BrowsingRome Blogging about my experiences and sharing my thoughts about Rome, Italy and beyond
Yes! I have found good authentic Japanese restaurants in Rome. I love Japanese food but when I first moved to Rome and craved for Japanese food, I found there were mainly Chinese restaurants masquerading as Japanese restaurants. How do I know? Well, my knowledge of Mandarin is limited but when I step into a ‘Japanese’ restaurant ... Read More »
Tag Archives: Food
Suppli recipe
February 11, 2011
Visitors to Rome love suppli and as per several requests, I have posted the recipe here and the instructions. I have also included a link to a video of how to make suppli. It’s no surprise I just buy it from the shops – I don’t like frying things at home! Anyway, enjoy and share ... Read More »
Settembrini
January 30, 2011
I was not kidding when I said my next few posts will be about food. Next up for us was Settembrini in the Prati area of Rome. We have read many reviews about this place and since it’s my sister’s last week in Rome, we decided that it was worth a visit. It was already ... Read More »
The other Roscioli in Rome
January 23, 2011
Ok, my next couple of posts will be about food as my sister will be leaving Rome next week. While many are familiar with the Roscioli in the center of Rome, there’s another one in Piazza Vittorio which is as good. A few days ago, we were looking for a place to have a very ... Read More »
Cake and The City
January 14, 2011
This is the name of a new bakery in Rome which features American desserts. My sister is in Rome and she was craving for carrot cake. As we were in the Prati area, I remember a friend telling me that there’s a new American bakery around there. The last time I stopped by there were ... Read More »
Italy’s Mozzarella di Bufala Cheese
July 16, 2010
Let me start my telling you a funny mozzarella story. On one of our many trips back to Italy before we lived here, we were in Positano and my husband bought some bocconcini which are mozzarella that can be eaten in a mouthful. When he brought them back to the house, his family commented that ... Read More »
Ethnic food in Rome
May 23, 2010
On Friday, a friend invited us to dinner to celebrate her husband’s birthday. The restaurant is called Ketumbar in Testaccio. We were told that it was a Mediterranean restaurant which definitely caught my attention because this could cover anything from Italian to Moroccan food. As we got there early, we took a look at the ... Read More »
Pesto alla genovese
May 2, 2010
Here’s my first attempt at making pesto alla genovese from scratch. When we went to the supermarket today, I thought about having pesto and decided to pick up the few ingredients for this simple but tasty recipe. As I have said before, Italian food is best when it is simple and this is another example. ... Read More »
Pizza al taglio
April 22, 2010
Pizza al taglio is very popular here in Rome. It’s basically pizza by the slice. We often think of pizza as round but pizza al taglio is cooked in big rectangular trays and you tell them how big of slice you would like. They price of the slice of pizza depends on the weight. Pizza ... Read More »
Is this Umbria or Tuscany?
April 19, 2010
Not really. This place is only 10 minutes out of Rome where they sell organic food, offer horse-riding lessons and restaurant which serves food that they produce. It was our first time there and it feels as if you are somewhere in Umbria or Tuscany. The final stretch of the road going there was unpaved ... Read More »