Napoli Part 2
Feb 14, 2009 | From the kitchen of Rose
I don’t usually take many photos when I travel but in iNapoli, everywhere I looked there was something I wanted to share with all of you. I’ve narrowed down the best to about 20 of Naples and 23 of the enchanting island of Ichia so I’ll divide Naples and Ischia into three postings of photographs with short commentaries.
One of the first things we learned from our guide was that the engaging funicular song was written in Naples as an ad to get people to use it who were initially reluctant! Another thing, dear to my heart, was the discovery that St. Genaro is patron Saint of Napoli (dear to my heart because one of Elliot and my first dates was at the St. Genaro festival in NY which is held just down the Street from where we have lived since our marriage).
My friend Marlena told me that the sfogliatelli at the grand hotel on the breakfast buffet were fantastic, and she was right. I had a minimum of one every morning.
But I have to say that the sfogliatelli at the famed pasticceria Scaturchio were more exquisite still.
Scenes from the Market Place
The Natale (Xmas) melon resembles a Crenshaw. When shrivled on the outside it is white inside and ready to eat.It is bought in Novemeber, dried, and eaten as an appetizer Christmas Eve.
A gorgeous squash
store vendor displaying her vegetable salad, a specialty of the region
Does fish ever look fresher?!
Offal
Preparing vegetables for sale
Traditional Christmas Desserts
Unusual Christmas Lights Decorations
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hector
02/23/2009 03:18 PM
Julie, I am so blessed to have gone to Italy every other year for the past 3 years... ITALY is the place for FOOD.
There is no doubt, that Italians worship food, not only because it tastes great, but because it is the main activity in their lifes. They take their time eating!!!
Not just Naples and most of the south of Italy, but also higher up, all the way to Veneto!
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Julie
02/23/2009 07:35 AM
Naples looks like a great foodie town! What are the three traditional Christmas desserts? I don't think I've seen any of them before- the one that looks like a mound of little balls is expecially interesting.
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Rose
02/19/2009 02:29 PM
it was duplicated so i assumed it was spam. sorry, please add the comment (one time) and it won't be deleted.
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um almujahid
02/19/2009 01:34 PM
sorry, why did u delete my comment? :(
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Rose
02/17/2009 12:00 AM
Annie, they are sort of like overlappng layers of fillo encasing a creamy cheese filling. The chocolates were perfectly crafted truffles.
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Zach Townsend
02/16/2009 10:32 PM
One of my favorite things to look at and study are traditional holiday desserts from other countries and their viennoisserie. Wonderful and appetizing photos!
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hector Wong
02/16/2009 07:05 AM
LOVELLY
here something cute
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8251181561759804809
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Annie
02/15/2009 04:52 PM
What a great series of articles - I'm so enjoying them. What is/are sfogliatelli? And what are the chocolates in the same picture?
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Matthew
02/14/2009 12:13 PM
Thanks for the tidbit about the funicular song. I had no idea that's what the song was about!
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Anonymous
02/14/2009 12:08 PM
If there is one thing I miss about Europe, it's the fish and meat markets. Endless variety and all of it so fresh and beautifully presented. The vendors are usually happy to tell you the best way to prepare it and will even share their recipes with you. Now that's my idea of customer service! :)
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Jeannette
02/14/2009 12:08 PM
Stunning pictures, thank you for putting them up!
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Patrincia
02/14/2009 11:09 AM
I think we have an old St. Genaro Fair t-shirt floating around my parent's place somewhere. Fantastic photos of Italy - love the photo of the sardines and the building marked Scaturchio!
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