Italian holiday-makers prefer to eat longer and later, they enjoy light lunches and larger evening meals. Visitors from Italy are not great potato lovers, so salads and plenty of yeasty bread /rolls are popular choices. Here are some typical examples and food trends of Italian visitors, one of our major international markets:
Scrambled and boiled eggs, cured meats, fresh tomatoes, smoked and oily fish, yeasty breads, pastries, chocolate spread, cereals, cheese, fresh fruit, yoghurts, juices, and speciality coffees.
Soups, open sandwiches with ham or cheese, salads.
Soup, selection of salads, cured meats, grilled vegetables, wild mushrooms, choice of cheeses, sardines and shellfish.
Fresh fish, veal, steak, chicken, tomato based sauces, breaded meat or fish, local vegetables e.g. mushrooms, tomatoes and spinach.
Ice-cream, fruit, chocolate cake, pastries, cheese, and espresso coffee.