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What to do in Italy
Italy Food facts worth
knowing before visiting
Italy is my second home! Ever since I first step foot on this land I have fallen helplessly in love and nobody could make me change my mind. Not now, not ever! Since I think everyone should visit at least once, I thought I should make your life easier and create this series of articles with the best tips I have gathered about visiting Italy for the first time.
My 14 Italy food facts to know before visiting
Oh yes, Italians take their meals very seriously, thus the first 14 facts you should know (and respect) are food or drink related.
First things first: Breakfast. If you are used to having big, hearty, meaty breakfasts, you need to forget about it. Italian breakfast is usually made out of sweet (croissant with jam – “brioche” – or a “crostata” that is a small sweet-tart) with a small and strong coffee, served usually on the go, while standing. And I am talking here about the way locals do it, of course, hotels offer all kinds of options and varieties of food.
Restaurants are open for lunch only during certain periods of the day (from 12 until 3 pm) so don’t wait until 3 pm to get lunch or else you risk having to wait until dinner to get a decent meal.
And you will have to wait, since dinner is usually served rather late ( towards 9 pm). That is if you are invited for dinner at a local (people are very friendly here and there is always a dinner in place)