Roma Thus Far

On Saturday I walked across the river to visit the market in Testacchio. Among the things there were anchovies, an entire octopus, and horse meat. While I am living in Rome my goal is to try as many different things as I can. This includes eating foods I would not normally eat. I plan to eat or cook horse and anchovies at some point this semester.

At the market we met a Luciano, a sea-food merchant. He communicated by handing us an old newspaper article that he was featured in. Apparently he was one of the oldest and best known merchants in the Testacchio market. He had been selling there since 1941 and he was very enthusiastic. I felt bad for not buying anything from him, so once I learn how to cook some sea food I want to visit the market and buy it from him.

On Saturday night I took the metro to Cavour to get Chinese food. We found a small restaurant with some Italians and a few Asians inside, so we figured it was a safe bet. The food was not as good as I get at home, but it was still a nice break from all of the Italian we have been eating. It was also very cheap too! For 6.5 Euros I got 2 egg rolls, vegetable noodles, sweet and sour chicken and 1 liter of water.

This past Sunday our entire class went to the AS Roma game vs. Siena. The stadium was not that packed but there was still a lot of team spirit. I sat in the section with all the boisterous. s fans and had a great time. I think it would be interesting to go to a more popular game such as AS Roma vs. AC Milan. The fans were chanting and shouting the whole time. They seemed to be more interested in mocking Siena than watching the actual game.

Until next time, Ciao!