Imagine that your travel agent just booked your trip to Italy.
You are right in the middle of a "dolce vita" daydream-musing about all the once-in-a-lifetime experiences that you are going to have there-when you start to feel a rumble in your stomach.
That's because, like many travelers nowadays, you are secretly looking forward to the food in Italy more than anything else.
But what dishes should you look to devour when you get there?
Everyone knows that Italy is the birthplace of pizza, but there are plenty of other specialties to seek out all over the country. Some may be familiar from your local Italian restaurant, others will be a revelation, and all will taste better in their home country.
Spaghetti Carbonara
Perhaps the pasta that inspired the word "decadent", spaghetti carbonara is a simple dish that takes a lot of expertise to prepare correctly.
Luckily there are lots of skilled chefs in Italy.
The ingredients are simple enough: eggs, cured ham, cheese, and pepper. It's what the chef does with those basic ingredients that make it so special. Cook your carbonara sauce too long and you'll get scrambled eggs. Do it perfectly and the results are divine.
A spectacular spaghetti carbonara will be velvety and coat every square-inch of the spaghetti, with the saltiness of the crispy ham cutting through the creaminess of the egg and cheese.
Tortelloni di Zucca
Not to be confused with its smaller and non-filled sibling tortellini; Tortelloni is a large, round filled pasta popular in Northern Italy. You will find it stuffed with a variety of ingredients, but tortelloni di zucca may just be its finest incarnation.
In this version, the pasta is filled with pumpkin and is slathered in a butter and sage sauce.
Have your travel agent book you a stay at a Barceló property in Italy in order to balance out your culinary adventures with a touch of luxury.
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