Things you SHOULDN'T do in ITALY! | Food edition 🍕🍝

Hello beautiful people!
Today I want to share with you some of the things that you shouldn't do in Italy when it comes to food!
I hope you enjoy these tips and let me know if you have some more in the comments!
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[@RaadBilbeisi]

Good tips.A weird thing that I've noticed when I visited Roma a few years ago, is the tourists who are looking for fast junk food!! I mean c'mon you're in Italy! The best food is Italian food, so an important part of the trip to Italy is to taste the fabulous Italian cuisine, and not to waste your time and money on McDonald's and burger king!

[@RomeInside]

I agree! I think it's always best to taste the cuisine of the country that you're visiting, and anyway we don't have much junk food :)

[@philipcurnow7990]

Don X "I've never been there". Obviously, you don't know what you are talking about. Saying that

[@lotusssypringa]

Wow that's so sad

[@dinocarlucci2105]

RAAD BILBEISI If they want to eat fast food that's their choice they're on holiday. If you prefer to eat "authentic" Italian by all means that's your choice don't tell or suggest to other tourists what to eat on holiday.

[@dinocarlucci2105]

Rome Inside You kidding me you sure you're in Rome.? Maybe you have been abroad some years.

[@andredsanches]

Last year I was in Pisa with my wife and she needed to use a bathroom, so we entered a mc donalds only because that was the closest option we had. Don't ask me if I had something to eat there, my grandparents are italians and I surely know how to eat properly. But one thing got my attention: the coffee machine. Yes! A big, wonderful and italianissima coffee machine inside a mc donalds!!!! Italy: the only place in the entire f***g world when you can get a (maybe not that much) decent cup of coffee in a mc donalds!!!

[@RomeInside]

Hahaha it's still not considered decent cofee though! And I do the same for the bathrooms, sometimes they're hard to find so McDonalds is always a good option haha

[@Algzandra]

The video: 1. Never order a cappuccino after lunchlunchtime 2. Never ask for spaghetti meatballs 3. Never look for pineapple pizza 4. Never cut your spaghetti 5. Never share your pizza 6. Ask for parmigian cheese on your seafood pasta 7. Never get dinner before 7pm

[@Japodian]

Ordered cappuccino after lunchtime in Italy so many times it is hard to count, no complaints received yet. I know about the after lunch rule but I got used to more Austrian coffee culture and can not really change that much but I really like the taste of Italian coffee. Italians also do not have salty breakfasts which is hell for people with special diets. Not to mention that dinners in Italy tend to be very late for some Central and East European standards and also incompatible with some special diets too. Off course when out with my Italian friends I will try to follow the cultural rules, but I do not feel obliged to forget about my already existing habits and necessities. Rest of things I agree, I never messed up with food process, but habits and timetables are something completely different then that.

[@TucoBenedicto]

@@Japodian Well, I think you may be missing the point. No one will complain, but everyone will think it's a "one of these weird foreigner things" to do. The restaurant/bar personnel could possible even mock you behind your back for it. None of the things she listed is a "hard rule" in the sense that someone will scold you for doing these things. They are just so far removed from our habits to look weird if not borderline hilarious in our eyes. Cappuccino after mid day (or worse, at the end of a lunch/dinner) in particular is even perceived as vaguely disgusting way to mix foods that don't really go well together, by most of us.

[@barbgtravels]

Alexandra 07.08 Correction: Never put Parmesan Cheese on any seafood or seafood pasta when in Italy.

[@jjchupi]

I really love italian food, thanks for sharing!

[@alvinng6553]

this is so informative. hahaha... popping over to Italy for 2 weeks.. looking forward to it. And you're beautiful too. Thanks for doing the videos.

[@Nicole-mr8po]

Funny, the first time I saw someone cut spaghetti was at my house when i had Dutch friends over. Recently, I went out to dinner with friends from Milan and they were shocked when the waitress brought spoons for rolling the spaghetti. I always roll without the spoon :). In NYC anything goes and that's the beauty of it. We have so many different cultures in one that you can get away with it. Thanks for the tips, can't wait to visit one day :)

[@bigmacdaddy1234]

Fabulous video. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@RomeInside]

Glad it's useful!

[@nicholasgranat2999]

Thank you for your time!

[@jamesavickers5961]

I am so enjoying your vlogs so helpful grazie Mille ciao

[@AtulVijayP]

Hey Elisa! That was very informative!

[@diomedes8791]

In Anthony Bourdain’s Rome episode of his show The Layover, owner of the pizza place Pizzarium, Gabriele Bonci, made pizza with pinapple and ham for Bourdain. Originally a pinapple pizza hater, he conceded that Bonci’s version was yummy.

[@bkad672]

Thank you for sharing. Very helpful

[@RomeInside]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@mondoshrimpo]

I see some of you laughing at these rules. Imagine someone coming to United States and asking for ketchup in their milkshake or ordering a steak with a side order strawberries and some orange juice.

[@MrSupernova111]

Hahaha

[@kaitlindarnell960]

haha I feel like a better comparison would be don't come to the US and ask for mayonnaise with your fries. No one will have it.

[@msjodh88]

@@kaitlindarnell960 that's the most standard way of having your fries here in the Netherlands, with ketchup is way less common.

