LEGENDARY PASTA & SANDWICHES! Food Tour of Florence Italy

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  • Опубликовано: 3 июн 2024
  • My food adventure in Florence Italy continues as I spend the entire day just eating nonstop which is my type of fun :-) I really wanted to try out some iconic Florentine dishes and just as much pasta as I can get my hands on.
    For my first stop I went to the central market which is a great place to just hang out and eat, walk around then eat some more and hit the repeat button all day. Then I went looking for a local restaurant that is PACKED all the time and finally went pasta hunting. All in all, a pretty fun day!
    The places I ate at
    Da Nerbone
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    Trattoria Mario
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    Panini Toscani
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  • @werewolfjones3178
    @werewolfjones3178 5 лет назад +948

    You know it's a good bite when Mike squints while chewing after, then points to the food three times.

    • @Ms_Tania
      @Ms_Tania 5 лет назад +48

      And nods his head as he chews. :)

    • @SL-sb2mp
      @SL-sb2mp 5 лет назад +12

      LMAO

    • @kennethoconnor9367
      @kennethoconnor9367 5 лет назад

      That’s called acting... and you’ve fallen for it lol.

    • @Anthonycheesman33
      @Anthonycheesman33 5 лет назад +15

      @@kennethoconnor9367 acting for what lol

    • @ChelCoh
      @ChelCoh 5 лет назад +30

      Kenneth O'Connor Why would he have to lie, he literally says if he doesn’t like anything, no matter what. It’s not that deep, he loves food 🤷‍♀️

  • @sakura118
    @sakura118 5 лет назад +346

    “I’m not allowed to have two meats”? Lol the Italian server whispering “I will do it” iconic 😂

    • @YepsMr
      @YepsMr 4 года назад +15

      @Roland Tuason the point in italy is not to stuff yourself but to enjoy.

    • @Fattony6666
      @Fattony6666 2 года назад +1

      @@YepsMr this is foreign to americans

    • @hassu2149
      @hassu2149 2 года назад +1

      @@YepsMr I am going to eat 6 pizzas a day in naples

    • @lizvickers7156
      @lizvickers7156 2 года назад

      I would of said I am paying, I will have 2 meats if I want. Panini looked extra dry though. Why dont places put butter on the bread. I wouldn't touch that bread if it didn't have butter on.

    • @lizvickers7156
      @lizvickers7156 2 года назад

      @@YepsMr Something Mikey Chen doesn't know the meaning of. He eats like he hasn't eaten for a week

  • @uma9493
    @uma9493 5 лет назад +551

    When I came back from Italy I couldn't eat pasta for a year after. That's how good the pasta in Italy is.

  • @ChelCoh
    @ChelCoh 5 лет назад +434

    When the lady whispered that she’d put the 2 meats on for you, is just a really good example of how generous and nice other countries are.

    • @maxheadrum9030
      @maxheadrum9030 4 года назад +13

      She also knows she's on camera

    • @bar3450
      @bar3450 4 года назад +2

      @@maxheadrum9030 lol right?

    • @trickydick6152
      @trickydick6152 3 года назад +8

      @@maxheadrum9030 But she would have done it anyway.

    • @nootinyourmom1423
      @nootinyourmom1423 3 года назад +3

      tricky dick or would she have??!?!??!?!

    • @muditjoshi7960
      @muditjoshi7960 3 года назад +6

      What do you mean other countries, which country do you reside in?

  • @cesarenero551
    @cesarenero551 5 лет назад +284

    When you use bread to clean the dish from sauce, then you're doing "scarpetta". And scarpetta it's what makes you an honorary italian citizen!

    • @vintaqe_vibez5978
      @vintaqe_vibez5978 4 года назад +13

      Cesare Nero so, I’ve been doing that since I was a little girl. That’s what I saw my parents do. But we’re all Irish! Can I still be an honorary citizen? Lol

    • @YepsMr
      @YepsMr 4 года назад +13

      i think this is a world wide thing and not just an italian thing.

    • @madapigi1
      @madapigi1 4 года назад

      @@YepsMr i've never saw and asian do that

    • @jamshedalam1093
      @jamshedalam1093 4 года назад +2

      @@madapigi1 I'm an asian(not chinese) and we do this whenever we eat something with a bread!

    • @madapigi1
      @madapigi1 4 года назад

      Jamshed Alam oh that’s interesting.

