Let’s discover the typical Italian dishes to try during a typical dinner in Rome
Italian cuisine is so rich and varied that a year would not be enough to try all the national and regional specialties that in recent centuries have been created by cooks, chefs and mothers and grandmothers in the kitchens of restaurants and homes. The wealth of ingredients available in this part of the Mediterranean area is a priceless, almost infinite treasure. Every day it is possible to discover new ingredients and learn to use them in dozens of different ways. Pasta is certainly one of the main elements of typical Italian cuisine, a basic element that can be used in hundreds of recipes. But some recipes are certainly more famous and widespread than others and Rome is the city where these recipes were refined to perfection and then spread throughout Italy and then the world.
If you are a foodie who travels motivated by the desire to get to know a place through the discovery of the culinary traditions of the country or if you simply want to taste the authentic typical dinner in Rome, there are some dishes that you cannot miss.
Starting from one of the typical foods of Roman street food: the supplì (deep fried rice balls), a delicious preparation based on rice, tomato sauce ragù and mozzarella. In Rome, the real supplì is called al telefono (meaning “on the phone”), so called because by breaking it in half with your hands, you can see (and taste) a stringy heart of mozzarella that joins the two parts.
Find out here the difference between Roman supplì and Sicilian arancino!
Among the other dishes that you absolutely must try are the classic first courses of the Roman tradition: carbonara, cacio e pepe and amatriciana.
Carbonara is the most loved recipe in the Roman cuisine and is made up of a sauce based on eggs and pecorino romano cheese, also there is a large amount of guanciale (cured pork cheek) cut into strips and cooked slowly in a pan in its own fat. The sauce must be creamy and the guanciale crispy.
Cacio e pepe, on the other hand, is a simpler but equally tasty first course that you must try if you like simpler dishes and strong flavors at the same time. The sauce is made with pecorino romano cheese and toasted black pepper and has a delicious creamy texture.
Finally, amatriciana is a dish that you must taste during a typical Roman dinner. It is an ancient recipe, originating in Amatrice, a village near Rome where the typical guanciale used for this dish is produced. This first course is based on tomato sauce, pecorino romano and crispy guanciale.
Best typical dinner in Rome: Insideat’s proposal!
If you want to try more typical local foods, with Insideat you have the opportunity to enjoy a typical dinner in Rome and try more traditional cuisine.
Our Roman dinner begins with a crunchy supplì al telefono (stringy rice ball) and a panzerotto (fried pizza) filled with fresh buffalo milk ricotta that you can eat while sipping a drink of your choice. Our advice is for you to try one of excellent local wines.
After the appetizer you can enjoy 3 samples of traditional first courses: the delicious carbonara, the creamy cacio e pepe and the juicy amatriciana.
Furthermore, a typical Italian meal always ends with a dessert: our dinner in fact includes an excellent homemade gelato and, optionally, the famous espresso coffee or a limoncello.
Eating in Rome with Insideat is a real treat. You will enjoy a typical Roman dinner in a truly Italian restaurant, a short distance from the Vatican Museums. Insideat typical dinner in Rome takes place at PummaRe restaurant, one of our partners and one of the best restaurants for dinner in Rome, which is located in the Prati district and is easily reachable by Metro A (Ottaviano or Cipro station).
Book the best dinner in Rome and enjoy the moment with Insideat!
