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Rome is full of open-air markets to please palates and sights and the famous Testaccio Market isn’t to be missed. Found in the preferred area of Testaccio, between the Pyramid and the Tiber stream, this community is commonly overlooked by holiday makers but well-frequented by locals for its restaurants, clubs and cafs. The area hosts the city’s former abattoir and that is the reason why dishes such as ( oxtail ), and ‘trippa ‘ ( tripe ) were introduced in the local cuisine. In fact , abattoir employees lived around here and were in part paid with what the Romans call the quinto quarto, or 5th quarter – the hide, tail and innards left over after carcasses are quartered.
Take the bus to Testaccio and step off on thru Marmorata. Ramble into any side street and you’ll reach piazza Testaccio. Can’t find it? Just follow the scents of fresh veggies, fruit, flowers and horse meat and the stream of locals heading towards the ingredients of their next meal. Head right into the covered market and amble thru the various stalls selling fish, meat, cheese, fruit and vegetables. The variety and the quantity of fresh goods will make your mouth water…
This market, like any market in Rome, is an one-stop shop for eating delicious food n a restricted budget. Walk up to a cheese and salami counter and select your fave. Buy some bread and you’ve got yourself a cheap lunch ( or dinner ). The vegan selection is never-ending with ripe artichokes stacked high, chicory, fennel, broccoli, lettuce, spinach, while the colors of the fresh fruit will make you buy some just for the fun it – apples, oranges, bananas, strawberries, and pears.
If you have aAccommodation in Rome with cooking facilities, then buy some fish or meat from one of the stalls. One fish stall particularly isn’t to be missed : the Mastroianni brothers claim to be relations of the great actor Marcello Mastroianni, proved by photos of unknown origins. Nonetheless, their fish selection is kind of inspiring with peculiar fish, molluscs, shellfish, crustaceans and others I am not quite sure of what they are.
Once you have bought your goodies, and before heading back to your Rome Accommodation , head towards the famous and traditional Monte Testaccio – an artificial mound in Rome composed nearly entirely of ‘testae ‘, pieces of broken amphorae dating from the time of the Roman Empire. Monte Testaccio was employed as a place of recreation when Stendhal visited in 1827. Eating good Italian food amid history, now that is’s a rememberable Roman memory.

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