How to read an Italian menu 😌

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How to read an Italian menu 😌

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Kacie Rose

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@ec_23 9 ай бұрын

Just a correction... It sounds weird to me (Italian) that you say "you can have a primi /secondi"... You can have a primo/secondo. Because you're having only one. They're plural on the menu because they list many (you have a main course, not a main courses) :))) Not a correction, but it makes me smile that secondi are considered main courses, I lived outside of Italy for a very long time so I understand, but to me they're obviously not a main. I'd personally even consider the primo more of the main star of the meal but that might just be me:)))

@lucieirl 9 ай бұрын

Carbs will always be the star meal😅

@catherinekilgour2563 8 ай бұрын

@@lucieirl my husband is definitely not Italian because for him until he sees some meat on his plate it's not the main course.

@travelvideos 9 ай бұрын

Ordering food from a menu without photos: the biggest risk I have ever taken in my life.

@Lorre982 9 ай бұрын

Here in italy only fast food use menu whit photos. All the dish have the ingridient listed + allergenic (soy nuts, crostacous, etc andd intollerance lactos gluten etc), and this is by law.

@daveinrome 9 ай бұрын

@@Lorre982Fast food and Tourist's trap

@thebookwitch895 10 ай бұрын

Now I'm curious: what do the american menu look like? I know the coperto isn't a thing but the rest? How is it organized?

@princess_intell 10 ай бұрын

Usually, except for appetizers or desserts (or you're somewhere really fancy or specialized), menu items are sectioned off by type (pastas, burgers, etc). Some menus do have an "Entrees" section that is (generally) dedicated to more expensive meat items. Those are some general notes, but (like everything else American) it can be highly regionalized and vary quite a bit.

@Werdna12345 10 ай бұрын

Menu layout is Similar but more more food is included with the entrees. There’s generally not a first or second course. American menu tend to be big and have lots of offerings. In my opinion the fewer things on the menu the better. If there’s a ton of options it generally means that it well be ok food but not amazing.

@cynthiaandvern 10 ай бұрын

Also, if you are with a larger group, think 6 or more people, there may be a gratuity already added to your bill at the end of the meal. Where I am in Canada, it's typically 18%

@kgal1298 10 ай бұрын

Depends where you go. I'm in LA and some Italian places near here have that same menu style and still include a service charge even though we tip...it's actually a debate we keep having. Now you want to have a wild time look up the Cheesecake Factory Menu lol

@phyllist118 10 ай бұрын

So while Europe doesn't tip, they do have an additional charge that the US doesn't have. Interesting.

@wisteria3032 10 ай бұрын

coperto lit means "covered" and it's historically a charge to have a right to eat under a roof. It happened that people would bring their own food but maybe there was bad weather. So they charged you if you wanted to eat on the restaurant premises. Nowadays it's just accepted as a fee although it's impossible (and probably illegal) to eat your own food inside a restaurant (mostly for the restaurant's own safety. If you get ill from what you eat they have to be able to provide a complete list of what you ate at their table)

@PiazzaTalkLucca 10 ай бұрын

I love your fun videos. Coperto isn't a service charge it is a historical charge accepted by the Italians for the table setting like cloth, crockery and china. It doesn't include bread though sometimes it says coperto e pane. Service is not included and can be added at your own discretion. I hope this helps as it seems to cause a great deal of confusion.

@user-jm5eq3no7p 9 ай бұрын

That’s basically what she said

@mystica-subs 8 ай бұрын

So it's essentially the dishwashing charge?

@elita185 9 ай бұрын

This is really helpful advice for people like me who wants to visit Italy soon 😊 thank you so much!

@LeoJackson98 9 ай бұрын

We don't talk about secondi for vegetarians 💀 Seriously eating out as a vegetarian or especially vegan in Italy means carbs, unless you go to some other country's cuisine restaurant there's almost no secondo available that includes legumes. I really don't understand why so few restaurants make use of legumes despite a rich tradition but it is what it is. The only place where I've seen more common traditionally vegan legume based secondi was in Tuscany

@rum1093 9 ай бұрын

I'm from Rome and unfortunately almost every restaurant I've been to has coperto! I didn't know about this exception..

