One of my favourite places in Rome was the fruit and vegetable market at Campo di Fiori. It runs from 10am until 2pm every day except Sunday, and it was a bit of a 'must-do' on my checklist for Rome.
The market was nestled in the centre of the square, and had the most vast range of fruit, vegetables and utensils. Unfortunately due to having hand luggage only, we were pretty restricted with what we could buy.
The first thing I noticed were the amazing colours, shapes and sizes of the vegetables available. Some of them looked like something from another planet!
I loved the way all the stalls were displayed, and everything looked so appetising. To be able to buy fruit and vegetables from a market like this every week would be a dream!
One of my favourite stalls was the spice stall. It was so interesting to see they sell pre-mixed spices. Some are for pasta and risottos, some are for seasoning bread or making pizza, and some are for rubbing on meat. Such a great and easy cooking method.
There was a vast selection of sun dried tomatoes available, so just to give you an idea I took some pictures of 3 out of more than 10 different types at one stall.
There were obviously hundreds of different types of pasta available. So many I hadn't heard of! But these ones were my favourite. Who can resist pasta with colourful stripes on?!
At one of the fruit and vegetable stalls there was this gorgeous wooden frame, with a selection of the day's produce hanging inside. I might try and make one of these for my kitchen, it looks so great!
Once we had looked around the market, we stumbled upon a stall selling fresh pomegranate juice. It wasn't something I had tried before but the stall was buzzing so I thought I would see what all the fuss was about.
It was delicious! It had a really crisp, clean taste. It would definitely suit being a pallet cleanser, or for after dinner.
Then time for a spot of lunch. Unfortunately a white van managed to obstruct the view, but we had lunch in a great place just next to (apparently) where the Carbonara was created.
The next day we headed back to London after an amazing 3 days in the city. The food was great, the weather was perfect, and we had an ideal balance between doing touristy stuff and just sitting and watching the world go by.
Now my next planned stops in Italy are Florence and Naples, have you got any recommendations for either restaurants or foodie places in either of those cities?
The market was nestled in the centre of the square, and had the most vast range of fruit, vegetables and utensils. Unfortunately due to having hand luggage only, we were pretty restricted with what we could buy.
The first thing I noticed were the amazing colours, shapes and sizes of the vegetables available. Some of them looked like something from another planet!
I loved the way all the stalls were displayed, and everything looked so appetising. To be able to buy fruit and vegetables from a market like this every week would be a dream!
One of my favourite stalls was the spice stall. It was so interesting to see they sell pre-mixed spices. Some are for pasta and risottos, some are for seasoning bread or making pizza, and some are for rubbing on meat. Such a great and easy cooking method.
There was a vast selection of sun dried tomatoes available, so just to give you an idea I took some pictures of 3 out of more than 10 different types at one stall.
There were obviously hundreds of different types of pasta available. So many I hadn't heard of! But these ones were my favourite. Who can resist pasta with colourful stripes on?!
At one of the fruit and vegetable stalls there was this gorgeous wooden frame, with a selection of the day's produce hanging inside. I might try and make one of these for my kitchen, it looks so great!
Once we had looked around the market, we stumbled upon a stall selling fresh pomegranate juice. It wasn't something I had tried before but the stall was buzzing so I thought I would see what all the fuss was about.
It was delicious! It had a really crisp, clean taste. It would definitely suit being a pallet cleanser, or for after dinner.
Then time for a spot of lunch. Unfortunately a white van managed to obstruct the view, but we had lunch in a great place just next to (apparently) where the Carbonara was created.
And then off to Piazza Navona, the Spanish steps and Trevi's fountain!
Now my next planned stops in Italy are Florence and Naples, have you got any recommendations for either restaurants or foodie places in either of those cities?
The dried tomatoes and the pasta look so yummy! Congratulations for your blog! I just found it and I love it!
ReplyDeleteAhh thanks so much! They do don't they! Wish I could have brought some back with me. :D
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