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This is the You have only 72 hours to enjoy portions of regional Italian specialities designed exclusively on this occasion and with a glass of Aperol Spritz, wine or beer for just 8€. The selection is wide: among 41 restaurants scattered around the city of Berlin.
Here is a proposal of a gastronomic path among the 10 most particular specialities to try between Friday 6 and Saturday 9 April:
Capvin: two montarine with Mortadella di Bologna, ricotta and pistachios
“Montanara”: certainly, an unusual name to be a speciality of a seaside town like Napoli, yet its origin is located right there. The “Montanari (mountaineers)”, farmers from the mountains, during the lunch break, were used to consume sandwiches stuffed with tomato, basil and cheese. The world champion and revolutionary Vincenzo Capuano (Capvin) will be happy to offer you his specialities together with an Aperol Spritz.
Montarine with Mortadella di Bologna, ricotta and pistachios at Capvin
Olive ascolane as the queen of buffet and aperitivi
Crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside: Ascolane olives. The origins of this regional Marche food are to be found in ancient Rome: legionaries crossed the Salaria Road, adorned with numerous olive groves, to reach the Adriatic Sea. On the days of wind and rain, the olives fell from the trees into the salt tanks (also full of water). They realized that this natural brine could give life to an excellent conservation system. Spaccanapoli Nr.12 offers them together with fried zucchini flowers filled with ricotta and provola, and a good Spritz.
Olive ascolane, fried zucchini flowers at Spaccanapoli Nr. 12
Cuore di vetro: Tigelle and Focaccia with home-made sauces and Sardinian pizza
Cuore di Vetro is a must-try and the reason is soon said: an articulated selection of Emilian tigelle together with Tuscan focaccia, accompanied by sauces strictly homemade and followed by a single serving of pizza combined with a glass of Aperol Spritz.
Cargo Gastronomia: Frisella with confit tomatoes, garlic oil, basil and rocket
Like many Italian specialities, Frisella was born in Puglia as a poor product that fed sailors on the road, to become now also a gourmet bite to enjoy as a delicious snack. Cargo Gastonomia offers a Spritz Aperol served with an unmissable Frisella with confit tomatoes, garlic oil, basil and rocket.
Frisella with home-made sauces and Sardinian pizza at Cargo Gastronomia
Cicala: Palermitane sfincione and arancina
The classic of all classics of Palermo and Sicily’s cuisine is undoubtedly prepared by Cicala in Kreuzberg: combined with a glass of Crodino, it is offered the desirable duo Palermitane Sfincione (Sicilian fluffy pizza) + Arancina.
Palermitane sfincione and arancina at Cicala
Terra: sourdough bread and …
Watchword: Calabria! Terra, a place that uses the best ingredients, many of which come directly from the Italian land, offers a set of options: sourdough bread with a selection of cold cuts from Plataci, or with Sila baked cheese (vegetarian) or with Tropea onion mousse (vegan). All are served with a glass of wine to be tasted with friends and family.
Enoteca l’Angolino: from Venice to Berlin
Legend has it that the recipe for “sarde in saor” (sweet and sour sardines) was born from the need of Venetian sailors to store fish during long sea crossings. Due to the absence of a cooler, onions and vinegar allow the fish to remain edible (and even tasty) for days. Enoteca l’Angolino offers as a speciality this dish, the most representative of the centuries-old culinary tradition of Venice, accompanied by a good glass of Aperol Spritz.
Sarde in saor at Enoteca l’Angolino
Vinoteca Berlin: a Canederlo from Südtirol
To better enjoy the experience of South Tyrolean food, Canederli, despite being a traditional dish with simple and poor roots, represent the excellence of Südtirol for all tastes! Vinoteca Berlin in Charlottenburg allows you to choose one of the large gnocco made of stale white or dark bread with flavourings combined with a glass of Aperol Spritz, to teleport you immediately into the atmosphere of Trentino.
