We took the 4-hour Eternal Rome Food Tour, which began with tastings in Campo de Fiori and continued with stops in the Jewish Ghetto and Trastevere. It was delicious!
We met Kat, our guide, in the open-air market of Campo de Fiori and she was wonderful. She was very knowledgeable of all aspects of Italian food (not only Roman) and Roman history was well. As we walked from tasting to tasting, Kat would explain the history of areas we were going through.
After a stroll through the outdoor market, we began our tastings at Norcineria Viola dal 1890, a shop that dates back over 130 years. Here we tasted cured several hams and cheeses. We went back into the outdoor market and at one of the vendors had a caprese salad with San Marzano tomatoes, Mozzarella di bufala and basil.
We then headed toward the old Jewish Ghetto where we had tastings in two locations (a dessert from a renowned Jewish bakery and a fried fish dish) and Kat pointed out several ancient ruins, important buildings, and restaurants, and described life in the Ghetto years ago and the impact of the Nazi occupation.
We then crossed the Tiber River into Trastevere where we three tastings. These included a tour of the old wine cellar in Spirito di Vino before tasting a pasta and beef dish with wine, fried artichokes at Trattoria Da Enzo al 29, and finally, gelato at FataMorgana.
We highly recommend this tour and hope you are lucky enough to get Kat as your guide.