  • @wwsuwannee7993
    @wwsuwannee7993 5 лет назад +376

    The Italians have the knack of taking a few simple ingredients and turning them into something superb. I have been around the world and there is nothing like it anywhere else. Try if you want, but you will not find any bad food in Italy. The bread is unbelievable, I have tried and failed to duplicate it many times and I have never found it anywhere else...it's a mystery :) You might come across something weird occasionally but no matter....it will still taste superb. Fresh is key...I seen a woman at the market in Naples snurlling her nose up at the best looking artichokes I have ever seen, because the weren't fresh enough lol.

    • @sharknado623
      @sharknado623 4 года назад +1

      Where have you been in Italy, exactly?

    • @kessler1476
      @kessler1476 4 года назад +4

      that coz every single simple ingredient has high quality flavour here in Italy.

    • @claudiofoiadelli8721
      @claudiofoiadelli8721 4 года назад +13

      you're right, simple but above all fresh ingredients and then the gastronomic tradition that should be a UNESCO heritage site. it is a form of popular culture that is difficult to transfer to other countries. It is essential for an Italian to eat well but because it is a habit. Unfortunately in modern life we have to accept some compromises. unwillingly I live in Bergamo, this is a terrible moment, but luckily nothing is missing and good food helps us to live carefree moments ciao

    • @sharknado623
      @sharknado623 4 года назад +1

      @@claudiofoiadelli8721 com'è la situazione lì? Sono in Giappone, purtroppo non posso tornare in Italia.

    • @claudiofoiadelli8721
      @claudiofoiadelli8721 4 года назад

      @@sharknado623 La mia amica è primario in ematologia agli ospedali di Bergamo. Ieri sera mi diceva che l'emergenza si è fermata. Stanno riprendendo alcune attività che erano state sospese. Ci vuole tempo e pazienza. Dovremo riorganizzarci tutti. ciao

  • @ajinkyakhanzode890
    @ajinkyakhanzode890 5 лет назад +487

    "Walk around, eat around, and eat as much as you can" this should be a T-shirt.

  • @Nomhle.
    @Nomhle. 5 лет назад +208

    I was studying, somehow I ended up watching this and now I'm hungry. But since I'm a broke uni student, I'll use my imagination to turn the noodles I'm eating into what Mikey was eating.

    • @jakeekaj9000
      @jakeekaj9000 5 лет назад +3

      I'm out here eating salad...I feel your pain.

    • @rayhankhan2040
      @rayhankhan2040 5 лет назад

      Ur gonna turn noodles into a beef sandwich ok

    • @juliematthews3992
      @juliematthews3992 5 лет назад +3

      When Mikey eats noodles it looks sooo good. Watch his pho videos and eat and pretend, I have! Lol

    • @romajacob8208
      @romajacob8208 5 лет назад +2

      I’m imaging my piece of loaf to be those sandwiches 😞

    • @Komemez
      @Komemez 4 года назад

      The console Myth *cough cough* pasta *cough cough*

  • @hannahsmith9570
    @hannahsmith9570 5 лет назад +51

    Hi Mike! This past spring semester in college I studied abroad in Perugia, Italy for 6 months (it’s right between Rome and Florence) and I couldn’t recommend a place more to go for food! I had been to Florence and Rome many times when I was abroad and the food is obviously amazing in those two places but the food in Perugia I think is even more amazing! It’s even more affordable as well. If you ever go back to Italy, which I highly recommend, you should go to smaller cities as well! The food, the views, and the people are truly amazing and it really gives you a feel of the true Italian lifestyle. The region of Umbria has amazing little towns and cities and I would recommend them to anyone if you want to see more of Italy!

  • @bgrwl45
    @bgrwl45 5 лет назад +54

    Italy is so beautiful

  • @Inglonias
    @Inglonias 5 лет назад +124

    Story time. I went to Rome on a two week college course studying archaeology in 2013. We went to Lake Nemi's caves, and walked for a good four hours. On the way back, I had the best meal ever at a restaurant near a cliff that I don't know the name of and I'm sure I'll never find again. They served the food family-style. When the meal was over, I ordered the Tiramisu for dessert. That was the best thing I have ever eaten, and I'll never find it again.

    • @BoardandArrow
      @BoardandArrow 5 лет назад +5

      Inglonias I studied in Rome for 10 weeks this past sunmer and made my way to Nemi and the surrounding towns. I can attest. The food is amazing

    • @adriang3492
      @adriang3492 5 лет назад +14

      Just find the approximate location and check Google maps, 99% of restaurants are listed on Google maps, it won't be that hard to find it.

    • @azaroth75
      @azaroth75 5 лет назад +3

      @@adriang3492 I believe it's the mindset, if not just a necessity for living, food is feeling

    • @homerthompson6028
      @homerthompson6028 5 лет назад +14

      was it mcdonalds?

