simple: lacto ovo isn't vegetarian... it's an attachment tackied onto the
vegetarian classification that is a serious joke.
why?
keep the animals out of it.
"Jon" <jonceramic@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> On Feb 19, 5:37 am, co...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(Vicky Conlan) wrote:
>> According to <joncera...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>:
>>
>> >>watch out for the neve bianca, which
>> >> turned out to be an entire lake of runny white cheese!; assorted
>> >> breads and
>> >> cheeses, and a whole host of yummy puddings.
>> >Oh know, runny cheese, we'll have to watch out! LOL.
>>
>> Seriously, it was weird. Completely white pizza, no tomato, very thin
>> crust,
>> and the cheese didn't set the entire meal. I ended up leaving half cos
>> it was
>> just so rich. It's one of those things that starts off really tasty
and
>> seems
>> like a great idea, but it's just too much.
>
> Just wanted to follow-up for posterity...
>
> Eating veggie in Rome was simple for Lacto-Ovo folks. The #1 cheap
> tourist item was margherita pizza (of various degrees of quality.)
> With pasta's a close second.
>
> There are also grocery stores. il Grande was a chain, plus look for
> places named "supermercado", and if you look while in Rome itself,
> they're even hidden in the buildings around the Pantheon, etc. Yup,
> there are groceries tucked in those little nooks and crannies with
> full lines of grocery food and very reasonable prices. (i.e. get your
> full-size Coke there for 1 euro, instead of a teeny one for 3 euro at
> the restaurant.)
>
> We found walk-up vendors selling delicious small foccacia(?)
> sandwiches with veggies and small pizza's with just tomato's, cheese,
> basil (classic margherita) just about everywhere. Hint, if it's a
> weekday at lunch time, go where the locals are going.
>
> And, "vegetariano" is the word when asking if dishes are safe or not.
> Ask "par-leh englese?" first. If not, or they speak just a little,
> ask, phonetically - "eeze OK pour vegetariano?" (it's ok for a
> vegetarian) "Si?" (yes?) "Ah, grazie!". (Oh, thank you.)
>
> Thanks for the advice, Vicky!
>
> Jon
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