MEAL TIME

Participating in the daily Italian life ("vita") is one of the highlights of our program.

The experience to live in a different country really transforms lives and opens the mind to other cultures and traditions.

A very important tradition in every Italian family is definitely meal time. 

So what better way to actively engage in the local culture than learning how to cook from an Italian in Italy?

Julia making Pizza

Julia and Carlo

The traditional breakfast in Italy ("colazione") is usually simply "caffelatte e biscotti" (cookies). Sometimes if la mamma made a cake we would have it also for breakfast with the caffelatte. However, if  colazione is eaten in a bar, Italians like to order "cappuccino and cornetto" (croissant).

"Il Pranzo" or lunch is traditionally the most important meal for Italians. Most shops close down during the "pausa pranzo". When I was in school I used to go home every day for lunch (school ended at 1pm) and my mamma had a nice plate of pasta or risotto ready for us. My dad came home too, to have lunch with his family.

Dinner ("la cena") was a lighter meal such as a soup, salad or leftover from lunch. We never had dinner before 8pm in Italy which seems so late to me considering that now in America we have dinner at 6:30 pm or earlier!