    • @stefaniaazzaro8177
      @stefaniaazzaro8177 5 лет назад +3

      there's not many restaurants in nemi (or the surrounding area) that are near a cliff. If it was facing the lake (most likely), then that narrows it down to 15 restaurants at most,less then 10 if it was in the centre of nemi

  • @Ms_Tania
    @Ms_Tania 5 лет назад +45

    When the crunch of bread is enough to make your mouth water!!

  • @nikiedmonds6236
    @nikiedmonds6236 5 лет назад +14

    I toured Italy 3 years ago and it was some of the best food I'd ever had...even the rest stops had amazing fresh food!

  • @FlareZero
    @FlareZero 5 лет назад +47

    Italy, the best in the world for the food, case closed. 👍👍🔝🔝

    • @randyschwaggins
      @randyschwaggins 3 года назад

      San Sebastian: Hold my cerveza....

    • @KingK339
      @KingK339 3 года назад

      I put two countries up there almost equally.. Italy and Thailand. Locally sourced in the small laneways and backstreets. So different but each on another level to their neighbours....I say almost because Italy just takes the first spot

  • @TheDShow
    @TheDShow 5 лет назад +85

    Only Mikey could get offered a free piece of someones steak haha love it

  • @AussieAngeS
    @AussieAngeS 5 лет назад +55

    My goodness those panini looked fabulous! Italian cheeses and meats are to die fore, I remember when I went to Sicily and tried the deli meats, fresh cheeses and ricotta’s 😍😍 so good.

  • @canuck21
    @canuck21 5 лет назад +31

    It's Italian food, of course it's amazing.

  • @lisajayasekera
    @lisajayasekera 4 года назад +8

    I love it when the food is so incredible that Mike looks like he saw a unicorn pegasus!!! His facial expressions are so trusting!

  • @D3DNS1D3
    @D3DNS1D3 5 лет назад +194

    For Halloween, you should make the chopsticks go through the cartoon dumpling and have filling leak out!

    • @ultraboosted
      @ultraboosted 5 лет назад +5

      yesss

    • @majcrash
      @majcrash 5 лет назад +27

      It should leak hot oil!

    • @PoTaTo-yl2vz
      @PoTaTo-yl2vz 5 лет назад +1

      *NO*

    • @KhoiBoa
      @KhoiBoa 5 лет назад +1

      He a grown man not some kid anymore.

    • @tinkiwinks
      @tinkiwinks 5 лет назад +7

      KhoiKO it’s supposed to be just some fun thing for Halloween

  • @LindsayNaidus
    @LindsayNaidus 5 лет назад +64

    All I would do is eat in Italy. I know it. I can't believe that's the first time you had prosciutto wrapped around cantaloupe tho! It's soooo good.

    • @strictlydumpling
      @strictlydumpling  5 лет назад +8

      I know, I missed out

    • @LindsayNaidus
      @LindsayNaidus 5 лет назад +1

      But now you know and when you see it on a menu you can get it.

    • @jorgepavon8582
      @jorgepavon8582 5 лет назад

      hey man.. travel to Argentina.. you def gonna love it.!!!

  • @KingDennisJensen
    @KingDennisJensen 5 лет назад +22

    Italians are amazing! One of my best friends is Italian and his parents make the best food.

  • @mannymay9480
    @mannymay9480 5 лет назад +26

    Panini Toscani is amazing! I was there in May. You should have checked out Osteria Pastella. Pasta is cooked inside a cheese wheel of Granna Padano cheese topped with black truffles!!!

  • @mibelloaleman
    @mibelloaleman 4 года назад +4

    This is my favorite city on earth with the BEST food on earth, bar none! I've been to Florence many time, as well as other cities in Italia, but the food in Florence is mind bending. It spoils your taste for food anywhere else. Only Roma came a close second. Simply put, everything about Florence is magnificent, majestic, painfully beautiful, especially its sunsets, and its history. Bella Firenze!

    • @alessandromancuso3733
      @alessandromancuso3733 3 года назад

      Try Bologna next time :)

    • @mibelloaleman
      @mibelloaleman 3 года назад

      @@alessandromancuso3733 Yes, I have wanted to visit beautiful Bologna and gaze at this magnificent city from the top of one of its famous towers, to take in the view of all those gorgeous burnt-Siena orange/red roof tops. It looks like it's a magical city due mostly to its historical significance. However, travel nowadays is dangerous, but one day I may make it there.