[@MrSupernova111]

This is great! Very funny also! haha

[@TCiura]

Love your videos. My family of 6 will visiting Rome in April. Two of my kids have food allergies (Gluten, peanuts, Tree Nuts, Soy and Egg). Any tips on places to eat that are allergy friendly in Rome? Thanks in advance.

[@canadiannavywife434]

I love your videos... and Pineapple Pizza is actually from Canada. Hugs from Halifax

[@carola1019]

I love your channel!

[@RomeInside]

Thank you very much!

[@maggiezvonevk1936]

So cute..and so many people think spaghetti and meatballs is classic Italian food..I am Italuan and NEVER make meatballs w spaghetti..when I make spaghetti it is most often w a variety if diff sauces both red and white

[@jakeglenn2246]

To be a young country the US is innovative in many ways. Vegeratian is growing in the US and our smoking rates are still dropping.

[@romanobenini3331]

Sempre brava !! MANY tourists come to Italy to taste Italian food but don't have culture or knowledge about italian food and our " gusto ". It s important to know these basic rules : to connect the food and the right wine or to know the connections between the different tastes. This is not only the tradition , but the best way to enjoy our food . Is a good opportunity to come in Italy and to try to know the Italian food culture . In Italy food is culture and good balance. Americans : if you want to have a real Italian food experience, please forget your awful Olive Garden and search for an Italian real trattoria .

[@celticsfanforlife194]

+Rome Inside Benessimo !!! I want to visit Italy one day I already know some of the rules, but I will definitly keep in mind and check a few other videos. I'm mostly Italian from Boston MA I live near our Little Italy.

[@RomeInside]

It's great that you're doing your research before coming to Italy! Where in Italy would you like to go?

[@celticsfanforlife194]

Of course Rome, Florence, I'd be doing the Ultimate Tour with EF if you've ever seen them over there.

[@so-fg7ig]

The various Italian litle were often born in the last century and have adapted to the territory. I think you'll be very surprised but many of the things that are done in little Italy in Italy are not done and have never been done.

[@fabianpatrizio2865]

I have both backgrounds (Italian and Australian).... Italy = rules rules rules :) Australia = do whatever you want, no one cares don't know which is better, but, just saying...I guess good/bad points with everything :) ciao!

[@lilifriio452]

Fabian Patrizio I am Italian Canadian, rules don’t foster learning or critical thinking, I agree that everyone should eat whatever they want especially if they’re paying...now mangia!

[@richardrobinson4869]

I like to eat at 6pm and go to bed at 9pm; any recommendations as to how to do it? may be I can have a main meal as a late lunch and just get a snack in the evening?

[@Paul-yd6rr]

I didnt realize how important these lessons were until i actually went to Italy and wanted dinner at 6....

[@RomeInside]

Oh no 😂 I hope you were able to find something at a supermarket not to starve until dinner

[@mooniemoney]

I grew up in a "little Italy" coal mining town in America, and now I know why my grandpa didn't like to mix courses together. But he must have not like vegetables that much because he would give them to me to eat. I bet that would have looked weird in a restaurant in an Italian city like Rome. We didn't have butter or olive oil with our bread but when the big salad bowl was empty all of us, to my grandmother's chagrin, would dive in with our pieces of bread to enjoy the onions and tomatoes in the bottom. We were savages! LOL. But the food in that little town was amazing, with people from all over the place from Italy. That was over 30 years ago, still Italians throughout, and happily the meat and deli shop "Pallucca's" is still operating and doing great after 80 years.

[@InnocentORTH]

You reminded me a moment when I asked from the waitress where is the bathroom and she directed me to a beach shower, which you use to clean up yourself from salt water.

[@RomeInside]

Hahaha that's funny!

[@simongregory3114]

'separately' is definitely a word :)

[@vsilverisisv]

Great tips! I have a question though. I cannot drink alcohol for medical reasons so what are going to be my typical options at a restaurant for non alcoholic drinks and how can I refuse alcohol without offending the person offering?

[@RomeInside]

Thanks! It's okay, some italians don't drink even for personal choice. You can just say: Grazie, ma non bevo/posso bere alcol = Thanks, but I don't drink/can drink alchol. And no one will get offended! :D You could just order water or a coke maybe, some restaurants even have some analcholic drinks, but it's not very common. I hope that helps! :)

[@maurizioboggian6033]

drink wine, is not alcohol, is wine

[@tommaso-giovanniregina3434]

This is not true that non-alcoholic drinks are 'not very common' in Italian restaurants - Jorie you can get the same stuff you can get in any country. Coke, ice tea, other soda, juice etc. but Rome Inside is right - if you refuse alcohol no one will ever be offended. Italians are not big drinkers anyway

[@so-fg7ig]

.I have the same issue so my son and as Italians we never have had problem in any restaurant or in our friend' house

[@ia3516]

cappuccino only before lunch … got it! But what about other kinds of coffee?

[@Shauma_llama]

Recently I saw a video about a pizzeria in Naples offering pizza with pineapple.

[@nicocacci4070]

Spaghetti meatballs is American ! And you are beautiful x

[@danielbizimana5264]

Lovely video! I like the one where you said no pineapple on pizza. If I went to Italy, I guess id be banned 😆

[@avvocato5543]

Spaghetti and meatballs is a traditional Abruzzese dish in Teramo called Spaghetti chitarra alla Teramana. Try to get out more.

