{"id":4430,"date":"2015-05-21T13:56:21","date_gmt":"2015-05-21T11:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rickzullo.com\/?p=4430"},"modified":"2022-01-23T15:25:49","modified_gmt":"2022-01-23T14:25:49","slug":"fci-005-eating-well-in-bologna-with-sarah-dowling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rickzullo.com\/fci-005-eating-well-in-bologna-with-sarah-dowling\/","title":{"rendered":"FCI 005 – Eating Well In Bologna With Sarah Dowling"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"sarah<\/a>Back in 2008 I had my first long-term, \u201cnon-vacation\u201d stay in Italy. No, I wasn\u2019t in Rome, or Florence, or Venice. For some reason, I wound up in Bologna where I spent 3 months in small apartment on the edge of the historical center. I studied Italian during the day, and at night I explored the bounty of trattorie<\/em>, enoteche<\/em>, and ristoranti<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Admittedly, I didn\u2019t really have much guidance and I could have used a friend like Sarah Dowling back then. She takes her passion for regional food culture seriously, and in the process has become an expert in Bologna\u2019s rich offerings.<\/p>\n

I used the word \u201crich\u201d on purpose, because Bolognese cuisine isn\u2019t known for its adherence to any sort of low-fat philosophy. In fact, quite the opposite, hence its nickname, \u201cLa Grassa,\u201d the Fat One.<\/p>\n

\"DSC_0267\"<\/a>Sarah is an English teacher by day and blogger by night. She moved to Italy out of passion for the culture and love of the Italian lifestyle. Her blog Italy Project 365<\/a> speaks about the moving to Italy experience, as well as Bologna travel tips<\/strong>. It was nominated for the 2013 and 2014 Italy Magazine Blogger Awards.<\/p>\n

Sarah has also published an authentic Italian recipe book called \u201cInside the Italian Kitchen,\u201d and is planning to release \u201cA Foodie\u2019s Guide to Bologna\u201d in the upcoming months. When Sarah is not writing, she is most likely getting down and dirty in the Italy Project test kitchen.<\/p>\n

Eating Well in Bologna<\/h2>\n

<\/a>During our conversation, I quizzed her about some of the dishes\u00a0that, when we think about \u201cItalian food\u201d in the US, don’t exactly align with what one finds in Bologna<\/strong>. For starters, we sometimes refer to a type of deli meat in the US as \u201cBologna.\u201d In fact, it has been further corrupted into something called \u201cBoloney,\u201d which in my schoolboy days, found its way into my lunchbox more often than not. (I don\u2019t know who Oscar Meyer is, but he should be put to death, in a slow, painful way.)<\/p>\n

Of course, this abomination is supposed to approximate mortadella. (In Rome there\u2019s this salumeria<\/em> in the tourist center\u2014not far from Campo dei Fiori\u2014that displays an enormous mortadella, roughly the size of Fiat 500, in their display case out in front of the shop. Great photo op, if you\u2019re in the area.)<\/p>\n

The other dish that has suffered international abuse is \u201cspaghetti alla bolognese<\/em>,\u201d which most people will tell you does not exist (at least not in Italy). In its hometown of Bologna, the \u201cBolognese\u201d sauce is merely called rag\u00f9,<\/strong> and it\u2019s always served with the broader tagliatelle, and never with a skinny little spaghetto.<\/p>\n

Sarah Dowling<\/h2>\n

This podcast episode is full of tasty bits of advice for any serious foodie who is considering a trip to Italy. Forget the diet and do yourself a big favor: put Bologna on your itinerary.<\/p>\n

I would like to give a big “GRAZIE” once again to Sarah for sharing her knowledge of La Grassa with me today.<\/p>\n

And click the link to check out other episodes and see my list of the <\/span>best podcasts about Italy<\/b><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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