| One of the great pleasures of visiting other countries is | | | | with bolognese sauce or similar should cost no more |
| experiencing the local cuisine and Italy, the land of pizza | | | | than EUR10 per head including a drink and coffee and |
| and pasta, is naturally no exception. | | | | just like pizza, there is nowhere on Earth better to |
| Italian cooking is quite regional, with the local specialities | | | | sample pasta dishes than in Italy. |
| a treat to find out, and so it is with Turin, which as well | | | | Turin has a number of specialities, such the typical |
| as having some excellent restaurants is much more | | | | Italian breadsticks that were supposedly first baked to |
| affordable than many places, such as Rome, Paris or | | | | help cure a sick child-prince, later the first King of |
| London. | | | | Piedmont, and are found in a wider variety of shapes |
| Although pizza is enjoyed worldwide and is easy to | | | | and sizes than other areas of Italy, is famed for its |
| find wherever you are in the world it is true that | | | | chocolate and also is host to the biennial Slow Food |
| nothing can beat a real Italian pizza. I don't know | | | | Movement event held at the Lingotto Exhibition Centre. |
| whether it is in the way they kneed the dough, the | | | | The Slow Food Movement came out of the idea that |
| type of flour, the olive oil used or any other factor, but | | | | meal times should be enjoyed as a social activity with |
| the thin crispy base and perfectly flavoured toppings | | | | family and friends, and taking time to shop for good |
| never taste anywhere near as good as in Italy. Turin is | | | | quality ingredients and lovingly prepare the meal are |
| no exception and there are dozens of pizza | | | | part of this philosophy, in stark contrast to the fast |
| restaurants vying for your custom and all of them | | | | food exports of America. |
| seem equally good as one another. If the weather is | | | | It was formed by Carlo Petrini in 1976 in Barolo, about |
| good then many restaurants have tables outside and if | | | | 70 kilometres south of Turin, and exists to promote |
| you are sightseeing then don't forget the therapeutic | | | | high quality, naturally grown ingredients, while defending |
| power of half an hour watching the world go by while | | | | traditional methods in the food industry. Membership is |
| resting your feet. | | | | worldwide and events include food and wine tasting. |
| Watch out for the fixed price menus, such as offered | | | | Turin is also famed for its antipasto, a variety of |
| by Tre da Tre near the tower of La Mole and the | | | | appetizers served by many bars in the evenings. Don't |
| University, where you can eat for around 7 euros | | | | be surprised to be brought several dishes without |
| including pizza and soft drink in relaxed and pleasant | | | | asking for them for which you will be automatically |
| surroundings, or another option is to head for | | | | charged, or let your waiter know if you only want a |
| somewhere serving fixed price pasta menus - pasta | | | | drink without the food accompaniment. |