tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post2783392813636735534..comments2024-03-17T17:54:37.568+00:00Comments on Cheese and Biscuits: Cheese and Biscuits on tour - Trattoria Meloncello, Bologna, ItalyChris Poplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02668565800857295023noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-66018562730866281862011-08-20T15:23:41.728+00:002011-08-20T15:23:41.728+00:00Jared: It was one of these http://en.wikipedia.org...Jared: It was one of these http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaro_(liqueur) - basically another kind of Fernet Branca.Chris Poplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02668565800857295023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-66493742438486121702011-08-20T15:04:31.019+00:002011-08-20T15:04:31.019+00:00Great Post. Did you ever figure out what the dige...Great Post. Did you ever figure out what the digestif was?Jarednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-29243876434389327342009-01-23T19:06:00.000+00:002009-01-23T19:06:00.000+00:00There is something truly special about a ragu made...There is something truly special about a ragu made with veal mince, isn't there? And that digestif sounds positively terrifying! :o)Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12325204219395014329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-70754470236322704282009-01-22T13:28:00.000+00:002009-01-22T13:28:00.000+00:00It looks like we had exactly the same dishes! I al...It looks like we had exactly the same dishes! I also had the polpette, for which Meloncello are famous. I think I'm destined to return to Bologna at least twice this year!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-66504373912161555982009-01-21T12:22:00.001+00:002009-01-21T12:22:00.001+00:00If you're still in Bologna and have a passing inte...If you're still in Bologna and have a passing interest in things with engines in them, go on the Ducati factory tour. It is fantastic. <BR/><BR/>As for food and drink, we went to a great bar, found on some back street, but I haven't the foggiest where or what it was. I'll get my coat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-78101748026985001792009-01-21T12:22:00.000+00:002009-01-21T12:22:00.000+00:00tim_g: Brilliant, well found! That does look like ...tim_g: Brilliant, well found! That does look like it. "It is distilled from rare vegetable substances picked in all the continents"... bloody hell, no wonder it tasted so weird.Chris Poplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02668565800857295023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-46101095438733290612009-01-21T09:52:00.000+00:002009-01-21T09:52:00.000+00:00Look forward to your next post on the other tratto...Look forward to your next post on the other trattoria you went to as well. I am also planning a trip to Bologna (purely for eating purposes) so will be noting it down.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15550630880349913974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-17008737101439943782009-01-20T17:22:00.000+00:002009-01-20T17:22:00.000+00:00maybe this is the digestif? http://en.yndella.com/...maybe this is the digestif? http://en.yndella.com/Petrus_2_0_5700.aspxtim_ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675491541337787998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588051831069283523.post-58891879078902551632009-01-20T15:15:00.000+00:002009-01-20T15:15:00.000+00:00Great Post.I love Italy and Italian food. The part...Great Post.<BR/>I love Italy and Italian food. <BR/>The part about researching Trattoria before you went, made me chuckle...I always put my long suffering partner through the same process whenever we go abroad, hunting down some obscure backstreet restaurant that I hear is fantastic.<BR/><BR/>By the way, On a vaguely related note if anyone knows where you can get the Trattoria style ribbed wine glasses (like beakers - no stems) It would be much appreciated. I've been searching for them everywhere.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04111357339779405801noreply@blogger.com