{"id":9794,"date":"2025-09-17T21:50:31","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T21:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/10-quick-things-need-know-food-italy\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T10:14:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T10:14:04","slug":"10-quick-things-need-know-food-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/10-quick-things-need-know-food-italy\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Quick Things You Need To Know About Food In Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Swiftly following on from <a href=\"https:\/\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/2016\/06\/14\/30-travel-tips-you-need-to-know-before-visiting-italy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the 30 things you need to know before visiting Italy<\/a>\u00a0and a little inspired by this table cloth (via our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.snapchat.com\/add\/HandLuggageOnly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">snapchat @HandLuggageOnly<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; see <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HLOBlog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweet<\/a> below), I figured it made sense to accompany that little guide with a food section.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A food guide to Italy! (Probably a tacky souvenir to have but actually quite handy!!!) ?? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/T4AjeXwDm4\">pic.twitter.com\/T4AjeXwDm4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hand Luggage Only (@HLOBlog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HLOBlog\/status\/743185072002498561\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 15, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Italian food is world-renowned for being amazing. If you think about it,\u00a0there&#8217;s a reason why it&#8217;s spread so far across the world) despite there being relatively few Italian speaking countries &#8211; it&#8217;s just so delicious, wholesome and very more-ish! Italians also know a thing or two about food and even you average untrained Italian can point out a terrible Italian dish straight away.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/2016\/06\/14\/30-travel-tips-you-need-to-know-before-visiting-italy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-17323 noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17323\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_6393.jpg?resize=1000%2C666&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"24 Hours In The Amalfi Coast, Italy (27)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_6393.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_6393.jpg?resize=500%2C333&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_6393.jpg?resize=800%2C533&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_6393.jpg?resize=1280%2C853&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_6393.jpg?resize=320%2C213&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_6393.jpg?resize=560%2C373&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_6393.jpg?resize=1160%2C773&amp;ssl=1 1160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_6393.jpg?resize=640%2C426&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_6393.jpg?resize=1120%2C746&amp;ssl=1 1120w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_6393.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_6393.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ever-expanding waistline concerns aside, here are 10 quick things you need to know about food in Italy!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/2016\/06\/14\/30-travel-tips-you-need-to-know-before-visiting-italy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-26880 noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26880\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_9452.jpg?resize=1000%2C1500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"10 Quick Things You Need To Know About Food In Italy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_9452.jpg?w=1365&amp;ssl=1 1365w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_9452.jpg?resize=300%2C450&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_9452.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_9452.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1.) Each region is know for different things so try to indulge in what you region is known for when you visit. Have a Chianti wine when you&#8217;re in Chianti, a Florentine steak in Florence, Parma ham (and parmesan cheese) in Parma, pizza in Naples&#8230; you know the drill! \ud83d\ude42 It&#8217;s the best way to get the very best of Italian food as nothing beats eating food right in\u00a0its very origin!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/2016\/06\/14\/30-travel-tips-you-need-to-know-before-visiting-italy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16332 noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16332\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_5557.jpg?resize=1000%2C666&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Cinque Terre To Pisa: Italy Road Trip On A Rickshaw (58)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_5557.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_5557.jpg?resize=500%2C333&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_5557.jpg?resize=800%2C533&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_5557.jpg?resize=1280%2C853&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_5557.jpg?resize=320%2C213&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_5557.jpg?resize=560%2C373&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_5557.jpg?resize=1160%2C773&amp;ssl=1 1160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_5557.jpg?resize=640%2C426&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_5557.jpg?resize=1120%2C746&amp;ssl=1 1120w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_5557.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_5557.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2.) You&#8217;ve got to work, or rather, walk for your food! The very best restaurants will always be off-the-beaten track (i.e. a few streets away from the main tourist areas) so try to skip the tourist traps in the main squares and make an effort to find more rustic restaurants. We learned this the hard way and without fail, every time (except for <a href=\"https:\/\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/2015\/09\/30\/cinque-terre-to-pisa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">once in Pisa<\/a>) we had food on the main tourist path, it pretty much ended up disappointing. As a rule of thumb, the more locals you find in the restaurant, the better (a restaurant that caters to locals tends to have\u00a0higher culinary standards as they rely on repeat local visits instead of one-offs that is usually associated with tourists so they do their best to get it right).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/2016\/06\/14\/30-travel-tips-you-need-to-know-before-visiting-italy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-17013 noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17013\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_5885.jpg?resize=1000%2C666&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The Tuscan Countryside (6)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_5885.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_5885.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_5885.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/2016\/06\/14\/30-travel-tips-you-need-to-know-before-visiting-italy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9511 noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9511\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cinque-Terre-040.jpg?resize=1000%2C1500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Corniglia in Cinque Terre, Italy - The Photo Diary! [3 of 5] (16)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cinque-Terre-040.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cinque-Terre-040.jpg?resize=300%2C450&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cinque-Terre-040.