Comments on: Italian Favorites http://italyville.com/2008/03/italian-favorites/ the result of growing up Italian Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:16:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Christina http://italyville.com/2008/03/italian-favorites/#comment-143 Christina Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:36:00 +0000 http://italyville.wordpress.com/2008/03/05/italian-favorites/#comment-143 I often say the same thing to my friends around the world who aren't military! I love that I have access to both worlds! <br/><br/>..BUT I miss Mexican & Chinese food like you wouldn't believe! I often say the same thing to my friends around the world who aren’t military! I love that I have access to both worlds!

..BUT I miss Mexican & Chinese food like you wouldn’t believe!

]]> By: Eryn http://italyville.com/2008/03/italian-favorites/#comment-142 Eryn Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:45:00 +0000 http://italyville.wordpress.com/2008/03/05/italian-favorites/#comment-142 that brasilena stuff sounds amazing....i'm making a trip to italy with my fiance near the end of april. do you think we could find it in and around naples or the amalfi coast?<br/><br/>i studied in florence for a semester and i miss....the salami (it always tasted different there), the thousands of new cheeses I tried, and of course the gelateria that popped up on every street corner.<br/><br/>although, we've come far here in the U.S. and gelato has become really easy to find lately!<br/><br/>great post! that brasilena stuff sounds amazing….i’m making a trip to italy with my fiance near the end of april. do you think we could find it in and around naples or the amalfi coast?

i studied in florence for a semester and i miss….the salami (it always tasted different there), the thousands of new cheeses I tried, and of course the gelateria that popped up on every street corner.

although, we’ve come far here in the U.S. and gelato has become really easy to find lately!

great post!

]]> By: Alex http://italyville.com/2008/03/italian-favorites/#comment-141 Alex Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:32:00 +0000 http://italyville.wordpress.com/2008/03/05/italian-favorites/#comment-141 Ah a good mozzarella di bufala really cannot be beaten - I love the stuff! The best mozzarella there is IMHO!<br/><br/>All the best from Italy,<br/><br/>Alex<br/><br/>PS Have a link! Ah a good mozzarella di bufala really cannot be beaten – I love the stuff! The best mozzarella there is IMHO!

All the best from Italy,

Alex

PS Have a link!

]]> By: 'A Tuscan view.....from Umbria' http://italyville.com/2008/03/italian-favorites/#comment-140 'A Tuscan view.....from Umbria' Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:49:00 +0000 http://italyville.wordpress.com/2008/03/05/italian-favorites/#comment-140 I'm with you on the mozzarella, I have fallen in love with it since moving to Italy and posted on it a while back. The stuff we used to have in England just wasn't right, tasteless and rubbery with none of the cool, soft subtleties of the real thing. I haven't tried any of the other stuff yet but I'm on the look out. I’m with you on the mozzarella, I have fallen in love with it since moving to Italy and posted on it a while back. The stuff we used to have in England just wasn’t right, tasteless and rubbery with none of the cool, soft subtleties of the real thing. I haven’t tried any of the other stuff yet but I’m on the look out.

]]> By: joe@italyville.com http://italyville.com/2008/03/italian-favorites/#comment-139 joe@italyville.com Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:26:00 +0000 http://italyville.wordpress.com/2008/03/05/italian-favorites/#comment-139 Lorraine - I'll have to try the limonata next time. sounds good.<br/><br/>Rowena - I thought you were talking about here for a second.... makes more sense when it's reversed. Can you imagine American roads with Italian cars... that's a lot of room!<br/><br/>Robin - It makes me so happy when a restaurant here in the US has real bufala:) I'll keep an eye out for Brasilena and let you know if I find any.<br/><br/>Tui - I remeber some shops in Caserta wouldn't even sell it to us because it was going to take too long to get back to Bologna. They said we needed to eat it sooner:)You should give Ferrarelle a try. You're in the right area for it... tougher to find north of Rome.<br/><br/>Michelle - Love the post! and I'm glad to hear they're expanding:) It would be nice to pick some up at the local grocery store. Lorraine – I’ll have to try the limonata next time. sounds good.

Rowena – I thought you were talking about here for a second…. makes more sense when it’s reversed. Can you imagine American roads with Italian cars… that’s a lot of room!

Robin – It makes me so happy when a restaurant here in the US has real bufala:) I’ll keep an eye out for Brasilena and let you know if I find any.

Tui – I remeber some shops in Caserta wouldn’t even sell it to us because it was going to take too long to get back to Bologna. They said we needed to eat it sooner:)You should give Ferrarelle a try. You’re in the right area for it… tougher to find north of Rome.

