I Went to NAPLES and ROME to Find the BEST Italian Street Food

fresh mozzarella

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: shredded mozzarella

Part-skim mozzarella has fewer calories while shredded mozzarella is often less expensive.

San Marzano tomatoes

🥗Healthier: any canned tomatoes

💰Cheaper: regular tomatoes

Canned tomatoes are more accessible and affordable.

extra virgin olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil offers a similar flavor with a higher smoke point.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is a dairy-free alternative, while pecorino can be less expensive.

Introduce the challenge of comparing street food from Naples and Rome.

Explain the concept of pizza portfolio from Naples, a folded pizza that is easy to eat while walking.

Describe how pizza portfolio is made using old dough from the day before, which is cheaper and tastes better.

Taste the pizza portfolio and describe it as a miniature margarita pizza, giving it a score of 10 out of 10.

Introduce pizza al taglio from Rome, a thicker pizza cut into square slices, and describe its crunchy base and fermentation.

Taste the pizza al taglio, commenting on its heaviness and crunchiness, and also give it a score of 10 out of 10.

Announce Naples wins this round with pizza portfolio.

Introduce stuffed panini from Naples, mentioning options like eggplant parmigiana and porchetta.

Visit a place in Naples known for authentic Neapolitan ragu and describe the stuffed panino with ragu and eggplant.

Taste the stuffed panino and describe it as full of flavors and beautiful, giving it a score of 10 out of 10.

Introduce porchetta panino from Rome, describing the crunchy bread and how it is warmed up before serving.

Taste the porchetta panino, commenting on its moistness and flavors, and give it a score of 8 out of 10.

Announce Naples wins this round with stuffed panino.

Introduce frittatina from Naples, describing it as a patty made with bucatini pasta, bechamel, peas, and cheese, then crumbed and fried.

Visit a historical place in Naples known for frittatina and describe the cooking process.

Taste the frittatina and describe it as creamy and sensational, declaring it a winner.

Introduce trapino from Rome, explaining it as a corner of white pizza filled with various ingredients.

Visit the Mercado Central in Rome and describe the filling options for trapino, including eggplant parmigiana and meatballs.

Choose a trapino with eggplant parmigiana and describe the preparation process.

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