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cinque-Terre-040.jpg?resize=940%2C1410&amp;ssl=1 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3.) Skip supermarket ice cream. You&#8217;re in Italy and everyone here makes their own ice cream. This is no time to settle for mass produced ice cream &#8211; no matter how delicious.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/2016\/06\/14\/30-travel-tips-you-need-to-know-before-visiting-italy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9567 noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9567\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cinque-Terre-079.jpg?resize=1000%2C666&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Vernazza in Cinque Terre, Italy - The Photo Diary! [4 of 5] (13)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cinque-Terre-079.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cinque-Terre-079.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cinque-Terre-079.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cinque-Terre-079.jpg?resize=940%2C626&amp;ssl=1 940w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Cinque-Terre-079.jpg?resize=440%2C294&amp;ssl=1 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4.) The meals here tend to come in fours. Unofficially, you have starters first, then the 1st plate (typically pasta dishes and are usually\u00a0the portion size of a main meal), the 2nd plate (meat and dishes &#8211; also a\u00a0main meal portion size) and dessert. If you decide to go the whole hog, exercise caution &#8211; I ended up ordering a florentine steak as my 2nd plate (twice actually, <a href=\"https:\/\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/2015\/05\/14\/arrival-in-firenze-and-bucca-marios\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">once here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/2015\/10\/31\/florentine-steaks-and-unexpected-beach-days\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the other here<\/a>) and struggled to finish it both times!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/2016\/06\/14\/30-travel-tips-you-need-to-know-before-visiting-italy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9416 noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9416\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_2445.jpg?resize=1000%2C666&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Thinking Of Visiting Pisa? Here Are 10 Things You Need To Know Before You Visit Pisa, Italy! (28)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_2445.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_2445.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_2445.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_2445.jpg?resize=940%2C626&amp;ssl=1 940w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_2445.jpg?resize=440%2C294&amp;ssl=1 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/2016\/06\/14\/30-travel-tips-you-need-to-know-before-visiting-italy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7961 noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7961\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_9975.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A 'Few' Photos From Palermo, Italy... (11)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_9975.jpg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_9975.jpg?resize=500%2C333&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_9975.jpg?resize=800%2C533&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_9975.jpg?resize=1280%2C853&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_9975.jpg?resize=320%2C213&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_9975.jpg?resize=560%2C373&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_9975.jpg?resize=1160%2C773&amp;ssl=1 1160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_9975.jpg?resize=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_9975.jpg?resize=1120%2C747&amp;ssl=1 1120w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_9975.jpg?resize=1600%2C1067&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_9975.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_9975.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_9975.jpg?resize=940%2C627&amp;ssl=1 940w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_9975.jpg?resize=440%2C294&amp;ssl=1 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>5.) You probably saw this already in this post but just as a friendly reminder, meal times are meant to be savoured with friends and family. This isn&#8217;t just &#8216;perfunctory nourishment&#8217; time but instead is an opportunity to catch up properly.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/2016\/06\/14\/30-travel-tips-you-need-to-know-before-visiting-italy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6319 noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6319\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2013-05-04-14-10-01-s.jpg?resize=1000%2C666&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Venice - A Photo Diary. Italy, Europe (26)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2013-05-04-14-10-01-s.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2013-05-04-14-10-01-s.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2013-05-04-14-10-01-s.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2013-05-04-14-10-01-s.jpg?resize=940%2C626&amp;ssl=1 940w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2013-05-04-14-10-01-s.jpg?resize=440%2C294&amp;ssl=1 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/2016\/06\/14\/30-travel-tips-you-need-to-know-before-visiting-italy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-17319 noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17319\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_6214.jpg?resize=1000%2C666&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Florentine Steaks And Unexpected Beach Days... (7)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_6214.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_6214.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_6214.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>6.) Helpful as it can be sometimes, try to avoid restaurants with pictures on the menu. Pretty much for the same local\/tourist reasons in number 2 above. If you can read this post (and hence understand English), you probably know what a steak or chicken breast is so you probably wouldn&#8217;t need a photo of it on an English menu.<\/p>\n<p><em>N.B.: None of this is judgemental at all about tourist hotspots (they&#8217;re hotspots for a reason after all), it&#8217;s just from experience that meals in tourist traps tend to be very disappointing.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/2016\/06\/14\/30-travel-tips-you-need-to-know-before-visiting-italy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6318\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2013-05-04-14-10-s.jpg?resize=1000%2C666&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Venice - A Photo Diary. Italy, Europe (27)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2013-05-04-14-10-s.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2013-05-04-14-10-s.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2013-05-04-14-10-s.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2013-05-04-14-10-s.jpg?resize=940%2C626&amp;ssl=1 940w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2013-05-04-14-10-s.jpg?resize=440%2C294&amp;ssl=1 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/2016\/06\/14\/30-travel-tips-you-need-to-know-before-visiting-italy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-17312 noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17312\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_6224.jpg?resize=1000%2C666&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Florentine Steaks And Unexpected Beach Days... (10)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_6224.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_6224.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_6224.