Food of Vatican City
This tiny city-state sits entirely within Rome, so everyday food follows Roman cooking: simple pastas, artichokes, cured pork, pecorino and thin crisp pizza. Meals are modest and focused on fresh ingredients, olive oil and good bread, followed by espresso.
Cacio e pepe
Roman pasta of Pecorino and black pepper.
- Main dishes (8)
- Breakfast (2)
- Street food (3)
- Soups (3)
- Salads (2)
- Desserts and sweets (4)
- Drinks (4)
- Fruits and produce (5)
Staples
- pasta
- pecorino
- artichokes
- olive oil
- bread
- lamb
- tomatoes
- eggs
Signature flavors
- black pepper
- garlic
- parsley
- mint
- rosemary
- lemon
Main dishes
Roman pasta of Pecorino and black pepper.
Key ingredients: pasta, pecorino, black pepper
Pasta with egg, guanciale and cheese.
Key ingredients: pasta, eggs, guanciale, pecorinoFull guide →
Veal with prosciutto and sage.
Key ingredients: veal, prosciutto, sage
Braised artichokes with mint and garlic.
Key ingredients: artichokes, mint, garlic, olive oil
Roast young lamb with rosemary and garlic.
Key ingredients: lamb, rosemary, garlic
Baked semolina gnocchi with butter and cheese.
Key ingredients: semolina, butter, Parmesan
Pasta with tomato and guanciale.
Key ingredients: pasta, guanciale, tomato, pecorino
Tripe in a tomato and mint sauce.
Key ingredients: tripe, tomato, mintBreakfast
Sweet bun filled with whipped cream.
Key ingredients: bun, creamPastry with coffee.
Key ingredients: coffee, pastryStreet food
Fried rice balls with mozzarella.
Key ingredients: rice, mozzarella, tomato
Thin olive oil flatbread.
Key ingredients: flour, olive oil, salt
Roast pork sandwich.
Key ingredients: pork, breadSoups
Egg and Parmesan broth.
Key ingredients: broth, eggs, Parmesan
Vegetable soup.
Key ingredients: vegetablesFull guide →
Chickpea and pasta soup.
Key ingredients: chickpeas, pastaSalads
Chicory salad with anchovy dressing.
Key ingredients: chicory, garlic, lemon
Tomato and mozzarella.
Key ingredients: tomato, mozzarellaFull guide →Desserts and sweets
Coffee dessert.
Key ingredients: ladyfingers, mascarponeFull guide →
Italian ice cream.
Key ingredients: milk, sugarFull guide →Cream buns.
Key ingredients: dough, cream
Ricotta tart.
Key ingredients: ricotta, pastryDrinks
Strong Italian coffee.
Key ingredients: coffeeFull guide →
Milk coffee.
Key ingredients: espresso, milk
Iced coffee slush.
Key ingredients: coffee, ice
Orange soda.
Key ingredients: orangeFruits and produce
Roman artichokes.
Key ingredients: braised, fried
Used widely.
Key ingredients: juice
Fresh figs.
Key ingredients: freshFull guide →
Olives and oil.
Key ingredients: oilFull guide →
Spring cherries.
Key ingredients: freshDish guides from Vatican City
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Descriptions written by Intercontinental Chef. Dishes are listed as commonly eaten today; many are shared across neighbouring countries.
- Cacio e pepe: Popo le Chien, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Espaguetis carbonara: Javier Somoza, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Saltimbocca 01: Arnaud 25, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Carciofiromana: Popo le Chien, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Abbacchio Pasquale: masolino / Tommaso Passi, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Gnocchi alla romana 1: lazy fri13th, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Bucatini allamatriciana: Popo le Chien, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Trippa Alla Romana: Calabrotto, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Maritozzo presso Caffè delle colline, Reggio Emilia: Ensahequ, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Supplì: FrederikBianko, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Deus Pizza: Bruce The Deus, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Porchetta (3168207946): Pedro Angelini from São Paulo, Brasil, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Straciatella - bowl: Mike.lifeguard, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Minestrone soup (5): Daniel Ziegener, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Tortiglioni con ceci: Joey Doll, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Puntarelle stehend: Jerome Prohaska, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Caprese-1 (tigher crop): Rainer Zenz, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Tiramisu - Raffaele Diomede: Raffaele Diomede from Pordenone, ITALIA, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Delicious Gelato on display: EquipmentAndConcepts, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Crostata di albicocche: SallyChef, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Tazzina di caffè a Ventimiglia: Lemone, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Cappuccino in original: Vee Satayamas, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Granita originelle au citron de Sicile: Angelo57p, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Orangeade: Ubcule, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Artichoke J1: Jamain, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- P1030323: Elena Chochkova, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Ficus carica L, 1771: Trew, C.J, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
- Olivesfromjordan: en:User:Nickfraser, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Cherry season (48216568227): spurekar, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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