Pic 1-5: Spaghettone alla carbonara Pic and Video 6-9: pasta of the day @ Santo Palato, Rome, Italy (Sept 2019). _ After a lot of tortellini in Bologna, now we could change to carbonara in Rome. My friend said that is one of the carbonara in Italy, I of course not qualified to say, but it was certainly one of the best I had and went into to #littlemeg_best2019 . Essential ingredients are spaghetti, eggs, guanciale, Pecorino Romano, black pepper), no difference from other places, but the sauce here was so so thick and eggy and cheese. Just look at the color of the sauce coating the spaghetti. Almost like craft cheese but it was more natural tasting. I could feel my lips becoming smacking sticky and for sure I found myself getting full by this pasta faster than usual (and this was what they called small version, in Japan it is called super size 😅) . _ That said, the savoury cheese flavor was unmistakably delicious. The richness from the sauce and fatty crispy pork cheeks was unbeatable. The satisfactory level, highest. _ Another pasta was their special of the day, it was a very soupy and hot tomato sauce based short pasta with beans. It was very different from the IG picture they posted, it was tasty but not what I was looking for 😅 _ #italy #Rome #roma #littlemeg_italy #littlemeg_roma #littlemeg_santopalato #santopalato #theartofplating #gastroart #gastronogram @gastroart @theartofplating @gastronogram #food #foodstagram #foodies #foodpics #lefooding @lefooding #instafood #instagramers #gourmet #amazing #iphonesia #photooftheday #bestoftheday #igdaily #italian #carbonara #pasta #spaghetti #egg

Polpetta di coda alla vaccinara, levistico e cacao Oxtail meatball, wild celery, peanut sauce and cacao _ @ Santo Palato, Rome, Italy (Sep 2019) _ Last appetizer I had was their signature oxtail meatball. It was breaded and fried with inside filled with shredded oxtail meat which was very moist and flavourful. The peanut accent was not strong at all, the purée was actually slightly sour. Usually I don’t like meat cooked to this texture but this was surprisingly good. If the crust was not as hard it would have been perfect _ #italy #Rome #roma #littlemeg_italy #littlemeg_roma #littlemeg_santopalato #santopalato #theartofplating #gastroart #gastronogram @gastroart @theartofplating @gastronogram #food #foodstagram #foodies #foodpics #lefooding @lefooding #instafood #instagramers #gourmet #amazing #iphonesia #photooftheday #bestoftheday #igdaily #italian #meatball #oxtail #peanut

Pic 1- 3: Prosciutto di cuore (Ham of heart) Pic 4-5: Terrina di lingua e coda, giardiniera e salsa verde (Terrine of ox tongue and tail, giardiniera, and salsa verde) Pic 6: Crostini con pate di coratella e lampone (Crostini with patè of coratella and raspberry) _ @ Santo Palato, Rome, Italy (Sep 2019) _ Because we were in Rome, so offals came to center stage. The best offal dish I had here and one of the #littlemeg_besf2019 offal dishes in this trip was the prosciutto of heart. It had this super good Bold seasoning, texture was so smooth and fresh in tasted, sooooo delicious I couldn’t stop.... It also went great with the tomato bread (like spanish pan con tomate) if you want a bit of change of taste, the acidity of tomato can balance out the flavor and the bread soaks up some some of the oil. A dish that I wanted to repeat if I had extra space but too much food to try. _ The tongue and tail terrine (Pic 4-5) got some very very good tongue pieces mixed with tail meat, formed together rather loosely and it was savory, soft with gelatin almost melting. Sour relish was indeed very sour, pickled vegetables were nicely done, overall very delicious. _ The last crostini came dollops of liver pate squeezes like cream on cake, a very rustic intense liver taste, with marjoram a very nice touch to the flavor. _ #italy #Rome #roma #littlemeg_italy #littlemeg_roma #littlemeg_santopalato #santopalato #theartofplating #gastroart #gastronogram @gastroart @theartofplating @gastronogram #food #foodstagram #foodies #foodpics #lefooding @lefooding #instafood #instagramers #gourmet #amazing #iphonesia #photooftheday #bestoftheday #igdaily #italian #offals #heart #tongue #crostini