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>7.) Beware of the afternoon lull. Depending on where you are in Italy, some restaurants shut for lunch and so you could show up expecting food and end up bitterly disappointed. Then again, that makes you appreciate you dinner even more so&#8230; \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/2016\/06\/14\/30-travel-tips-you-need-to-know-before-visiting-italy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9947 noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9947\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_2907-s.jpg?resize=1000%2C666&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The Sights Of Florence, Italy... A Photo Diary [Part2] (12)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_2907-s.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_2907-s.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_2907-s.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_2907-s.jpg?resize=940%2C626&amp;ssl=1 940w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_2907-s.jpg?resize=440%2C294&amp;ssl=1 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/2016\/06\/14\/30-travel-tips-you-need-to-know-before-visiting-italy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9691 noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9691\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_2542-s.jpg?resize=1000%2C666&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"This Is The Best View In Florence, Italy! (16)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_2542-s.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_2542-s.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_2542-s.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_2542-s.jpg?resize=940%2C626&amp;ssl=1 940w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_2542-s.jpg?resize=440%2C294&amp;ssl=1 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>8.)\u00a0Wine is very\u00a0cheap here. Even the really good bottles cost just a fraction of what they would in most other countries in Europe\u00a0so this is definitely one place to try as much wine as possible.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/2016\/06\/14\/30-travel-tips-you-need-to-know-before-visiting-italy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9676 noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9676\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_2694-s.jpg?resize=1000%2C1500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"This Is The Best View In Florence, Italy! (31)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_2694-s.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_2694-s.jpg?resize=300%2C450&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_2694-s.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_2694-s.jpg?resize=940%2C1410&amp;ssl=1 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/2016\/06\/14\/30-travel-tips-you-need-to-know-before-visiting-italy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9796 noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9796\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_2601.jpg?resize=1000%2C666&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Arriving in Florence and Steaks at Bucca Marios! (8)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_2601.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_2601.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_2601.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_2601.jpg?resize=940%2C626&amp;ssl=1 940w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_2601.jpg?resize=440%2C294&amp;ssl=1 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>9.)\u00a0Speaking of which, you should really only every have wine or water with your meals here. (No beers, sodas, milks, ales or anything of the sort). The rules are not hard and fast when it comes to this (no one will actually try to stop you) but its the best way to enjoy the flavours of your meal.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/2016\/06\/14\/30-travel-tips-you-need-to-know-before-visiting-italy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9920 noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9920\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_2775-s.jpg?resize=1000%2C666&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The Sights Of Florence, Italy... A Photo Diary [Part 1] (18)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_2775-s.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_2775-s.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_2775-s.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_2775-s.jpg?resize=940%2C626&amp;ssl=1 940w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_2775-s.jpg?resize=440%2C294&amp;ssl=1 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/2016\/06\/14\/30-travel-tips-you-need-to-know-before-visiting-italy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16961 noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16961\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_5783.jpg?resize=1000%2C666&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The Long Road To Florence, Italy (5)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_5783.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_5783.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_5783.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>10.) Breakfast in Italy is quite a simple affair. We&#8217;re talking coffee and a sweet pasty (perhaps a cornetto &#8211; and no, a cornetto is not that ice cream cone we get in the stores) and that&#8217;s about it. No Italian version of a full English breakfasts I&#8217;m afraid. Breakfast is not the main meal of the day &#8211; we leave that till later in the day! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/2016\/06\/14\/30-travel-tips-you-need-to-know-before-visiting-italy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16510 noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16510\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_5591-s.jpg?resize=1000%2C666&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"San Miniato And That Glorious Tuscany Sunset! (1)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_5591-s.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_5591-s.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_5591-s.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/2016\/06\/14\/30-travel-tips-you-need-to-know-before-visiting-italy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16495 noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16495\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_5664-s.jpg?resize=1000%2C1500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"San Miniato And That Glorious Tuscany Sunset! (17)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_5664-s.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_5664-s.jpg?resize=300%2C450&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/handluggageonly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_5664-s.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Extra point:<\/strong><em> Your bread will come served without butter (or pretty much anything else). You could ask for olive oil but in reality, your bread is just here for you to scrape up your pasta sauce with! Also, that bread ain&#8217;t free.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Swiftly following on from the 30 things you need to know before visiting Italy\u00a0and a little inspired by this table cloth (via our snapchat @HandLuggageOnly\u00a0&#8211; see tweet below), I figured it made sense to accompany that little guide with a food section. A food guide to Italy! (Probably a tacky souvenir to have but actually &hellip; Continue Reading<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9795,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40,354],"tags":[355,368],"class_list":["post-9794","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel","category-travel-advice","tag-europe","tag-italy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9794"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9794\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9795"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}