Apologies for the one day delay in posting this blog. I have surrendered myself to beautiful Venice and lost all sense of time. In Elizabeth Gilbert's book
Eat, Love, Pray Italy was, of course, the
Eat section. How there are not more obese Italians is a mystery with all that delicious pasta and pizza. They must feed it to the tourists and live on a Mediterranean diet of fresh fruit, veg, salad and seafood themselves. I researched the most popular Venetian meals and found them to be sadly wanting on the vegetarian front. However, I have found a way to feel totally at home in Venice and it's not in the food, but the
drink!
The answer is to drink copious amounts of Bellinis. This is a cocktail originating in Venice made with Venetian Prosecco and peach puree and is truly delicious. It was invented by Giuseppe Cipriani, founder of the legendary Harry's Bar. The pink colour of a bellini reminded him of a toga worn by a saint in a 15th century painting by Venetian artist Giovanni Bellini.
So, whilst in Venice you can enjoy viewing the plethora of artworks by Bellini before heading off to enjoy drinking a Bellini. Saluti!
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