@fratusd 9 ай бұрын

I am just here to say I loved your first couple long video and you were so good at them right away

@rubenlarochelle1881 9 ай бұрын

Me: growing up without the coperto and finding it almost unethical Kacie: tells me I'm actualy in the very lucky region not to have it

@sandroribeiro7644 10 ай бұрын

As a Portuguese I hated the side dishes thing, in my country we would serve you what you have on the side dishes in the main dish.

@bleachnbones7107 9 ай бұрын

Actually, while you'll always find side dishes alone on the menu, they're often already included in some second courses. It depends. Like, if you're having a breaded cutlet they sometimes already give you a side of fries. Also where I live in the far North you'll usually find abundant second courses that are pretty much complete and meant to be the only dish you order, which include some type of meat (sausage, grilled meats, stew, steak...) or grilled/melted cheese, polenta or potatoes, mushrooms, sometimes veggies or beans too. Here it's also very rare to find meats alone without at least some polenta to eat them with. It probably depends a lot on the area where you are and on the type of restaurant

@pile333 10 ай бұрын

Short, simple and clear. Well done!

@Chiara.man.cussolla 9 ай бұрын

I live in the sud of italy and coperto is the service at the table, and for us is usually 0,50 cents

@KnickKnackPatty 9 ай бұрын

So does the Lazio region just not have a service charge separate? Or that it does have one and its optional or something? It wasnt clrar to me 😅

@xanthippikipou2531 10 ай бұрын

Coperto is per table or per person?🌷🌷

@hope7237 10 ай бұрын

i don't know who told you that there isn't Coperto in Lazio, but we have it in Rome

@alexturner1309 9 ай бұрын

Yes, not only in touristic areas. Sometimes you have to pay a "servizio" what costs like 1 - 5 € per person. That's was my experience

@hope7237 9 ай бұрын

@@alexturner1309 normally it's around 1 € . 5 € it's a bit much

@alexturner1309 9 ай бұрын

@@hope7237 5€ it's like a touristic bonus when you are eating out in the touristic areas 😅

@crazyanimeloveable 10 ай бұрын

How long did it take you to learn Italian? Also how did you start😊

@EreLonging 10 ай бұрын

Are you interested in learning? I'd suggest many mixed medias, like language learning apps, public or online courses, listening to Italian media, etc. Buon apprendimento!

@crazyanimeloveable 10 ай бұрын

@@EreLonging thanks! I think I need to be patiënt thats for sure

@sha6mm 3 ай бұрын

I hope I never half to go back ! But My Wife will make Me go yuk.

@user-gi1xr8tf1p 10 ай бұрын

So do you tip in Italy?

@chiaramazza5523 10 ай бұрын

No tipping in Italy, although I've heard there are some people who do it, like those staying in holiday spots like beach or mountain hotels. Some do it even elsewhere, but I never tip unless I'm abroad in places where servers expect to be tipped (UK, Germany or Austria)

@wisteria3032 10 ай бұрын

there is no need to tip in Italy, the servers get paid a living wage. If you are extremely happy with the service you received you can tip 1 or 2 euros. most people will just round up (like if you have to pay 48,50 you'll just leave 50 and that's it) most places have a policy of getting all the tips together and dividing equally between everyone so that cooks and dishwasher may also get something.

@laziadwobbit5331 9 ай бұрын

Some restaurants and pubs may have a piggy bank near the cash register if you want to give a tip, but it's not mandatory

@francesca3203 9 ай бұрын

Sorry but the coperto fee is also in Lazio region where I live

@j1woos 9 ай бұрын

what if you bring your own silverware

@jawbreaker8125 9 ай бұрын

You still have to pay for the coperto if that's what you were implying. It's like a fee for sitting at the restaurant table. If you're bringing your own cutlery for hygiene or safety reasons and explain that to the waiters they'll usually be understanding though.

@Otto-Webb 10 ай бұрын

It's the equivalent of a mother changing her facebook bio to "mommy of Tommy" and losing her personality on behalf of being "a travel girl".

@juliehock6059 10 ай бұрын

Hi there Katie, your content is very interesting, however you still speak far too quickly.. I find it difficult to understand you. Food in Italy is a great pleasure, and knowing how to look for “Local” restaurants rather than those catering for tourists is worth knowing. I stayed in a tiny village on the North shore of Lago di Como, and just by accident found where all the locals ate as Gravedona is far from the tourist route.

@SH-bw9nw 10 ай бұрын

Tip: You can set the video speed at 0.75x or 0.5x to slow it down. And read the subtitles.