[@ziggy8757]

how about adding parmigian cheese to pizza, or hot peppers? is that a no no for italians?

[@antyb4137]

Hot peppers? We have a pizza with them. Parmigiano on pizza? NO! It's like putting marmite in your tea!

[@RomeInside]

+anty B is right, we have pizza with hot peppers but you can only find parmigian cheese on the 4 formaggi (= 4 cheeses) pizza. And you never add it on top later, the bring to you the pizza already locked and loaded! :D

[@wuw127]

+Rome Inside It's not true, we have parmesan on a bunch of pizzas but only on "pizza al taglio", usually not on thr round ones.

[@RomeInside]

Wù W True, pizza al taglio is a whole different story, many more flavours and combinations, I was talking about the "pizzeria" kind of pizzas. Still, you don't pur parmigian yourself on top of your pizza, not even on the ones al taglio!

[@rprado85]

Is acceptable to ask to pack and bring home/hotel the food that you couldn't eat on restaurant?

[@RomeInside]

It's not common, but I wouldn't say it's considered rude... unless you're in a fancy restaurant

[@richardrobinson4869]

I don't eat meat or seafood only chicken and fish and I don't like to eat much pasta just a little with lots of vegetables and sauces and olive oil how do i get what i want in italy. Also I like to go to bed at 9 pm so where can i find food at about 6 pm?

[@bsilano]

I know that parmesan cheese doesn't go on seafood pasta but, I love it and do it and people look at me crazy but, I don't care. I also, love stevia and put in my wine it is to die for especially if you like red dry wine it takes the bitterness away and some of my Italian friends love it too!!! Another thing is spaghetti and meat balls you can't get it in italy anywhere but, my friend made us dinner one night and served spaghetti and meatballs it was hysterical bc., the meatballs were gigantic OMG....they were so big....I didn't really know they were meatballs!!! lol They were sooooo delicious though I never, ever tasted anything better than her meatballs!!!!!Great video you are so cute!!!!!!

[@RomeInside]

Hahah some italians put parmigian on seafood pasta too, sometimes. If you like sweet wine you could try for example the Brachetto d'Acqui, it's a red-ish wine from Piemonte and it's so sweet! I personally love it! :D Did she serve them in the same plate?? We always have the meatballs as a secound course, but the flavours go together so it's kinda ok if you wanna have them in the same plate too haha I'm glad you enjoyed the video, and thanks for your comment! :)

[@bsilano]

Thanks for replying, I drink the dry wine bc,, Its less sugar I think and the Stevia is not sugar and its natural but, thank you for the recommendation I'll try it! about the meatballs yes, she did! Maybe, she did that for me and my daughter that day, I don't know that either sorry!!!!

[@RomeInside]

I see! I forgot that stevia is one of the best 'sugars', now I get your point :)

[@dann551]

Ciao bella, My wife just ate a Pizza with Pineapple! I told her you said that's a BiG NO NO in Italy. She doesn't care, she loves it. I hate it! Arrivaderci from California :).

[@RomeInside]

Hahaha it's okay to have it outside of Italy 😂

[@domenico2832]

pineapple on pizza = bbq sauce on sushi

[@michaelarlen9121]

I was a a restaurant in Rome that served Pizza with Pineapple?

[@domenico2832]

they only satisfied you for the money, they certainly made fun of you

[@michaelarlen9121]

@@domenico2832 oh I didn’t order it.

[@user-zs4sx4hw9k]

At what time do you eat dinner if you are at home?

[@TucoBenedicto]

Traditionally it's between 8pm and 9pm for most people. But of course it may vary a bit from region to region or according to personal schedule.

[@maka6542]

Ciao!!! I have A VERY IMPORTANT question. When cooking spaghetti, does a real Italian EVER crack the pack in half before dropping into the water? Because this can help make for a more manageable forkfull? Actually I think no. I think it is easier to handle in original size eh? Ciao!!!

[@ValloLestoPiede]

No: for an italian do this means renouncing to italian citizenship .

[@maka6542]

@@ValloLestoPiede Yes... si capisco. Lately I have been using whole and I noticed also prevents the spaghetti from sticking to bottom of pot. And easier to eat and also test while cooking. Buonanotte. Grazie

[@serenacarta8304]

I am Italian and I love parmesan on seafood pasta and I always add it on top of my homemade pizza. I drink cappuccino even after noon :D I love meatball spaghetti, although they are not an Italian dish. I live in UK, though, I guess I am kind of "excused".

[@gabrielesantucci6189]

Non sei italiana allora!🤦‍♂️🤣🤣🤣

[@vinny57ish]

Buon pomeriggio Bella. I am a fairly new subscriber to your wonderful channel . Please allow me to say ? I really enjoy it and what you share with us. I have been teaching myself little by little Italian and hopefully? One day in the future I will be able to converse and read fluently my Native ethnicity language perhaps even with a Bellissima lady like yourself. Anyway again Grazie for sharing these helpful videos . Ciao Bella.

[@alicjagrohs2297]

I can't drink coffee without milk, too bitter. So what should I order after lunchtime if I can't stomach espresso?

