Ciao a tutti! Italian breakfasts are a rather quick ordeal. It can be a caffe’ (espresso) at the bar (coffee shop) with a brioche (croissant) or it may be some cereal or cookies in the morning at home with a cup of orange juice. The standard bar does not have vegan breakfast items. Brioche are […]
Category: In and around Italy
Vegan options at bars
Ciao a tutti! A bar in Italy is a place where you can grab a coffee, croissant and sometimes a sandwich or a meal. Some bars will have some take-away food and others will not. They vary in size, price and what they offer and are usually open orario non-stop, meaning they do not close […]
Organic supermarket in Solaro
Ciao a tutti! We know being a vegan anywhere can sometimes be challenging, but things are really changing! The chain, NaturaSi, which is specific to Italy for the time being, has a store in Solaro. Solaro is in the province of Milano in Lombardia. If you are staying in Saronno or the surrounding communities, Solaro […]
Fruit native to Italy
Ciao a tutti! Italy is known for many wonderful fruits and vegetables. Many fruits grow naturally in the fertile Italian soil and under the warm Italian sun! In fact, in many places you can go up to the trees and pick the fruit off directly! A few fruits that grow naturally are: oranges lemons pears […]
Vegan Chocolate spreads in Italy
Ciao a tutti! We caroused the grocery stores in Italy looking for chocolate hazelnut spreads that were vegan! What a great treasure hunt it was! We all know the famous one, Nutella made by Ferrero, right? It was actually introduced back in 1964 so has been around quite a while and in fact this is […]