Food we love (and food we hate to love)

Posted by Elizabeth. Here's a list of the food we love most in Europe. This goes back to southern Spain. We are really loving our food.

1. Coffee. It's way way better here. Even at the train station and bus stops you can get better coffee than in Seattle. We've learned to make Italian coffee in a little metal pot that you screw together. Even Griffin is drinking coffee daily.
2. Pastries. Sad to say but the pastries here are amazing. Spain was the best by far but Italy has some good ones particularly the cookies with almonds. Plus there is a bakery every other shop so it's easy to get a daily fix.
3. Blood oranges. Yum. Juicy and sweet and amazing. These are an Italian thing.
4. Cheese. A special shout out to mozzarella and ricotta which are a completely different breed than those in the US. The other cheeses are amazing too. Definitely no cheddar. Cheese shops are as common as bakeries.
5. Olive oil. Need I say more? We use it on everything, even breakfast.
6. Homemade fresh pasta. They sell it everywhere in Italy, even the supermarket. The best comes from special pasta shops which seem to be in every neighborhood. It's light and delicate and nothing like boxed dried pasta.
7. Chianti wine. No comment.

I'm trying hard to walk off my calories but I think the culinary goodness is winning. I'm hoping the food in Turkey is terrible.