Canederli at Vinoteca Berlin
The Antica Pizzeria da Michele: eggplants with tomatoes and focaccia
Melanzane “a funghetto”, so-called for the way eggplants are cut, diced, reminiscent of small mushrooms, are a delicacy typical of Neapolitan cuisine. The Antica Pizzeria da Michele in Berlin offers them accompanied by a focaccia and a nice Aperol Spritz.
Eggplants with tomatoes and focaccia at Antica Pizzeria da Michele
Prometeo: mashed fava beans with sweet green peppers
And the news does not end here! Recognized by the association True Neapolitan Pizza, Prometeo shows off as his speciality a dish that demonstrates their wisdom in the kitchen goes beyond their pizza: a bed of mashed beans with friggitelli, more commonly known as green peppers or puparuoli in Campania dialect, along with a glass of Aperol Spritz.
Mashed fava beans with sweet green peppers at Prometeo
72 hrs True Italian Food Festival Berlin 2022
From Wednesday, April 6th, 5 p.m. to the evening of Saturday, April 9th
In 41 Restaurant in Berlin
Participating restaurants, addresses and specialities
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the specialities are naturally vegan or a vegan option is present
MITTE
Linienstr. 113, 10115 Berlin
Fried anchovies breaded with breadcrumbs, pecorino and mint accompanied by lemon mayonnaise (vegetarian option available) + Aperol Spritz Weinbergsweg 24, 10119 Berlin Montanara (small fried pizza, 2 pieces) with Mortadella di Bologna, ricotta and pistachios (vegetarian option available) + Aperol Spritz Max-Beer-Str. 33, 10119 Berlin Selection of tigelle and Tuscan focaccia accompanied by homemade sauces and a portion of Sardinian pizza + Aperol Spritz Friedrichstr. 105, 10117 Berlin Minestrone und tomato crostini + Aperol Spritz Fehrbelliner Str. 24, 10119 Berlin Focaccia with ricotta and spinach + Aperol Spritz Rosenthaler Str. 3, 10119 Berlin Venus rice focaccia stuffed with roasted potato cream, cooked ham and smoked scamorza cheese (vegetarian option available) + Aperol Spritz Weinbergsweg 8a, 10119 Berlin Marinated tuna with cucumber and cheese cream, octopus tentacle on mashed potatoes, crouton with zucchini cream and shrimp + Aperol Spritz Auguststr. 34, 10119 BerlinOffer available from 12 PM to 8 PM
Pacchero stuffed with eggplants, tomato, smoked scamorza and basil pesto, crouton with butter, anchovies and guanciale, mortadella flower with goat cheese mousse, walnuts and truffle cream + Aperol Spritz Chausseestr. 56, 10115 Berlin Caprese di Burrata with roasted date tomatoes, pesto verde and homemade bread + wine WEDDING Liebenwalder Str. 35, 13347 Berlin Spaghettoni alla carbonara (eggs, guanciale, Roman pecorino) + Aperol Spritz Torfstr. 15, 13353 Berlin Sausage and pepper skewer (vegetarian option: zucchini and buffalo mozzarella skewer) + Aperol Spritz PRENZLAUER BERG Prenzlauer Allee 198, 10405 Berlin Quello poi Franco..’ panino filled with salami, asiago cheese and bell peppers in oil + craft beer Danziger Str. 35, 10435 Berlin Homemade green potatoes and zucchini gnocchi in a three cheese sauce (gorgonzola, taleggio and parmesan) and walnuts + Aperol SpritzStargarder Str. 39, 10437 Berlin Arancino with ham and mozzarella (vegetarian and vegan option available) + beer Berliner Str. 80, 13189 Berlin Pizzetta Bianca Asparagi (white asparagus, raw marinated green asparagus, thyme-béchamel sauce, rocket, poached egg, chives) + Aperol Spritz (Aperol-Rhabarber-Spritz with a sprig of thyme) FRIEDRICHSHAIN Petersburger Pl. 1, 10249 Berlin Bacon wrapped dates (vegetarian option available) + Aperol Spritz Samariterstr. 