    • @alessandromancuso3733
      @alessandromancuso3733 3 года назад +2

      @@mibelloaleman If you can, come to Genova too. Here you must try trofie al pesto, pansoti al sugo di noci, focaccia, panissa fritta and farinata ;)

    • @mibelloaleman
      @mibelloaleman 3 года назад

      @@alessandromancuso3733@Alessandro Grazie for your comment. I loved it! It sounds so delicious that now I am hungry! I wish I was in bella Italia and eating all its wonderful foods, not to mention the exquisite beauty of it. I miss it badly! But with this pandemic who knows when I will be able to travel again. Recently I have been missing Roma, even though the last time I was there the people were very nasty to me (which I never understood because I am a very polite and friendly traveler, not a tourist). I had vowed that I would NEVER return to it, but I miss it and all the beautiful spots that I have wonderful memories of, i.e., like sitting in a café with a perfect view of the Vittorio Emmanuel monument. I sat there for as long as I was allowed just enjoying the view. Magnificent! But yes, I would consider going to Genoa (it too is beautiful), but first going to Ferrara to visit the gorgeous castle, and back to bella, bella Siena, where I was BEST treated by its people, who treated me like royalty! They are the warmest, friendliest people I met in Italia. The rudest, the nastiest were the Romans. I wish I was in Piazza del Campo in Siena. Sorry for this long post, but I so appreciate you sharing your thoughts about the awesome food, or architecture or history, of Italia because I love it so.

  • @jr13227
    @jr13227 5 лет назад +5

    I’ve been watching your videos for years Mikey and you’ve helped me explore so many new areas of food I never would have found without you. I love your unfiltered passion for what you do. It makes it so much fun to watch.

  • @sabrinacle
    @sabrinacle 3 года назад +3

    One year into covid and I think I’ve watched every Mike Chen show as I can. God it helps so much

  • @SophieJackson1993
    @SophieJackson1993 4 года назад +5

    Poor, beautiful Italy. Hope you all recover safely. We love you. ❤️🙏🏻

    • @novumromanusrl3364
      @novumromanusrl3364 4 года назад

      Sophie Jackson Thankyou, Stay strong too ❤️🇮🇹

  • @luigispina6693
    @luigispina6693 5 лет назад +1

    I’m a chinese boy born and raise in Florence and I’m super happy that u try our food especially lampredotto, favourite food ever

  • @alliemollie
    @alliemollie 5 лет назад +37

    I seriously need to move to 🇮🇹 just for the sandwiches, pasta and pizza!

    • @cheesybuttcough4354
      @cheesybuttcough4354 5 лет назад

      The pizza isn't the best because there pizza is cheese bland sauce sometimes some meat but in America it's the pizza we all know and love

    • @Firiendil
      @Firiendil 5 лет назад +6

      If you come to Italy I'll personally walk you around the country to make you change your mind hahaha

    • @alliemollie
      @alliemollie 5 лет назад +5

      Cheesybutt Cough haha I’ve eaten tons of pizza in both America & Italy and I must say I personally prefer 🇮🇹. I do crave for a NY slice or Chicago style from time to time. 🍕 is my jam!

    • @sharknado623
      @sharknado623 4 года назад +2

      @@cheesybuttcough4354 dude, I'm from Naples and when you go to a pizzeria, they bring you a 100 pizzas menu. Where did you eat it?

  • @ipw68
    @ipw68 5 лет назад +34

    yep...Italy..everything looks good there fresh pasta!!!..panini...the men 😏😂

  • @HawkGirl69
    @HawkGirl69 4 года назад +5

    I want to go to Italy so bad!

  • @humanityfirst5490
    @humanityfirst5490 5 лет назад +19

    Wait......hold up, mikey eating veggies and loving them!? it must be italy 😄

  • @lyfewithlyd6683
    @lyfewithlyd6683 5 лет назад

    You guys are so blessed to be able to travel to so many places and try so many different foods

  • @wrightackle1
    @wrightackle1 5 лет назад +10

    Its funny I didn't dive into these Florence vids right off the bat. So used to seeing you eat foods that are so foreign to my palate that I thought these Florence vids would be too vanilla. Man was I wrong. These are so cool, now I want you to stay there longer. I guess bottom line is me and the 1.6 mill subscribers just enjoy watching you eat.

  • @Adam_Garratt
    @Adam_Garratt 5 лет назад +161

    I have yet to try tripe. It's quite popular here in the UK with the older generation, and is usually served with vinegar and stewed onions. We call it 'stewed knitting'. Not sure I fancy our version lol. I like the look of the Spanish way of braising it in paprika and olive oil and tomatoes into a sort of stew. Great vid as always Mikey.

