Eating with Food Allergies in Verona, Italy

Majestic Verona- Eating out and About

Known for its pasta dishes, the setting for Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, and summer Operas in the Arena, Verona is a fabulous place to spend a weekend. Eating with food allergies in Verona, Italy would hopefully be just as splendid!

Traveling There & Settling In

My roommate, another friend and I spent this past weekend exploring the city. Since we were staying in Italy traveling, I figured I would definitely be able to find something I could eat. I packed food for the train, and a little extra for breakfast the next day, but left all other meals to be discovered in this new destination.

By the time we arrived, dropped our bags at the hotel and walked into the city, it was already early afternoon. I had a few rice cakes and an apple that I brought in my bag. We spent the rest of the day exploring the Castello, checking out the views from the top of the tallest tower, pretending we were gladiators in the Arena, and experiencing the many other beautiful sites of the city. Around 7 p.m. we were finally hungry and ready to find somewhere for dinner.

Eating Out

We stumbled upon a rustic looking restaurant that was very busy, but luckily had just enough room for the three of us to sit down at a table. Since I recently had a difficult time finding pizza or pasta to eat at a restaurant in the city I live in, I decided to ask the waiter first thing if I could eat there. He looked at my Chef card and said he would be right back. He came back and said that I couldn’t have the pizza because they use a mixed oil (In Italy, the vegetable oil is often a mixture of oils, including nut oils), so I asked what I could eat, like pasta. He walked away to check and came back to tell me that pasta with pomodoro (tomato) sauce would be “Va bene.” I ended up getting that, and it was exquisite for a normally plain dish. I asked for some basil and Parmesan cheese on top of the pasta and it was truly delicious. No wonder they are known for their pasta dishes. They can even make pasta with pomodoro taste fancy!

Never Underestimate the Help of a Grocery Store

The rest of the weekend also worked out well. We were leaving the following day, so all I needed was breakfast and lunch. The breakfast at the hotel was ten Euro for very few things I could actually eat. We decided to go find an open grocery store on our walk in to the city so I could find something to eat. We were luckily able to find one. I found a chunk of cheese, some bread sticks, and fruit to snack on for the rest of the day. It worked out really well. It was all I needed to get through the day.

Verona was another phenomenal allergy and worry free trip!

 

 

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