THEThere will be no lack of good drinking, but for those who are in Verona for Vinitaly, where to eat well? After two years of pandemic, the city of Romeo and Juliet is once again the center of the Italian and international wine center with the 54th edition by Vinitaly (already sold out for months), to be held from 10 to 13 April with over 4,000 exhibitors. The whole world returns to discover and appreciate fine Italian wine, with a strong presence of international buyers from Europe to the United States, from Singapore to Japan, from Eurasia to emerging African markets. For a total of 60 countries involved by Verona Fiere.
Where to eat during Vinitaly
Verona
Fair days can be exhausting, so securing a table and a good hot meal for dinner becomes a necessity, not always easily achievable during the busy fair period. Better to move in advance because to withstand the fatigue…. «In the land where wine is widely used it is appropriate ingest strong foods that hold the wine by softening its ardorAs he claimed Giorgio Game (Verona a Tavola, 1995), patron of the restaurant The 12 Apostles, creator of Vinitaly and promoter of the Scaligera level restaurant. And this father of wine certainly did not treat with less love the partner that best accompanies good drinking: gourmet cuisine.
Taverns, restaurants and inns: medieval Verona is full of small addresses but the important is book. And secondly, don’t rely on generalist guides or looking for a place at the last minute. This beautiful city, like many other tourist destinations, can hide pitfalls and scams to avoid. This is why we recommend the best restaurants in Verona here.
Typical Veronese dishes to try
And if this is the first time you are in Verona, you cannot fail to try the typical dishes, “strong foods” as Gioco recommended, to remember of the time. Also Dante particularly appreciated the local banquets, as a guest of the Della Scala, lords of Verona. Starting with the medieval dish, pasta and fasoi (beans) alla pastissada de cavalor stew of horse meat soaked for days in the glorious local wine. The Veronese cart of boiled meats is famous throughout Italystrictly accompanied by the pearà, sauce made with marrow, breadcrumbs, broth and a lot of pepper. Order a risotto with amarone: here only Vialone Nano rice is used abundantly whipped with butter and Monte Veronese, a typical cheese from Lessinia. If you love fish, the choice can only fall on bigoli with sardines (or bigoi con le sardée), that is the typical Veronese pasta, much thicker than spaghetti, or on rengasmoked herring.
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