[@tommaso-giovanniregina3434]

ask for cappuccino or latte or caffe americano if that's what you want and they will make it for you! Yes it's true most Italians wouldn't have these things after lunch, but many do anyway, and they won't look at you funny for asking for it! These 'rules' are ridiculous! it's a free country

[@alicjagrohs2297]

Thank you! I do think these 'rules' are a little bit weird.

[@sparklecinnamon]

In that case we usually have an espresso macchiato, that is basically a tiny cappuccino xD

[@tvlagt91]

Try a caffe Latte

[@sparklecinnamon]

We usually don't drink caffelatte after lunch!

[@dsolomin1974]

Nice channel you have. Rules, recommendations, rules, recommendations, rules rules rules. I like to provoke people in restaurants to see the reaction, because I find food obsession in Italy hilarious. Your advices will help.

[@pincopallino3473]

almost every rule has some reason. What is out of rules has a bad taste or disturbs your body in some way

[@dsolomin1974]

@@pincopallino3473 Indeed. I’m sure that penne with salmon or tagliatelle with meat sauce (or vice versa not sure) will kill my stomach and make rest of my life miserable. Also it’s sign of bad taste to have pizza with pineapple. Though I like it’s taste, but what the hell? Traditions are traditions. I wonder why don’t you use stone knives, as your ancestors did? It’s healthy I suppose.

[@ginzo666]

Bonci sells pineapple pizza right there in Roma.

[@foosovsky]

Ciao! Is it acceptable to eat pizza with hands? Especially neapolitan one. Is it ok to excuse everyone and go wash my hands before dinner?

[@RomeInside]

Ciao! :) Yes, totally acceptable to eat pizza with your hands, both at home and at a restaurant. If you're at someone's house (or at yours) you usually go and wash your hands before sitting at the table; at a restaurant it's fine to excuse yourself and go to the restroom :)

[@alessandracalvi2403]

You just eat pizza with hands

[@kenlee1416]

Don't ask for a latte and complain when you don't get a coffee-type drink.

[@takamotoyuki]

I ordered in Rome cappuccino at 6 PM and was perfectly normal :D nobody said nothing

[@ballaesmeralda]

because you are a tourist and they are gentle....but italians don't take cappuccino never after morning

[@dinocarlucci2105]

LINDA MOON So a tourist can have cappuccino in the evening but not a local.

[@ballaesmeralda]

because a local don't ask a cappuccino in the evening...for we italians cappuccino it's just for breakfast, so we are used and we are traditional about this culinary rules

[@dinocarlucci2105]

LINDA MOON Why would a tourist want to act like a local what is wrong with being a tourist. How would any tourist benefit from being taken as a local. Why would a tourist want to blend in. It's absurd you somehow make tourists feel guilty for being a naive accident prone visitor. It doesn't matter if tourists don't know the culture of the country and not asking for cappuccino after a certain time it's madness. Tourists are only there for a short while and then return to their own cultures. I could not care less about these websites that say things you musnt do in Italy and things you don't ask for in Italy and only say ciao to friends. I could carry on. Leave tourists alone to be themselves and not to be told not what to say and do. I am Italian not born in Italy am I less Italian than Italians born in Italy? No. So stop lecturing us when we visit. Dino Carlucci

[@dinocarlucci2105]

LINDA MOON Let's get one thing clear you're Italianness is no greater than mine. Do you understand that.

[@richardrobinson4869]

I don't eat meatballs or coffee or ham (as in ham and pineapple pizza) so that's that sorted!

[@Alfadrottning86]

Most of those rules seem rational, except the capucino in the afternoon and the dinner before 7pm. I dont think i ever eat more than a night snack after 7pm ..

[@carlocumino824]

We have a different work time: many companies and store close up at 7.00 (we have the lunch break from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.). For us coffee is a digestive. No cappuccino for.this reason

[@Alfadrottning86]

Well, the work times explains the dinner, i guess .. We usually do not have an extended lunch break, especially not in winter when we have very short days .. sometimes just 1 or 2 hours of sun a day. So work usually gotto get done well .. while its remotely bright. And that is also why i love my sweet coffee like capucino in the afternoon or evening. Its more a sugar-rush / sweets substitution to keep the good mood =)

[@TucoBenedicto]

@@Alfadrottning86 We drink coffee during the entire day, if we fee like. Even after a late evening dinner, especially in restaurants (it's less common if dining at home unless you have guests). We just tend to not drink cappuccino (or any milk-based drink, really) after the early hours of the day, since it's broadly considered hard on your digestion. And we DEFINITELY don't drink it after a lunch/dinner, because mixing sweetened milk with our first or second plates is generally perceived as awful combination of clashing flavors.

[@abigailgerlach5443]

When in Rome...

[@savage2578]

seems very judgemental compared to other European countries. If I want a cappuccino after 1 o clock I'll have a cappuccino 😂

[@RomeInside]

Savage 😂

[@TucoBenedicto]

And believe me, no one will ever stop you. People will only think it's one of these weird and slightly disgusting things tourists do with food sometimes.

[@peterbrown9412]

Not judgmental at all. No one is stopping you. Have one. It's just not what Italians would do.

