cultural aversion to English. Most younger Italians, particularly in the northern and central regions (which includes Rome and Venice), will be able to speak English to quite a high standard. But older Italians, not so much.
@@TravelAddictsLife I actually thought that it wasn't polite to not finish your meal in Italy. You see, I remember hearing somewhere that in Italy, if you leave food on your plate, you're saying that you're so rich that you can afford to leave the food. Because Italy is a traditionally Catholic country, I'm assuming that flaunting one's wealth is highly frowned upon there.
I am curious is it possible to ask chili, tabasco or sriracha for pasta? I often see video of itallian really offended with ketchup on pizza or pasta. Is that a real thing?
Yes, they have chilly flakes, lots of spices, and even ketch up, but remember that food in Italy is almost a religion, and Italian cooks (all cooks, even those who please you but then swear at you) consider themselves its high priests. Would you ever ask a priest to change his rituals? So please eat what they bring you and savor the culture on your plate without wanting to contaminate it. Pasta with ketch up you can always eat at home. If you eat a pizza, on the other hand, it is different, there are equally rules, but you can indulge in what you wish to add to it (in any case no ketch up, no chicken and possibly no pineapple 🤣🤣). Anyway, yes, asking for tabasco or some srirakha (or whatever the hell it's called) to add to pasta is an offense and I honestly wouldn't eat what they bring you. Maybe it's sibylline, but those who get it get it.
Every time I hear about the whole no capuccino in the afternoon thing (because it's only for breakfast) it makes me wonder what night owls like myself are supposed to do if they wake up at 1 pm and want to have a capuccino with their dessert, I mean breakfast.... Since I don't drink coffee I never had this issue in Italy but it makes me wonder.
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That Italians don't drink cappuccino after noon, is a legend. When I was working in Rome, me and my colleagues always took a cappuccino in a bar after lunch as anybody else there, Italian or not. On the other hand it is very important to wait at the entrance of a restaurant to be seated by the waiter. If a restaurant has a good reputation, the places are usually booked. And it's safer to book in advance by itself to avoid disappointment.
Me drink cappuccino when me feel like it.
direi che il punto piuttosto è un altro: il cappuccino non si beve mentre si pranza/cena
@@francog1518 Va da sè. Nemmeno in Germania si beve il caffè durante pranzo/cena.
@@stoogecoach3280 io vedo tantissimi stranieri che pranzano o cenano col cappuccino
@@francog1518 That is down to personal taste. I might don't like it, but I'm not going to stop others to do that.
This was so helpful (especially how to order coffee and that latte is milk!)! Thank you so much.
Thank you we are very glad you like it.
I just discovered your channel and love it! My wife and I are getting more excited about our trip to Italy thanks to you two.
Thank you 🙏let us know how your trip goes
Travelling to Italy from Australia for two weeks in October for our honeymoon. Milan > Cinque Terre > Rome. Your channel has been very helpful. Looking forward to it. Thank you.
Thank you so much 🙏
Thank you so much! my family has learned a lot from your videos!
Great to hear!
Great detail oriented content! Keep up the good work ❤
Thank you 🙏
Informative! This is great. Very practical
Thank you 🙏🏻
Going to Sicily in October, incredibly helpful, thank you
Thank you 🙏
We just came back from there. Wonderful landscape but be careful with the food. Spices are not very commonly used among italy. Steaks will be served almost raw (al sangue) without seasoning, so very blend if you are used to have seasoned food. Be careful in Palermo, its a huge tourist trap in general.
Agreed. Nice vlog and tips. Biggest thing I love to do when dining anywhere and Italy in specific is to ask for what they specialize in and what their favorite or most local dish. Bear is a culinary anthropologist so this helps. Also, forget the touristy places. meals are always better when locally owned and in neighborhoods. Glad I re-found your channel. Love your style. We are both ecological anthropologists. Bear studies food culture and food production, and I am a sustainability archaeologist. As such, we love to meet and support creators and guides who share the history, culture, food, and nature on social media. Love what you are doing and hope you might like ours too. Cheers! - Turtle
Thank you so much and thank your tip!😀
@@TravelAddictsLife YW and I hope you enjoy our stuff too some day. We will be watching your channel for more great info my friends.
We subscribed to your channel and we will watch your videos 👍🏻👍🏻
@@TravelAddictsLife Thanks so much my friends.
Thanks again! So enjoy you two. You are so good together!
Thank you so much 🙏
i hope to be visiting Italy this summer. I am from the U.S. and I am of Italian decent and I have never been to Italy. I grew up eating Italian food and dining at many Italian Restaraunts here in the U.S.
Hello there, glad to hear you will be coming to Italy, you will find the food here a bit different from what you are used back in the States. Keep us posted
@@TravelAddictsLife ok
Thank you for this video. We are visiting Rome in May from USA. You answered all of questions regarding restaurants.
Thank you so much let us know how you like it 😊
Loving your videos and the presentation. Please could you do supermarket shopping in Rome please.
Thank you 😊
You guys are both so informative! Thank you for these videos
Thank you Valerie 🙏
Very informative video ... appreciate it.
Thank you 🙏
Great video. Be there in May.
Thank you Jeffrey 🙏
Hello. Thank you so much. This was very helpful. I am visiting Salerno in 2 weeks time. My father was born there.
Been to Rome in November. Stayed in a lovely hotel a few minutes away from Trevi Fountain. The food in this area was really nothing "special" but very, very expensive. I am looking forward to Southern Italy. I assume the prices are not as high and the food is much better. I am going to watch your Naples videos now. My best wishes for you two. Wales, UK.
