5 Best Food In Rome You Need To Try

Italian food is world-renowned as one of the best cuisines ever. If you ask me, the food in Rome offers the best Italian food in the entire country. Here you can find slow-cooked sensations from the north and mouth-watering dishes from the south. The food in Rome is something special and I can guarantee it will be hard to leave this culinary gem. If you’re keen to taste the best of Italian gastronomy, all delicious roads lead to Rome!

# Cacio e Pepe

The dish has just 3 quality ingredients. Spaghetti, fresh black pepper, and grated pecorino, a salty, aged sheep’s milk cheese. It’s one of the simplest Italian recipes, yet one that brings the most satisfaction. The secret to a good cacio e pepe dish is of course using the best ingredients, and then getting the method of cooking just right.

The finely grated pecorino and black pepper are combined with cooked spaghetti and a little of its cooking water. It’s stirred vigorously to create a silky sauce.

# Saltimbocca alla Romana

The key to this dish is to use ingredients of the highest quality. Saltimbocca translates to “jumps in your mouth”, and once you try this dish, you’ll understand why. These tasty small veal cutlets layered with prosciutto crudo and topped with fresh sage are pan-fried in butter and wine. They’re best eaten hot and with some crusty Italian bread to mop up all the delicious juice from the pan.

# Baccala

Cod is a staple of Roman-Jewish cuisine and is prevalent in Mediterranean cooking. Salted cod is fried in egg batter and served hot in Rome.

# Suppli

Romans eat dinner quite late in the evening, and sometimes you just need a few snacks to tide you over until then. Fritti, or fried snacks are the perfect fillers.An ideal choice is the supplì, a fried rice ball or cone combined with mozzarella cheese and ragu and even pumpkin risotto and bechamel sauce. They’re dipped in egg, breadcrumbs, and finally deep-fried until golden. Served hot, these are simply the best!

# Carbonara

Carbonara is food in Rome that you need to try, and it could taste much different to the carbonara you’ve been cooking back home. All recipes for carbonara in Rome do not include the addition of cream. Ingredients for carbonara in Rome will include; spaghetti, pancetta (guanciale or cured pork jowl), eggs, pecorino, and black pepper.