[@MrSupernova111]

yeah, because Americans aren't judgemental at all. GTFOH. lol

[@pietrocantarini1718]

Ciao, bel video! Sei italiana?

[@heatherm5888]

Maybe it's weird to drink cappuccino past noon in Italy, but elsewhere in the world we drink coffee all day... I need my afternoon caffeine!

[@RomeInside]

We do drink coffee (espresso) all day, just not cappuccino! :D

[@ballaesmeralda]

we drink coffee all day(espresso) but never cappuccino...cappuccino is only for breakfast

[@barnabazito1134]

In the north of italy, we have dinner from 18 onwards.

[@russko118]

quelli che mangian con le galline si, qui si mangia dalle 7 e mezza in poi (verona)

[@barnabazito1134]

infatti ho detto nord italia ciao

[@russko118]

@@barnabazito1134 beh se verona non è nord cos è? solo bolzano e la svizzera italiana (canton ticino, si voleva essere una battuta) lo sono?

[@barnabazito1134]

ahaha gia non lo è

[@russko118]

@@barnabazito1134 allora dimmi tu qual è

[@ashleyfareas]

In another you tube video, a girl ordered a veggie pizza with pineapple on it in Venice and they had it. Just in case people are interested.

[@TucoBenedicto]

Most of what she's describing in the video is something that you'll probably be able to order and get in Italy. None of these are "hard rules". They are just perceived as weird or funny (or at times even slightly disgusting) by many of us. That said, no waiter will ever refuse to serve you a cappuccino after 12pm or to serve you Parmiggiano for your seafood if you insist you want it. They'll just snicker a bit beyond your back at worse. Or maybe not even that because if they are in a touristic area they are used to it at this point.

[@ElderDragonLegend]

In my Milano you can order a cappuccino at any time of the day without dirty look

[@TucoBenedicto]

Sorry to break it for you but we still think it's weird, even when we don't comment openly on it.

[@diomedes8791]

Tuco Benedicto But are there any rational reasons for not drinking cappuccino after 12?

[@ElderDragonLegend]

@@diomedes8791, taking a cappuccio is just a habit on breakfast, there's no rule against cappuccino after 2 p.m., foreigners habitually take cappuccino wherever they want and no one protests, it's just important to get paid for it )

[@krishashah3519]

Can you share a Pizza between 2 people instead of asking for 2 pizzas

[@maxbroadbean]

are you sure in italy we have bolognese pasta? It's "ragù" ! :-)

[@RomeInside]

Sì, infatti era più una traduzione per far capire ai non italiani la cosa più simile che abbiamo. Ovviamente noi diciamo solo 'ragù' ma la forma estesa sarebbe 'ragù alla bolognese' 😀 E comunque meglio che chiedano una pasta alla bolognese che degli "spaghetti meatball" haha

[@maxbroadbean]

Chiaro, se lo fanno chissà cosa gli arriva :-D

[@RomeInside]

Probabilmente tante facce perplesse 😂

[@so-fg7ig]

Elisa, despite being very precise and accurate, does not show to have a good preparation in the kitchen. The ragu that exists in two versions the Bolognese and the Neapolitan. Normally the Bolognese is eaten with tagliatelle and is made with minced beef and pork. Don't ask for pasta alla Bolognese because many restaurants don't understand you.

[@dinocarlucci2105]

stefano orru Some do,my post above explains why.

[@valarmxrghxlxs]

as an asian, we always share our pizza. omg. and i genuinely ask, what if i can't eat the whole pizza? or just eat one slice because my limit 2 slice.

[@RomeInside]

Roman pizza is very thin and often not huge in size, so you probably won't have many issues eating at least half of it 😁 I'll try and do a vlog when I go to a pizza place so you can see it for reference. Anyway, you can leave it if you can't finish it or ask someone to share it with you if you're not very hungry or don't wanna eat much :)

[@valarmxrghxlxs]

@@RomeInside thank you! i was getting ready because i have an italian boyfriend. and im watching your videos so i would know more about your country where my wonderful boyfriend came from. (and to avoid things that may be considered rude there)

[@simongregory3114]

Some sacrilegious Italian could probably make a lot of money opening a chain of authentic looking restaurants for tourists featuring 'illegal' Italian foods. Spaghetti and Meatballs, pizza with pineapple etc. And for me, somewhere I could go at 3pm to get a flat white ...(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_white). I don't know how I will survive my upcoming trip without a couple of flat whites every day! The waiters would also need to smile genuinely as you placed your order. Perhaps impossible...

[@markp0777]

I've been to Italy several times . I love Rome ...beautiful gorgeous city. I know Italy is one of the fashion capitals in the world... and it's all about fashion ...clothes ...style . I just don't get it how in the middle of summer in Italy when the temperature reaches near 40c ... people still wear pants. Is it a fashion 'don't ' that wearing shorts is not acceptable or very nice ??

[@RomeInside]

Adults (both men and women) don't usually wear shorts in Rome, but you can see tons of teenagers and twentysomething wearing them :) Women usually opt for skirts and dressed and men for light fabric pants, but I totally understand the struggle, that's why I hate Rome during summer! So definitely feel free to wear shorts if you can't stand the heat as much as I do haha

[@lshin80]

@Mark P Up until the 50's, pants were exclusively reserved to adults, while shorts were only for children and kids. At 14 y/o you became a man, thus you were allowed to wear pants. An adult wearing shorts was considered ridiculous. Nowadays this custom has disappeared, and you can see many adults wearing shorts (especially younger generations), but somehow we still consider them "childish" and not very classy, hence many people are not comfortable wearing them. I'm 38 and I wear them when temperatures reach 30°C... but they make me feel like a brat.