    • @sherryo360
      @sherryo360 5 лет назад +4

      Adam's Eats I’ve tried so hard to eat tripe.... in menudo, in pho, chitterlings.... I want to eat it! But I just cannot.

    • @SweetHopeCookies
      @SweetHopeCookies 5 лет назад +1

      Sherry Osinga At least you’re a step ahead of me. I’ve tried so hard to order tripe but...

    • @Gamekrayz
      @Gamekrayz 5 лет назад +9

      tripe is great in a bowl of pho!

    • @MountainFisher
      @MountainFisher 5 лет назад

      Tripe is an acquired taste, to me it's not good. He says it's as clean as it gets, I guess I've never had clean tripe, it's disgusting.

    • @EbefrenRevo
      @EbefrenRevo 5 лет назад +2

      Only few words dude : Trippa e Fagioli. Trippa e Fagioli.

  • @Albe88ful
    @Albe88ful 4 года назад +2

    I'm from Florence and I really appreciate the way you taste our food! You are a professional! Nothing to say, the very best ambassador of food all over the world! Amazing! Bell ON!

  • @reishakyu3553
    @reishakyu3553 5 лет назад +65

    tell me yall not craving for some good pasta right now.. damn

    • @Ms_Tania
      @Ms_Tania 5 лет назад +3

      Or a sandwich with some good 'crunchy on the outside ,moist on the inside' bread!!

  • @talkingconscience195
    @talkingconscience195 5 лет назад +3

    Watching Mike taste delicious food and describe it makes me feel that I fulfilled my life's purpose, Awesome. Love Mike all-day everyday.

  • @Gpiccio
    @Gpiccio 5 лет назад +18

    Very glad you came here in Florence to visit us Mikey, nice job💪🏻

  • @merryapple6571
    @merryapple6571 5 лет назад +1

    Thank you for this awesome video. I’m from Florence. I’ve never been there so this was great to see. My grandparents came here in the 20’s and raised a large family. I have fond memories of the good food my grandmother made and home made pasta’s.

  • @kronoss897
    @kronoss897 5 лет назад +1

    Why am I watching this at night? Damn. My mouth is watering.

  • @TaraShulerAuthor
    @TaraShulerAuthor 5 лет назад +4

    The salty/sweet thing is definitely something I enjoy. My grandmother used to bring sliced cantaloupe to breakfast, where we would put it on top of sausage gravy biscuits. (Southern U.S.) Sliced tomato is also delicious on gravy biscuits. And I put salt on nearly every type of fruit. Watermelon, mango, apples, peaches, pears. So good.

    • @mfanwelikeit3760
      @mfanwelikeit3760 3 года назад

      Freshly sliced bananas on toast, lots of butter and a sprinkle of salt ❤️

  • @deanflet973
    @deanflet973 5 лет назад +18

    Dude your making everyone Hungry Mikey!✌🐼🤳

  • @williampeterson9250
    @williampeterson9250 5 лет назад

    The way that you eat your food looks so scrumptious and you make it so enjoyable with more great food and travels. Thanks Mikey.

  • @jennaromanini8873
    @jennaromanini8873 4 года назад +1

    I know I’m late to this party but Florence is my absolute favorite Italian city. I love seeing it through other people’s eyes...and stomachs

  • @SamoZaZabavu
    @SamoZaZabavu 5 лет назад +3

    jeeeezzz.. started with watching one short video while i eat...here i am 3 hours later... still watching videos.... now hungry again... love this chanel :)

  • @tineepanda2212
    @tineepanda2212 5 лет назад +5

    Love this video Mike! I want to try EVERYTHING!!! Florence looks so beautiful, the food looks so delicious & the people seem genuinely nice, seems like a great future destination for me & family. Ty for sharing this video with us!

  • @TimEatsandTravels
    @TimEatsandTravels 5 лет назад

    When I travel, I don't visit tourist sights and monuments, I experience new cultures through their food. Genuinely envious of everything you ate on this video!

  • @bgrwl45
    @bgrwl45 5 лет назад +2

    I love Italian food. Everything looks so delicious and very fresh ingredients.

  • @aveekbose4651
    @aveekbose4651 5 лет назад +35

    I M WATCHING THIS AT MID NIGHT STILL MAKES ME HUNGRY
    Thats the power of mikey

  • @NinjaDimes
    @NinjaDimes 5 лет назад +7

    that moment at 5:04 where he's looking for Trattoria Mario and its literally behind him, haha.

