guys i should have known the girl was American bless her heart as we say in texas
i put them in the oven and they all just like burned to a crisp i don't know what i was thinking
here and welcome back to my channel in today's video we're going to discuss the must eat and
wrong my mouth is watering just thinking about it as a resident of rome for the last five
years i have had some wonderful and some terrible culinary experiences but in today's video we're
going to discuss a few of the roman classics staples in the ramen cuisine there are a few
must eat and essential dishes that i think that you have to try during your trip to raw
if you're new here my name is kenya yes like the country and i'm an american girl documenting my
life while living abroad in rome italy i love to share my authentic experiences with you
while living in rome so if you haven't already make sure to subscribe to my channel hit that
notification bell so you get notified every time i upload and let's get into the video i didn't have
the best experience in the city when i first came to rome because i selected a few terrible tourist
traps so just a note if you see people up standing outside trying to get you to come in don't go and
if the menu is in more than two languages don't go if you don't hear italian don't go
okay let's move on i'm glad we got that out the way i am such a food lover and i just feel like
living in rome really just elevated that sentiment now there are food tours but i don't necessarily
feel like you have to participate in those to get the full roman experience so let's get into these
must eats in rome i usually upload videos every week for you guys so make sure to tune in so the
first wonderful dish on the list is actually my personal favorite and that's carbonara a classic
i have such a funny story about this dish because one day i was just feeling so lazy i didn't want
to go out and get it and i was like okay what's the big deal i can make carbonarts it's not a
big deal at all it's not gonna be it's gonna be fine i made pasta and scrambled eggs as in the
scrambled eggs were no longer a creamy consistency it was one of the most atrocious meals of my life
but i'm not gonna lie because i was hungry i still ate it have you guys ever had that happen where
you make something terribly you put in all this time energy and effort and then it just does not
come out as planned but you still eat it anyway well that was me with my carbonyl anyway we have
a few ingredients in this wonderful dish we have raw eggs guanciale which is actually cured italian
pork cheek in case you didn't know pecorino romano e parmigiano reggiano cheese i personally prefer
spaghetti to ricotta pasta but that's just me but again this is probably my all-time favorite dish
definitely a must-have wrong so let's move on to another classic and that is amazing now there
are a few ingredients in this dish as well one of them being shared by the carbonaro and that is one
chalet so the cured italian pork cheek yes guys cheek fat cheek there's also pecorino romano white
wine some tomatoes black pepper and generally generally always chili for a little spice also
this one is one of my favorites not as high on the list of carbonara but still up there now let's
move on to the next one and that is kacho pepe in this dish there are a few ingredients still simple
because that's what i love about the italian cuisine so it's kacho cheese which is actually
sheep's milk cheese from the countryside of rome you just need some boiling pasta water and some
black pepper guys that's three ingredients oh don't you love the italian style another finger
food i absolutely love is soupley or some people call them subli al telefono now this
finger food is a staple in the cucina romano these little balls with rice meat and cheese are just
a little fried bite of heaven i love them so much i probably at least have one a week
is that healthy i think i can have one a week without anything happening right another staple
is maritopsi now funny thing is i think i've only had this one time essentially it is like an oval
brioche with cream kind of like whipped cream on the inside you usually have it at breakfast with
a cafe so an express on the side or cappuccino and something about it just reminds me of like a cloud
or a pillow maybe i'm just too imaginative and of course how do you come to rome in the springtime
and not have artichokes also known as karchofo ala romano it is a super traditional dish in
roman cuisine a classic and it's found not only in restaurants but also it's an italian staple
in the household it's around especially in the springtime and it can accompany a maine
meat dish or be eaten as an appetizer or andy boston i have another funny story about this
is that i actually remember going to the supermarket seeing these karchofi these
artichokes and thinking okay yeah no big deal i can do them right and so i bought a few went home
i saw the first thing that came up on youtube was preparing them in the oven guys
i should have known the girl was american bless her heart as we say in texas i put them in the
oven and they all just like burned to a crisp i don't know what i was thinking the point is i have
not successfully prepared them at home although i have only tried one time i don't really consider
myself much of a chef i like to go out and have different experiences but one day i really want
to learn how to make these karchoff at home one day i'll get there just bear with me it's a bit
of a complex cleaning process not really but a little bit you cut off the thorns and the really
hard parts of the kadashi and basically slow cook them all and they turn into this wonderful
melts melting your bowel treat another must eat in rome is sasten boca also some people say saltine
bokeh with the emmett and adame there are so many variations to how this is cooked in italy
so it can really vary to make it very very simple it is veil wrapped tight with prosciutto and
cooked in kind of a wine sauce thing this dish is really a symbol of italian cooking
not only in italy but really abroad as well and of course maybe an obvious one is gelato really guys
how are we not going to eat gelato in rome i personally think that italy has the best ice
cream in the world however i wouldn't even classify it as ice cream it's just another
level it's just in a totally different class in my opinion it is thick and creamy and much more
dense than normal ice cream and that is because it has less air inside so it's actually churned very
very slowly we also have koda alabachinara that is a type of oxtail stew it has celery pieces herbs
carrots tomatoes garlic a little bit of wine in there and other spices i feel like it's like
taking it back to texas in a way that's where i'm from and of course another probably obvious choice
is pizza romano it is different than pizza napoledana which is the napolitan pizza in a few
different ways and actually it's kind of like this debate like which one do you prefer napoletana or
it's like the milan rome thing but with food the wrong pizza you can really find in the center of
italy all over pizza aromata has a thin crust but it is a bit harder than pizza essentially
the roman pizza is just more crusty if that makes sense there are a few others on this list as well
like you could probably include chicory or chicory one of my favorites zucchini flowers as well as
the option to get pizza altalio so that is where you walk into a little pizza shop and they have
all the different types of pizza you just actually pick whichever one you want and it's weighed
and you pay very simple straightforward but still a pretty convenient classic in italy so
guys that's all i have for you in this video i hope some of these dishes just sound absolutely
wonderful to you so that you can put them on your two try list when you actually come to rome
the eternal city and if you haven't already make sure to like this video if you like these options
i mean who doesn't subscribe to my channel and i will see you guys in the next one ciao