[@kathrynhoke4830]

So you don't cut your spaghetti, but do you cut your pizza? I think people from the US (in general, not all, of course) have this idea that Europeans (in general) are fancier than them and do everything in a fancy way, like cutting up their pizza instead of just picking up a slice with their hand. Do Italians cut up their pizza?

[@RomeInside]

Yes of course we cut our pizza, it's pretty hard to eat it whole haha Some people cut it in 4 big slices and use their hands to eat it; others cut it into smaller slices and others use fork and knife :)

[@doughoward6401]

Is that a gearshift know or a club leaning against the wall ???

[@MasterChief-sl9ro]

I find the whole of the EU strange. They take long breaks. And forget if motorcycle racing GP is in town. The whole city closes up shop... It makes American NASCAR look tame. Really insane in Spain. They hang meat in the windows.

[@TucoBenedicto]

I struggle to even attempt any generalization involving the entire Europe, given than even some confining countries may vary vastly in language, culture and attitude. Hell, Italy itself is very heterogeneous and there are significant differences even from region to region. Sometime from city to city in a same region, as well. And I mean something like Louisiana-California serious levels of differences.

[@diomedes8791]

A question: What do you think of people outside Italy who drink cappuccino after 12?

[@domenico2832]

the cappuccino was invented for breakfast that's why in italy it's strange to order it after 12 am

[@OxfyMags]

Then I suppose I would order an espresso and a glass of ‘latte’ (Italian latte) because I really hate black coffee. There should alternative.

[@RomeInside]

OxfyMags You can still order a cappuccino, it's just not common for Italians to do that

[@gaiadidio9587]

you can order a "caffè macchiato" witch is an espresso whith a bit of milk in it

[@TucoBenedicto]

As Elisa said, you can still order your cappuccino and no one will stop you. it's just considered weird for us. And as a side note, the same goes for plain white milk. We just don't mix milk in any form with our launches and dinners, generally speaking (if not as an ingredient present in small quantities in our food). Milk (as a drink) for Italians is just something you may have for breakfast and rarely -if ever- after that.

[@MissJessyeNorman]

You mentioned pasta and breads/pizza in general, a frightening amount. I was told by friends that the whole "Italian carb parade" (not that that doesn't sounds delicious), was a complete fabrication, and that the diet was incredibly balanced and very fresh. I.e., mostly fish, veggies, meat, and yes delicious grain, but not too much. So, #1: is it easy to get meals that are 80% veggie?! For example, a typical meal I can translate to a restaurant that I love to eat, is a large bunch of steamed asparagus spears. Then 1-2 pieces fish, pan fried in olive or coconut oil, with a few dashes of Himalayan pink salt. #2: Would that sort of thing be available? #3: Also, is it easy to come by gluten-free, whole grain pastas and pizza--like brown rice pastas, I'd even splurge on whole spelt?! If not, #4 are simple lentil and/or bean dishes easily available?! Lastly, I'm afraid to ask this, lol. #5: Is it easy to find food without the nightshade veggies: Potatoes, tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, bell peppers, chilli peppers and paprika?! I can have a TINY amount of the tomato and peppers if I must. But, I'll get sick very quickly if it's more than a tablespoon of one every few days.

[@carooteiza8074]

MissJessyeNorman there is a huge variety, just take a look at the menu before going in. Italian food caters to the Mediterranean style , so you will find great sources of fats, proteins and vegetables. Again, check the menu before (usually displayed outside the restaurant). Pasta and pizza are a part of almost every menu as they sometimes had as an entree.

[@MissJessyeNorman]

Thank you for your kind response. I'm glad to hear my friends were right, and that the Mediterranean style IS indeed served throughout. I'll look for the places that'll make it easier to focus on the proteins, veggies and fats, as you say--and just ignore all of the pastas, pizzas, tomatoes, potatoes, eggplant, cheese and peppers. I suspect it won't be too difficult =) Thanks Again, or Grazie Mille xo

[@richardrobinson4869]

and I don't eat seafood or have fish with cheese so I'm ok there as well

[@mgoncalves5596]

I find pineapple pizza very strange. I don't see it in my country

[@jwouter]

A drink my cappuccino whenever i feel like it, deal with it....🧐🧐

[@creepyfluffycat7284]

Ok but, please, learn first how to write it correctly..... Eww

[@jwouter]

CreepyFluffy Cat Creepy indeed.......

[@creepyfluffycat7284]

Good boy, you edit It very well. Take a crunchy crunchy ❤️

[@maximkesha7889]

А как познакомиться с тобой?

[@ableadelaide5893]

Don't expect friendly efficient service in Rome. The attitude toward customers is radically different to normal countries and can seem rude, arrogant and derisive. I always found Italian waiters to be more interested in pretty girls and soccer than tending to the needs and comfort of customers.

[@Cindy-hc3du]

Do places have decaf coffee?