  • @valerier9590
    @valerier9590 5 лет назад

    I lived in Florence for a year and would often eat at nerbone or Mario when shopping for produce at the central markets warms my heart to see those places again

  • @griffonderemer9519
    @griffonderemer9519 5 лет назад +1

    5:06 - I love that he totally walks past the restaurant but then comes back to it in the next scene

  • @GamieJamie
    @GamieJamie 5 лет назад +16

    Hey it’s me at 0:57 when I was in Italy!

  • @karminiparsan4440
    @karminiparsan4440 5 лет назад +6

    Ok...that's it!!!! Whether you eat or not.. watching Mike eat food in Italy would make you ravenous😁 It all look sooo amazing and you can tell from his expressions that he is blown away👍👍😚excellent job Mikey...

  • @mibelloaleman
    @mibelloaleman 3 года назад

    Love Mike's incredible appetite! I can't believe he ate ALL that in one day. I am watching this 1 year later and I almost cried when I saw beloved Florence, which I haven't visited in years. I miss this most exquisite city, but the food is the BEST ever! He is right, you can't have a bad food day. Impossible in Florence! It has the best food ever! I still remember a minestrone soup I had in a tiny restaurant that looked like Dante was about to walk in. It was so delicious that I have not had one as good since (and I'm talking many years). The food is SO good that it spoiled it for me having Italian food not from Italy, particularly from Florence.

  • @kathrynserka4024
    @kathrynserka4024 5 лет назад

    I have been watching your channel for a few years, and I New back then that your channel would grow exponentially. I am Italian, and this video was so much fun to watch! Thank you so much for your wonderful travels.

  • @gildrop
    @gildrop 5 лет назад +3

    My wife and I are taking our very first vacation together to Florence in January. I'm soooooooooooo excited to go! The food looks mind blowing!

  • @ngatiramona
    @ngatiramona 5 лет назад +9

    Posted 17minutes ago, 2500 views and 248 likes. The power of Mikey anywhere near a food market is reason enough to drop everything and be enchanted. Your vids are gifts of happiness Mikey. Thank you for sharing it all with us. 😙😙😊

    • @kmp8985
      @kmp8985 5 лет назад

      ngatiramona just in time for my lunch !

  • @forearthbelow
    @forearthbelow 3 года назад

    A 67 yo Englishman Londoner of 100% Italian parentage here. I fell in LOVE with Florence when I visited 7 years back and hope, some day, to be able to go back this wretched virus permitting. The food was just outstanding, there is a science to cooking and, coupled with the passion and insistence on quality the locals have, it was a truly winning combination.

    • @jasoninthehood9726
      @jasoninthehood9726 3 года назад

      forearthbelow what does being “100% Italian parentage” have to do with anything?

    • @forearthbelow
      @forearthbelow 3 года назад

      @@jasoninthehood9726 EVERYTHING

  • @lbjohnston21684
    @lbjohnston21684 5 лет назад +1

    I just love your videos. They always bring a smile to may face. Thanks for all the lovely vlogs

  • @fowlerfamilyhomestead3389
    @fowlerfamilyhomestead3389 5 лет назад +6

    I’m sooooo jealous!! I’ve always wanted to go to Italy!! Vacation of a lifetime!❤️ 🇮🇹

  • @brishtiroychaudhuri5675
    @brishtiroychaudhuri5675 5 лет назад +4

    My daughter and soninlaw came back from florence. The food is amazing.

  • @errolnoblesr973
    @errolnoblesr973 5 лет назад +1

    AWESOME video. My nana was from Sicily always made her pasta.
    THANKS MIKE

  • @nilgill4642
    @nilgill4642 5 лет назад +2

    Italian cuisine is in my opinion the best in the world. Just as good if not better than French cuisine, but so much more relaxed and easygoing.

  • @poppiskern
    @poppiskern 5 лет назад +56

    "Florence Hurricane!? Where do I go to!?
    FLORENCE ITALY!

  • @jackiegrimes11
    @jackiegrimes11 5 лет назад +10

    "refreshing and a little cheesy, exactly what you want in a pasta and relationship" lol mikey😂

  • @goldenrayofcentralsun1111
    @goldenrayofcentralsun1111 5 лет назад

    How lucky and smart u R to do what u love! Totally envious of u, Mickey Chen. Always wanted to ccc Italy. Hi from Toronto, Canada!

  • @Lilianna731
    @Lilianna731 5 лет назад

    Prosciutto and melon is the best thing ever. My mom grew up in Switzerland and I used to spend every summers there, this was a lunch time staple and it was delicious.

