Savoring street food in Rome is a pleasure for the palate, and an authentic dive into the city’s tradition and culture.
Foods like pizza by the slice, supplì and maritozzo tell the story of the city that transformed poor raw materials into dishes with a unique flavor.
Supplì were born as a waste recipe, to reuse leftover rice. Pizza by the slice was a quick and substantial meal for those who worked in the markets or shops. Savoring these dishes allows you to perceive the essence of Rome.
Between the crispy pizza fresh from the oven, to the smell of fried supplì: tasting them will be a moment of pleasure. Craving for a maritozzo filled with whipped cream? There is nothing better than enjoying them while walking through the streets of Rome.
Find out below what they are and where to try them!
Pizza by the slice or “scrocchiarella”? Try the Roman pizza
Pizza by the slice is the best solution for eating while continuing to visit the city: the street food in Rome par excellence. The most popular recipe is certainly the white pizza stuffed with mortadella sausage!
Try the Roman pizza scrocchiarella! It is rolled out with a rolling pin and cooked in a wood-fired oven, it is characterized by its crunchy and thin consistency. You will try the lightness and its authentic flavor given by the freshness of the ingredients.
If you want to try a tasty scrocchiarella comfortably sitting, go to L’Elementare. It is certainly one of the best restaurants in Rome where the pizza is truly top! Choose the location you prefer between Trastevere, Parco Appio (this is only open in summer), Tuscolano or Testaccio. Theirs is a simple proposal, “elementary” as the name indicates, made of quality ingredients and seasonal replacement.
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From supplì to porchetta sandwich: the real Street Food in Rome
The real street food par excellence is supplì: a sort of rice croquette filled with mozzarella and tomato, which fried until crunchy. Roman call it also “supplì by phone”, because its peculiarity lies in the mozzarella. In fact this once fried, creates a thread when you break in half!
If you want to try a street food where Roman and Jewish tradition meet together you have to taste fried cod fillet! In this recipe they transformed the battered and fried fish into an iconic food.
The fried courgette flowers are a poem, famous for their crunchiness and the stringy heart made with mozzarella and anchovy.
Craving for Meatballs? Try the Roman version drowned in sauce!
If you don’t know the Castelli Romani porchetta then you absolutely must try this pork meat enriched with Mediterranean flavors and cooked. Enjoy it in a sandwich accompanied by a good red wine!
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Ice cream and desserts: the sweet street food in Rome
The Roman confectionery tradition is rich and varied, and offers a vast range of delights ranging from ancient sweets, linked to the history of the city, to more modern creations.
Certainly Roman frappe is the oldest of the recipes, it is said that it dates back to Ancient Rome. Ancestors of the frictilia, these desserts, based on a mixture of eggs and flour, were fried to celebrate the Saturnalia, today the current Carnival.
Craving for sometingh more cold? Try the “gratacchecca”, the slush made from a large block of ice. Coming to Italy you have absolutely to try ice cream, it is a “must have”: the sweet street food par excellence! Where you can eat it in Rome if not at Gelateria Fassi. Here professional ice cream makers, for five generations, have made the history of ice cream in the capital since 1880.
The wine donuts, made from flour, oil, wine and sugar, flavored with anise seeds and garnished with sugar, are perfect to end a meal. Although typical of the nearby Castelli Romani, today they can easily be found in the city’s pastry shops. How can we not mention the tasty sour cherry cake. In its shortcrust pastry shell you will find a heart of ricotta cheese, sour cherry jam and the fragrant wild cherries. The ingredients are almost reminiscent of a cheesecake, but the flavor will send you to another planet!
Among the traditional Roman desserts, the Maritozzo is certainly the king! There are now several versions of the soft and sweet sandwich, filled with whipped cream. Do you want to try it? Go in Trastevere at Il Maritozzo Rosso, a little place where you can also find some very tasty savory versions !
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