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The food of Rome

5 dishes tied to Rome, Italy: born there, or made its own.

CarbonaraMeatpasta alla carbonara 🇮🇹 Italy and 1 morePasta tossed with eggs, hard cheese, cured pork and black pepper Main dish, Lunch, Dinner

RavioliRavioliai 🇮🇹 Italy and 4 moreStuffed pasta parcels, usually square, with varied fillings and sauces Main dish, Lunch, Dinner

Arrabbiata sauceVegan 🇮🇹 ItalySpicy Italian tomato sauce with garlic and chili from Rome Sauce, pickle or ferment, Lunch, Dinner

Zeppole 🇮🇹 Italy and 3 moreItalian deep-fried dough balls, sweet or savory, often filled or topped Pie or savoury pastry, Snacks, Tea time

MaritozzoVegetarian 🇮🇹 ItalyItalian sweet bun filled with whipped cream, typical in Rome and central Italy Sweet or dessert, Breakfast, Snacks

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Carbonara: Javier Somoza, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Ravioli: OneArmedMan, Public domain, source
Arrabbiata sauce: Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Zeppole: I, Calcagnile Floriano, Florixc, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Maritozzo: Gerjantd, CC BY-SA 4.0, source

The weekly plate

Every Monday: seven dishes you may not know, what the world is cooking this week, and one way of eating.