  • @pariosd3
    @pariosd3 5 лет назад +13

    That bean soup reminds me of my Indian dals

  • @dheeladheel
    @dheeladheel 5 лет назад +8

    its 4am and now im hungry, thanks

  • @Dan-hn1lx
    @Dan-hn1lx 4 года назад +1

    Italy is just a flavor bomb of the senses!!! The food is next level even petrol stations have great pizza and sausages hanging off roofs.

  • @amandamiller304
    @amandamiller304 5 лет назад +2

    yay lampradotto one of the best blogs about italian food

  • @Pixlanta
    @Pixlanta 5 лет назад +3

    That looks so yummy ...thank you for always showing us the prices..helps me to see if it's affordable should I ever go..good for planning lol❤️

  • @LilyChankitchen
    @LilyChankitchen 5 лет назад +39

    I'm having a mooncake at this moment (2 a.m) better than nothing.

  • @AgentWonderbread45
    @AgentWonderbread45 5 лет назад

    the panini place looks wonderful,the sandwhich looked amazing and the people are so friendly and talkative.

  • @Limoni1
    @Limoni1 2 года назад

    I keep coming back to watch this video, maybe my favorite video of all! Love Florence and Mike!!!

  • @akeverday7
    @akeverday7 5 лет назад +6

    Oh no way that's cool! I was just in Florence last month and went to Panini Toscani

  • @smilemikasa6506
    @smilemikasa6506 5 лет назад +7

    every time i watch a video im always getting hungry

  • @D-me-dream-smp
    @D-me-dream-smp 2 года назад

    Mike just joining a couple dining is so classic. The Italian lady at the panini shop is delightful. The crunch when you bite into it was enticing. Fresh pasta is a totally different flavour and texture.

  • @etg1966
    @etg1966 5 лет назад

    I have never seen anyone enjoy there foods so much the way you do. Awesome video!!! Love you foods adventures. 🙏❤

    • @Maplelust
      @Maplelust 5 лет назад

      you should look up Anthony bourdain. he is like none other with food.

  • @salvadordelpalacio
    @salvadordelpalacio 5 лет назад +12

    Mr. Chen, I would love to hold that camera and smell that delicious sandwich, dude love your videos. I'm sending you a big hug from Nicaragua

  • @user-eh2mi2oh4h
    @user-eh2mi2oh4h 5 лет назад +10

    Panini: Hello Chow....
    Chowder: I'M NOT YOUR BOYFRIEND!!!!!

  • @audreyang123
    @audreyang123 3 года назад

    this is great! stuck at home during covid and being able to watch this like I am in Italy!

  • @cristopherandrade3668
    @cristopherandrade3668 5 лет назад +54

    Lmao pasta as an appetizer and celery as side dish nice a little weird but it's delicious for me to see it

    • @Erhnam_Djinn
      @Erhnam_Djinn 5 лет назад +1

      What are the main coursees in Italy then? Or are there no main courses?

    • @majcrash
      @majcrash 5 лет назад +1

      Steak. Pork. I'm sure there's chicken too. Were you not watching the video?

    • @Noemi-gm5im
      @Noemi-gm5im 5 лет назад +11

      Pasta is usually the first plate, the one that fill the Most. After we eat the "secondo", like meat and side dish

    • @tizianodematteis7071
      @tizianodematteis7071 5 лет назад +8

      @@-EchoesIntoEternity- pasta is traditionally a PRIMO not a SECONDO...

    • @tizianodematteis7071
      @tizianodematteis7071 5 лет назад +12

      @@Erhnam_Djinn soooo... Italian here. In Italy we don't really have the concept of "main course". Most very traditional meal have at least two courses: "primo" (which usually consists of carbs, such as pasta or rice) and "secondo" (which usually consists of proteins, such as meats, fish, cheeses, egg dishes, etc.). The "secondo" is usually served accompanied by vegetables. Typically at the end of all of it we eat fruit. Now, this is only how very traditional meals work, but nowadays people would either eat a primo or a secondo plus veggies and some fruit afterwards. Some exceptions do exist, but are rather rare.

  • @dennistrepanier3836
    @dennistrepanier3836 5 лет назад +40

    I've been a vegetarian for 14 years and Mike is starting my conversion back to eating flesh haha.

    • @strictlydumpling
      @strictlydumpling  5 лет назад +10

      haha nice!

    • @cheesybuttcough4354
      @cheesybuttcough4354 5 лет назад +4

      Wow Mikey actually replied!!!!!!