37, 10247 Berlin Frisella with confit tomatoes, garlic oil, basil and rocket + Aperol Spritz Neue Bahnhofstr. 25, 10245 Berlin Homemade canestrini with homemade truffle pesto with grana and pine nuts + wine Gärtnerstr. 12, 10245 Berlin Baked round courgette stuffed with goat cheese mousse, provençal seasoning, honey and pine nuts (vegan version with potatoes, artisanal black tempeh and ginger) + wine Gabriel-Max-Str. 19, 10245 Berlin Octopus burger with homemade bread and octopus mayonnaise + Aperol Spritz Scharnweberstr. 46, 10247 Berlin Aperisiculo bruschette trio: artichokes, peppers, caponata + Aperol Spritz Wühlischstr. 12, 10245 Berlin Olive Ascolane und fried zucchini flowers filled with ricotta and provola + Aperol Spritz KREUZBERG Mehringdamm 40, 10961 Berlin Pistachio arancino + Aperol Spritz Kottbusser Damm 1, 10967 Berlin Palermitane sfincione (Sicilian fluffy pizza) and arancina + Crodino Schlesische Str. 28, 10997 Berlin Grilled aubergine roll stuffed with ricotta and basil served with a piece of homemade bread with pesto + Aperol Spritz Monumentenstr. 26, 10965 Berlin Montanara (small fried pizza) with anchovies, taggiasche olives and Pantelleria capers (vegetarian option available: with caponata and stracciatella) + Aperol Spritz Forster Str. 5, 10999 Berlin Savoury gorgonzola biscuit + wine Reichenberger Str. 109, 10999 Berlin Fried zucchini flowers filled with mozzarella and anchovies + wine Urbanstr. 126, 10967 Berlin Bruschette Fighissime’ with buffalo ricotta, sundried tomatoes and fried basil leaves + Aperol Spritz Wrangelstr. 90, 10997 Berlin Focaccia with lardo and cherry tomatoes (vegetarian option available: with mixed vegetables) + wine Grimmstr. 1, 10967 Berlin Pane e Salame: sourdough bread & selection of cold cuts from Plataci (vegetarian option: with Sila baked cheese, vegan option: with Tropea onion mousse) + wine NEUKÖLLN Emser Str. 120, 12051 Berlin Gnocchi alla Sorrentina (mozzarella and tomato sauce) + wine Nansenstr. 22, 12047 Berlin Arancino with meat ragout (vegan version available) + Aperol Spritz Böhmische Str. 14, 12055 Berlin A slice of Roman style pizza Quattro Formaggi (taleggio, gorgonzola, parmesan, gouda) with marinated green asparagus (vegan option: marinara with capers, olives and garlic) + Aperol Spritz CHARLOTTENBURG Knesebeckstr. 92, 10623 Berlin Sarde in saor (sweet and sour sardines) + Aperol Spritz Windscheidstr. 22, 10627 Berlin Canederlo (large gnocco from Trentino made of stale white or dark bread with flavourings) + Aperol Spritz SCHÖNEBERG Fritz-Reuter-Str. 7, 10827 Berlin Melanzane “a funghetto” (eggplants with tomatoes) accompanied by focaccia + Aperol Spritz Goebenstr. 3, 10783 Berlin Purè di fave con friggitelli (mashed fava beans with sweet green peppers) + Aperol Spritz Goltzstr. 36, 10781 Berlin Caponata (fried aubergines with cellery, tomato sauce, olives and capers) + Aperol Spritz Gotenstr. 18, 10829 Berlin Burger with salsiccia, friarielli and smoked scamorza cheese (vegetarian option available) + Aperol Spritz Fuggerstr. 27, 10777 Berlin Beef and veal meatballs in tomato sauce with breadcrumbs, cruschi peppers and sweet paprika (vegetarian option available: bread balls) + Aperol Spritz