Michelle – Love the post! and I’m glad to hear they’re expanding:) It would be nice to pick some up at the local grocery store.

]]> By: bleeding espresso http://italyville.com/2008/03/italian-favorites/#comment-138 bleeding espresso Fri, 07 Mar 2008 08:48:00 +0000 http://italyville.wordpress.com/2008/03/05/italian-favorites/#comment-138 Well the mozzarella is just a given, but I'm happy that you've mentioned Calabria's own Brasilena. I've posted on it too:<br/><br/><a HREF="http://bleedingespresso.com/2007/06/heeeeybrasilena.html" REL="nofollow">Heeey Brasilena!</a><br/><br/>And I, for one, *love* Dr. Pepper. Really need to make some military friends.... Well the mozzarella is just a given, but I’m happy that you’ve mentioned Calabria’s own Brasilena. I’ve posted on it too:

Heeey Brasilena!

And I, for one, *love* Dr. Pepper. Really need to make some military friends….

]]> By: mental mosaic http://italyville.com/2008/03/italian-favorites/#comment-137 mental mosaic Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:33:00 +0000 http://italyville.wordpress.com/2008/03/05/italian-favorites/#comment-137 I haven't had Ferrarelle, but I am an Uliveto freak. I love that stuff!<br/><br/>And Amen to the mozzarella di bufala. I had NO idea how incredible that tastes until I came here! Oh, and that even in Naples, the quality varies from shop to shop. <br/><br/>It's nice, too, that people here aren't jaded about it, either. If my fiance's dad happens to bring home some especially good mozzarella, it becomes part of the dinner conversation.<br/><br/>And have you had fried provola? Wowee, that's my fave right now. It is so flavorful. <br/><br/>Can't believe the stuff that passes for fresh mozz back in the states... Pure schifo! I haven’t had Ferrarelle, but I am an Uliveto freak. I love that stuff!

And Amen to the mozzarella di bufala. I had NO idea how incredible that tastes until I came here! Oh, and that even in Naples, the quality varies from shop to shop.

It’s nice, too, that people here aren’t jaded about it, either. If my fiance’s dad happens to bring home some especially good mozzarella, it becomes part of the dinner conversation.

And have you had fried provola? Wowee, that’s my fave right now. It is so flavorful.

Can’t believe the stuff that passes for fresh mozz back in the states… Pure schifo!

]]> By: My Melange http://italyville.com/2008/03/italian-favorites/#comment-136 My Melange Thu, 06 Mar 2008 12:10:00 +0000 http://italyville.wordpress.com/2008/03/05/italian-favorites/#comment-136 I am totally with you on the mozzerella di bufala. I am not much on the sparkling water....but if it was on the light side....I would sure give it a try. I would love to try that coffee soda!!! And I miss the *real* nutella. The stuff here in the states has more junk in it ;( I am totally with you on the mozzerella di bufala. I am not much on the sparkling water….but if it was on the light side….I would sure give it a try. I would love to try that coffee soda!!! And I miss the *real* nutella. The stuff here in the states has more junk in it ;(

]]> By: rowena http://italyville.com/2008/03/italian-favorites/#comment-135 rowena Thu, 06 Mar 2008 08:52:00 +0000 http://italyville.wordpress.com/2008/03/05/italian-favorites/#comment-135 Oooh...good question, but what I miss the most does not fall into the food category. What I would like to have are bigger sidewalks, or make that sidewalks period! Some places have no room to safely walk along the street w/o being forced to step aside. <br/><br/>Secondly (or perhaps this should have been first) -- bigger, wider roads. Yes, I know that some of these byways were originally made by donkeys, but I am not alone on this. Even my father-in-law admits to wanting enough manuevering space for 2 cars instead of 1 1/2. Oooh…good question, but what I miss the most does not fall into the food category. What I would like to have are bigger sidewalks, or make that sidewalks period! Some places have no room to safely walk along the street w/o being forced to step aside.

Secondly (or perhaps this should have been first) — bigger, wider roads. Yes, I know that some of these byways were originally made by donkeys, but I am not alone on this. Even my father-in-law admits to wanting enough manuevering space for 2 cars instead of 1 1/2.

]]> By: lorraine@italianfoodies http://italyville.com/2008/03/italian-favorites/#comment-134 lorraine@italianfoodies Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:57:00 +0000 http://italyville.wordpress.com/2008/03/05/italian-favorites/#comment-134 ferrarelle is my favourite too and one of our suppliers recently got it into stock, we were so excited it wasn't natural:)Love the San Pellegrino limonata too!! ferrarelle is my favourite too and one of our suppliers recently got it into stock, we were so excited it wasn’t natural:)Love the San Pellegrino limonata too!!

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