    • @stace_d
      @stace_d 5 лет назад +5

      Lol, well he actually raved about the celery in this vid. That's different for him 😂

    • @sodacushion2815
      @sodacushion2815 5 лет назад +3

      One of us! One of us! Lol

  • @camillatamburini5421
    @camillatamburini5421 4 года назад +1

    Florence citizen here! Glad you enjoyed lampredotto, it's my favourite😋 I would KILL for a panino al lampredotto.
    When I don't have enough time to have lunch at home I always go and get one to the closest "lampredottaro" that I find (yeah, I think almost everyone in Florence calls the man who makes lampredotto "lampredottaro"😂)
    I remember that once, when I was younger, I was walking with my family in the center of the city and we found a random lampredotto stand at 4 P.M.
    What we did? We literally ate a panino al lampredotto at 4 P.M. . That was great.
    And also almost every saturday, until some months ago, my parents used to go to the market to buy fresh products while I was in school and they used to buy some lampredotto there for my lunch after school! Great times... now I'm on diet so I can't eat it very often😩
    And yeah, the lampredottaro in the Central Market is reaaaally good, but there are many more stands with AWESOME lampredotto. Near Piazza Beccaria, in Via Gioberti, there's the stand called "I'trippaio di Firenze" that makes a great lampredotto. Many of these stands called "I'trippaio di Firenze" are around the city and are so good😉.
    Okay, no jokes now, I'm craving it so bad at 1:28 AM. Gonna get one tomorrow then and screw up diet.
    And ribollita! Probably the best winter meal ever.
    It brings me back to my childhood, I used to eat it A LOT with my grandma. During winter it just warms your heart and makes you feel good, it's a comfortable meal and absolutely great to share with your family!

  • @theyasminbarnes
    @theyasminbarnes 5 лет назад

    The prosciutto and melon looked like amazing little appetizers that was my favorite

  • @amillionzz
    @amillionzz 5 лет назад +3

    That Panini looks DIVINE😭❤

  • @glendadalejones3753
    @glendadalejones3753 5 лет назад +26

    I’ve had prosciutto and melon.its mwaaah 👌👌👌👌

    • @EbefrenRevo
      @EbefrenRevo 5 лет назад +4

      ..e fai conto che ce lo mangiamo ogni domenica :p

    • @ChuckMothaEfenNorris
      @ChuckMothaEfenNorris 5 лет назад +2

      Ebefren Revo tooti frooti mas a booty

  • @phuoitrinh1
    @phuoitrinh1 5 лет назад

    You are killing me with these videos! I can't believe this is the 1st time you had prosciutto and melon before! It's one of my favorite appetizers! So glad you liked it. Another great video!

  • @dvdkolk
    @dvdkolk 5 лет назад +1

    I've done it! I watched every video on this channel! So all caught up and now I can just watch them one at the time.

  • @dslfkjskdjfdsfljsdlf
    @dslfkjskdjfdsfljsdlf 5 лет назад +27

    As a diabetic...you make me sooo jealous and hungry 😭

    • @yahwehsonren
      @yahwehsonren 5 лет назад

      Justin m agree

    • @yggdra.7566
      @yggdra.7566 5 лет назад +3

      Hope you get well.

    • @josiahdavis3472
      @josiahdavis3472 5 лет назад

      Bitch you're not a ballerina you don't need both your feet.

    • @XpRnz
      @XpRnz 5 лет назад

      Don't worry, he'll be diabetic someday too!

  • @Deimos000
    @Deimos000 5 лет назад +5

    Yeah, welcome to Europe 😘

  • @mayaahmed5410
    @mayaahmed5410 5 лет назад

    Is it just me! Or the way you eat makes the food look even more mouth watering! 🤤 best channel ever.

  • @heidimarchant5438
    @heidimarchant5438 5 лет назад

    I'm loving this series! Mike is living my dream, maybe one day I'll get there. I hope Greece is next! Please, please, please🤗

  • @ghostie38472
    @ghostie38472 5 лет назад +4

    Love your videos keep it up

  • @LednacekZ
    @LednacekZ 5 лет назад +4

    As an European, I am always amazed, when Mikey dips his food into so many sauces and has to technically flavor his meals. When you use high quality products to make the food, you dont need to work so hard to make it taste great.

  • @charlottepedersen6381
    @charlottepedersen6381 4 года назад

    I loved every item of food in this video, especially the pasta, but above everything else your travel videos show that there are good people everywhere. And that's a comforting thought :-)

  • @reycosep5916
    @reycosep5916 4 месяца назад +1

    Florence one of the best places to travel in Italia historical ❤ nice eating

  • @DcCoO
    @DcCoO 5 лет назад +325

    what is porn compared to this