[@moonssia]

Cindy yes we have it!

[@so-fg7ig]

you can find decaf coffee everywere

[@febuary1497]

Durian pizza mmmmm

[@PeterWoodstorrechianca]

they drink cappuccino all day in Puglia with a glass of water to wash it down

[@RomeInside]

I want the names 😂

[@PeterWoodstorrechianca]

I live in Salento I know what goes on, the problem with people like you is you dont realize things change from village to village, even different languages , there are no rules down south, I read an expert say dont show cleavage they have never been here, only wear shorts near the beach, none of this really applies , dont wear socks with sandals is the rule worldwide, Rome is another world to people down here. do they eat hedgehogs in Rome and foxes

[@RomeInside]

Peter Woods where are you from Peter? Cause I'm italian and I've travelled to basically every region so don't worry, a "person like me" knows exactly that things change from village to village. What I do in these videos is GENERALIZE and talk about things that work for the most part of Italy. I think you realise that it would be impossible to talk about every specific exception, right? I agree with you that there are many "experts" talking about Italy when they don't even know how things actually work here, but that's another thing and it's not what I do.

[@tommaso-giovanniregina3434]

i think you are making people feel uncomfortable in Italy for no reason - if someone from USA wants to have a cappuccino at 15:00, the barista will make it for them, no one is offended. If you are more comfortable cutting your spaghetti as an adult because that's what you're used to, just do it! People will spend their vacation worrying that all the italians are judging them. Rules would be 'don't try to pay in Dollars' or 'you can't bring your gun with you' - this is just making people feel bad for not actually being Italian. Is your next video 'don't come to Italy if you don't speak fluent italian?'

[@TriphoonG45]

She said through out the video "if you want to feel like an Italian" not that these are the rules now follow them

[@sweetdragntoons]

Number 1: I've been doing for three years in my village and no one every said a single thing. They all knew me as the only English girl in the village. 😝 So I can get away with it. I don't want to look Italian. I want to be different and my Italian neighbours, friends and colleagues just don't mind. In my opinion many Italians don't mind us non Italians keeping some of our traditions as long as it's not disrespectful. Like drinking coffee at 12pm, it doesn't disrespect anyone. I actually find many Italians actually like to know about different cultures or foods. The village where I live has a small number of Afghans, Syrians and Kurdish. We all get on just fine with our different cultures. The main thing is having good manners in Italy. Not all Italians are thinking how you do. 🤔 So I don't know why you think it's ok to speak for every single Italian. 🤔

[@RomeInside]

I'm definitely not speaking for every single italian, these tips are just for those people who care about blending in with italians.

[@CelticBadBoyPoet7]

So no Parmigiano Reggiano on my Pineapple Pizza? :)P...

[@RomeInside]

I've actually never tried the two together (pineapple and parmigiano)... Not sure about how the combination tastes like! Haha

[@CelticBadBoyPoet7]

Okey so no Pineapple on my Pizza Pie, i Guess i Can Get Over it With Some High Priced Therapy Huh?...Btw, i Have Been Invited For The Olive Harvest in Sicily Around September This Year, Have U Been, is it Fun, Should i Beware of The Indigenous Pygmy Pineapple Tree? :D...

[@lakatosalex]

You are such a cute girl! :)

[@nicholasgranat2999]

And I never look for pineapple pizza!

[@video198712]

Pineapple on pizza sounds gross anyway. I don't understand why some people do that.

[@patrickmcshane7658]

pineapple pizza, what sacrilege😲

[@RomeInside]

I mean, everyone has their own taste but you're not quite allowed to have them in Italy haha

[@patrickmcshane7658]

Rome Inside ciao Bella, ham and pineapple is a west coast thing.

[@dinocarlucci2105]

PATRICK McShane Not to the people who like it. That's the most important thing. Personal taste not rule books.

[@dinocarlucci2105]

Rome Inside Bronze age

[@theodishaboy8127]

You are so beautiful 💞

[@aryancyrus8076]

😅😅😅😂😂😂

[@evgeniizharkov4087]

Hi beautiful

[@charareaper3275]

I'm italian and i live in Napoli. If you ask me for a pineapple pizza you should run away 😂 Ok no i'm joking, but i hate that shet

[@braschigiovanniangelo5559]

ie cia chiavass 'n faccia.... ;-)

[@lucindawinehouse2002]

Spaghetti and Meatballs is an American invention

[@29outlaw]

If I had to guess, it sounds like you might have learned to speak English from people who were actually from England. Slight English accent.

[@RomeInside]

I watch a lot of English youtubers' videos, I think my accent mostly comes from them! :D And this is such a compliment because I love the british accent haha

[@SuperVideohack]

Pineapple Pizza is just GROSS

[@RomeInside]

Hahaha I actually never tasted it!

[@memetube2559]

Rome Inside It's like if you mixed the sweetness of a canned pineapple mixed with the salty taste of melted American "cheese", ham and tomato sauce.

[@lotusssypringa]

Liesss

[@solaccursio]

ok don't eat it, give it to me, as it's my favorite pizza, I'll take care of it :)

[@marycarla6245]

I love it! ...but NOT in Italy.

[@saraswatkin9226]

Rome Inside, according to the backpacker holidays videos on you-tube the streets of Rome are not safe after dark so who goes to the restaurants after 7pm?

