Modena, Italy Tagliatelle Al Forno + Spritz Lunch At Piazza Grande

Let me say this primary: I am now not a pasta man or woman.

I will consume pasta, broadly speaking at home because I prepare dinner this on a weekly basis for the Dutchman (it is his favored!) however I will by no means order this for myself in a eating place. I do no longer hanker for pasta. I can stay without pasta.

Tagliatelli al Forno + Spritz + heavenly bread lunch.

But similar to the whole lot in existence, there are BUTS. There are exceptions. One can in no way say by no means.

Because I am touring the Emilia-Romagna place in Italy, the proud maker of famous pasta (stuffed and now not) consisting of tortellini, tortelloni, tagliatelli, cappellacci, strichetti, maltagliati, anolini, garganelli, passatelli, ravioli, cappelletti, gramigna, strozzapreti… well, I just have to attempt it! I should cross nearby, even for only some days.

Now I venture you, human beings, to appearance up in google the photos of the pasta. You may have eaten and understand a number of them already through a distinct name =)

Having said this, I determined to eat pasta for my lunch in Modena. After my strolling survey of the city, I leant on lunching on the adorable Piazza Grande. There is a nook bar cafe beside the vintage city hall referred to as Caffetteria La Piazza. The bar-cafe has a nice viewing factor of the square and the Duomo. They additionally have ‘Tagliatelli al Forno’ on the blackboard menu as their pasta of the day.

I first ordered my drink. A glass of Spritz (in a Havana Cuba glass???), which is a local concoction of Prosecco and Aperol. I will not be surprised if that is the countrywide drink at some point of summer season mainly for lunch. You can quickly become aware of Spritz through its orange coloration. There are red variations of aperol as well which I have right here at domestic. Some aperols also are non-alcoholic. Lidl sells them as an example in the course of their Italy week specials, but a specific emblem.

To accompany the Tagliatelli al Forno turned into some warm, smooth and creamy bread with some bits of bacon in it. This changed into the satisfactory bread I actually have eaten to this point in Italy! The pasta changed into quite excellent and I changed into in awe of myself for carrying out the plate, haha. The modest serving did helped a chunk, however I must confess that it changed into well cooked and changed into no longer heavy in the stomach at all. However, to be honest, the delicious warm bread was the surprising icing at the cake for this lunch.

Un delizioso pranzo!

Around high noon the bar cafe became so full that I decided to come lower back after an hour.

The view from the table and the famous nearby drink in northern Italy, Spritz which is a aggregate of prosecco and aperol. Great to drink chilled or with ice cubes while it's far warm weather however I actually did not apprehend why this is served in a Havana Club glass.

Lunch of the day in Modena and with a lovable view of Piazza Grande.

This tender, chewy and creamy bread had bacon bits in it. This turned into exquisite, and they served this freshly hot which made it even extra scrumptious. Surely, the highlight of the lunch.

I am happy they served me a small component but I became amazed that this was pretty light!

Caffetteria La Piazza serves geared up-to-consume mini salami/ham buns and sandwiches which might be going at simply 1.50 Euros.

The view of the outside terrace from the first ground of the cafe restaurant. I took this shot after I went to the girls room.

This big ancient slab of stone has seen gruesome days. I overheard a tour guide telling his group that many centuries in the past humans had been placed on pinnacle of it for public shaming and execution. But the stone has also seen wonderful days when celebrated officers stand on it to present their speech.

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Travel Period: May 2019
Destination: Bologna (Emilia-Romagna), Italy

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