Thank you so much! You are right restaurants around the Trevi Fountain are very expensive because they target tourists. Next time go to the Trastevere area that has restaurants where locals eat. 😊food in Napoli is amazing let us know how you like it
very helpful
Thank you 🙏
Hello! Thank you for this informative video. I'm traveling to Italy for the first time, though I have spent a lot of time on Germany and Austria. Is the table etiquette the same through Europe? Fork stays in left hand, cut with right hand... keeping hands by the plate, no hand in lap?
Thank you!
Yes it is pretty similar all over Europe
In your opinion, what's the best way to make a reservation for dinner in Rome? Calling the restaurant, stopping by in-person, or online apps? Thanks!
They all work, calling is the most common
Arriving in Rome ( land at 7:45pm ) on a Friday. By time we get bags and catch train to Rome (looking to stay near termini, we leave for cruise the next day). Will we still be able to get dinner in at 9:30-10:30?
Yes you will 👍🏻
Hi again, I am traveling to Italy with my 1 year old. Do restaurants have high chairs for babies? Thank you ❤
Yes you just need to ask 👍🏻
@@TravelAddictsLife thank you so much!
I'm going to Italy in May. One of the places I'm visiting is Cortona. Any tips for me?
The area of Cortona is famous for some of the best beef in Italy you should try the steak there 😊
Can you take home what you don’t eat in an Italian restaurant? We call it a doggy bag what’s it called in Italy?
Yes you can and they started calling it doggy bag here as well 😂
Thank you for this! A question...
Does one order all dishes at the same time or can you order starter+main and then after eating, you order desert?
Keep up the good work, love your channel!
Thank you so much! No you can order your food first than your dessert after no problem
Hi there. Do you already have a video for’a foodies guide to Italy?’ My friend says she just wants to “eat her way through Italy.”
Of course, she can eat anything high calorie & doesn’t gain an ounce! I’m the opposite. 😂
We haven’t made that video yet but it is a great idea! We will do it
This is off topic, but I hope you can still help. I don't speak Italian. Will I be able to get around Venice and Rome okay or should I expect problems? I have bad stomach issues and can never finish a meal, am I going to offend the chef/server by not finishing my meal? When we travel, we don't like structure or living by reservations, will this be okay or should we plan reservations? I know tips are "appreciated" but is it common or expected? I'm headed to your tipping video now!
Most people that visit Italy don’t speak,Italian you’ll be just fine 😊 you can leave food on the plate no problem, they might ask you if there was something wrong with the food but you can just say you are full. Regarding reservations if you are not looking to go to a specific restaurant you can always find some places with seats
The average level of English proficiency in Italy is lower than most other EU member states, although unlike France, Italy doesn't have a cultural aversion to English.
Most younger Italians, particularly in the northern and central regions (which includes Rome and Venice), will be able to speak English to quite a high standard. But older Italians, not so much.
@@TravelAddictsLife I actually thought that it wasn't polite to not finish your meal in Italy.
You see, I remember hearing somewhere that in Italy, if you leave food on your plate, you're saying that you're so rich that you can afford to leave the food.
Because Italy is a traditionally Catholic country, I'm assuming that flaunting one's wealth is highly frowned upon there.
I am curious is it possible to ask chili, tabasco or sriracha for pasta? I often see video of itallian really offended with ketchup on pizza or pasta. Is that a real thing?
You can ask for chilly (peperoncino in Italian) for pasta. Yes ketchup on pizza or pasta is huge no no!
@@TravelAddictsLife Ah! That's exactly what I need for extra spicy heat on pasta.
I'm sure they have chilli flake
Yes, they have chilly flakes, lots of spices, and even ketch up, but remember that food in Italy is almost a religion, and Italian cooks (all cooks, even those who please you but then swear at you) consider themselves its high priests. Would you ever ask a priest to change his rituals? So please eat what they bring you and savor the culture on your plate without wanting to contaminate it. Pasta with ketch up you can always eat at home. If you eat a pizza, on the other hand, it is different, there are equally rules, but you can indulge in what you wish to add to it (in any case no ketch up, no chicken and possibly no pineapple 🤣🤣). Anyway, yes, asking for tabasco or some srirakha (or whatever the hell it's called) to add to pasta is an offense and I honestly wouldn't eat what they bring you. Maybe it's sibylline, but those who get it get it.
Every time I hear about the whole no capuccino in the afternoon thing (because it's only for breakfast) it makes me wonder what night owls like myself are supposed to do if they wake up at 1 pm and want to have a capuccino with their dessert, I mean breakfast.... Since I don't drink coffee I never had this issue in Italy but it makes me wonder.
You can drink cappuccino anytime, it is just not an Italian thing,
@@TravelAddictsLife plenty of Italians do it, but are more likely to be younger generations.
Is it ok to eat Pizza with your hands, or should we eat it with a knife & fork?
You can but most of the time the pizza it is too thin and you won't be able to. Let us know 😀
Are there always other dishes besides pasta? I hate pasta weird I know
Yes there are always alternatives
we're talking about italian cuisine, the last thing you need to worry about is variation lmao
If you are in the North of Italy you often find risotto as an option. Do you consider pasta lasagne and tortellini?
There is no reason to deny a cappuccino unless it's 15 minutes before closing time and they are cleaning the coffee machine.
How do you ask in Italian that you want your primo and your husbands secondo served at the same time?
"Vorrei il mio primo assieme al suo secondo" 😀
First
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oops i just drank a spritz with my meal
😊how is your trip going so far?
😢l visa help me😢
Thanks
Thank you 🙏
never ever fart loud!! i mplore ya