Wednesday 28 September 2016

Foodie Finds in Milan

So somewhat belatedly following on from the last post - my apologies - here are some of the yummy things I ate in Milan.
                                   
I was keen to try out Tigellas which I had read about on Tripadvisor
                                                  
Basically it is a cold cuts board served with "tigelle" which are little round Italian flatbreads and a version of fried gnocchi patties which blow up like little pillows, and lots of dips - including Nutella to finish with LOL!  The tigelle are served warm in a paper bag and they can even do gluten free ones.  The prices were very reasonable here too and it was very popular with locals.
                                                      
I put a selection of the meats and cheese on a plate and the tigelle pockets (top) and fried gnocchi patties (bottom) for me are those on the right, the gluten free ones are in the middle photo.

I really enjoyed the food at Tigella's as it was different.
On the day of my cookery class I did not need much to eat as I had eaten what I cooked for lunch.  So in the evening before the ballet we found a nice restaurant in the Galleria Vittorio
Emanuele II called Il Gatta Rosso - The Red Cat.                                                                   
The cover charge was expensive at €4 but
the fantastic basket of artisan breads made
up for it, they were all delicious. 

I had a beautiful pumpkin soup with croutons - just
looking at it again is making my mouth water!  The
restaurant even provided ladies with those handbag
hooks to hand on the table - I was impressed!


The only time I have drunk coffee in 
years was in Milan and the hotel 
receptionist made this 

cute face in my cappuccino!
On my 2nd visit to Milan I found this great pizza place where you 

can buy just a slice and a drink for €5.50 and it was perfect 
for an informal, inexpensive meal, especially being on my 
own and did not always feel like going to a restaurant.

No trip to Italy is ever complete without ICE CREAM!



Some of the gorgeous "coppas" I had from my favourite 

gelateria Vaniglia (below)!  They were only €5!  The middle 
bottom one was just a tub of ice cream I got on my way home 
from the ballet!





Next time I will report on my cooking classes!  Hope you enjoyed seeing some of the lovely food you have in Milan.

1 comment:

  1. Well, I am not sure about my profile...enjoying the marketplace and food posts...well...
    There is one thing I would like to say - I used to live in Italy and travel there and my favourite food was always pizza. It was always fantastic in Italy - I guess, when it was not actually perfect, I enjoyed it for my premade conclude that it had to be fantastic, so I enjoyed it :)
    Also, I remember the line for ice cream (waiting time about 20 minutes) in an Italian village in northern Italy...ha, I was driving to that little village each day since June till late September. So, you are very right - no travel to Italy is ever complete without ice cream! Can I add pizza too, please ?
    Hugs, M.

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