Gelato is almost like ice cream, but creamier and smoother. It comes in many flavors including pistachio, chocolate, vanilla, hazelnut (my favorite) and many other unique flavors.
My favorite food has always been pasta, so being able to try it from where it was first created was very special. It made me so happy! I could taste how different it was from the pasta back at home. In Italy, the pasta tastes richer, and the noodles come in fun, special shapes.
Interestingly, in Italy, there are a few local pasta shops that display different noodle shapes and sauces. From there, you are able to build your own pasta. It is different from America, where you can often only order a simple fettuccine alfredo, which surprisingly does not actually exist in Italy!
One thin in which I plan to participate is a cooking class where you are able to create pasta from scratch! I have walked past a few cooking classes along the streets of Florence, and I have been able to observe how individuals roll out the dough to make their cool pasta shapes. It is pretty cool to see that pasta making involves more than just boiling water.
Yes, the food here is connected to the local environment.
Italians love eating local fresh food. The sun helps the wheat grow for pasta, tomatoes grow red and juicy for sauce, and fruits and vegetables grow in the fields tended by local farmers. Different regions in Italy are particularly connected to certain foods. Northern Italy, such as Naples, is known for its seafood.