[@RomeInside]

The concept of safe can vary. Would I walk alone in an isolated narrow street at night? I mean, I do, but I wouln't recommend it. But this applies for most cities in the world... But if you're in the centre and you're walking to you restaurant for dinner at night, I wouldn't say it's less safe than if you do the same during the day.

[@TucoBenedicto]

Everyone. And "the streets are not safe" sounds like some sort of hyperbole, close to a scary tale for kids. There are probably dangerous, poorly frequented corners that would be smart to avoid when you are alone at night, but statistically the chance of being assaulted tend to be virtually non-existent. Not to mention what counts as "after night" in big crowded cities is probably closer to "2am to 4am" rather than "early in the evening", as 7pm would qualify as.

[@rtgtx]

You probably could just say you Italian people would not do these. Nothing wrong with all these things just a personal preference thing. Be open minded.

[@asiaa7639]

Cosa hai con l'italia

[@beatrizr04]

Thank God....no pineapple on pizza....it's an gastronomic travesty!

[@raedowning2243]

First, I love your videos. My husband,myself and friends are traveling to Florence in September. Second, what is with these people so bent out of shape over your customs. If you want it like it is where you live, STAY THERE. You travel to experience their customs, see their country or city, not decide there are too many rule or if you can’t get pineapple on your pizza your world has ended. Learn from other countries and cultures.

[@daveygivens735]

Too many rules. I'm going to Athens.

[@so-fg7ig]

enjoy

[@katakilla05]

😂

[@dinocarlucci2105]

Davey Givens Me too. Somewhere where I can eat and drink in peace not having to get my rule book out every five minutes in case I upset someone. Load of c***.

[@Delfina-Zafira]

Not the same. Trust me. Greek are not very kind people, while Italians are the nicest ones in Europe! Otherwise it was a funny comment ;-)

[@creepyfluffycat7284]

Goodbye ❤️

[@josephforest7605]

Hello Bella , please allow me to explain, Italians and Italy for years , around the western part of the world , were not held in high regard. Italians did it to themselves in World War 2 , they could not even lose with dignity, so Italians , were laughed at , just watch the movie Sarah, with H Bogart.I recall many years ago , my cousin visited from Italy and he was trying to meet ladies from The United Sates and Canada and he did not speak English. The ladies laughed at him and walked away, he did not know that Italians are considered to be a joke and a bunch of clowns, Have you ever heard of the names ,Whop, Dago and Guinea?, that is what they call us , not very nice names.Also the nasty jokes in english about Italians. I am aware that many Italians do not like arrogant people from The United States, but if it wasn't for The United States in WW 2 , Italians would be eating German food.

[@alessandracalvi2403]

Everything but not german food.

[@TucoBenedicto]

Not even sure what point you are trying to make, honestly. It reads like drivel with the not so subtle intent to insult Italians.

[@josephforest7605]

My Mom and Dad are from Italy , my mother and her Italian friends made spaghetti and meatballs, please admit it ,Italy is slow , that is why my mother and father left, it takes Italy a long time to get with it, I visited Italy last year, they finally have take away/out pizza. Please Italians do not be so stubborn, long live Burger King and fast food , also cheese on sea food is fantastic, try it, do no be ignorant.Maybe soon you will have buffet ,all you can eat restaurants.

[@RomeInside]

Hi Joseph, I'll make you happy and admit that Italy is slow! Hope you feel better now! :D But I regret to inform you that take away pizza and all you can eat restaurants and buffet exist from a long time... Not just last year haha Same for Burger King and McDonalds

[@josephforest7605]

Good it is an improvement , now all Italy needs are water flush toilets on trains instead of a hole .Please pass the formaggio for the seafood pasta.

[@TucoBenedicto]

I think we had take away pizza for decades at this point, so I'm not sure what are you even rambling about. American-like fast foods are also rather common (especially in any at least moderate sized city) and your assumption that we don't love to mix some sorts of foods because "we never tasted them" is silly at best. It's just that we tend to have very strong opinions of what tastes fit well together and what really don't. We care about matching flavors in certain ways a lot.

[@zaqwsx23]

In Italy there are McDonalds and Burger Kings. There are also amazing Italian chains but they are more expensive (quality can't be too cheap). Anyway Italians eat fast food too. The difference is that they do it less frequently. It's a good balance.

[@sarapinna7367]

Che poi in realtà a Bologna non esistono gli spaghetti con le polpette ma okay AHAHAHA

[@RomeInside]

Eh già ma è un'idea molto diffusa all'estero (purtroppo)... Per altro qui ho anche sbagliato perchè l'ho chiamata pasta alla bolognese invece che con ragù alla bolognese 🙄

[@so-fg7ig]

Elisa ha fatto un po di confusione, ma un altro suo video ho dedotto che la cucina non è il suo forte

[@JonJonChannel]

No Pineapple pizza, no coming to Italy :(

[@RomeInside]

Haha sorry about that!

[@paulbertorelli2119]

So sorry to hear!

[@SimoneCaparrucci]

Fai bene a non venire se ti piace la pizza con l'ananas

[@filippocampani705]

Promise it!

[@francescopellegrini5380]

Matteo Brunello probably both