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Testaccio Food Gallery

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Market counters, fried things in paper, pasta in the pan it was finished in, and the tables that come out along a Roman lane in the evening. Every photograph here comes from the operators who run the food tour Rome Testaccio in these listings.

What a food walk looks like is mostly counters and hands. A salumeria with hams hanging over the till. A cheese stall labelled by chalk. A tray of supplì still hot, a fried artichoke opened out flat on paper, pans of pasta finished at the stove. The pictures below are the parts of a morning that do not photograph as monuments.

Two things are worth saying about them. The seasonal frames are real seasons: the artichokes piled stalk-up on a stall are Romanesco artichokes, on sale from January to May and not the rest of the year. And the maritozzi, split and filled with cream, are the Roman breakfast that opens one of the market mornings.

Captions say what is in the frame and stop. Nothing below is called Testaccio. Not one saved listing carried a photograph of Mercato Testaccio, Monte dei Cocci or the pyramid, so a Roman market counter is called a Roman market counter.

The listings' own photo shelves also carry the Colosseum, the Sistine ceiling, a cruise ship and the Milan Galleria. None of those is a food quarter, and none appears below.

Inside a Roman salumeria, cured hams hanging above the counter
Inside a Roman salumeria, cured hams hanging above the counter
A fruit and vegetable stall under the roof of a covered Roman market
A fruit and vegetable stall under the roof of a covered Roman market
Fresh ravioli and pasta labelled by hand on a market stall
Fresh ravioli and pasta labelled by hand on a market stall
Romanesco artichokes piled on a market stall, stalks upward
Romanesco artichokes piled on a market stall, stalks upward
A tiled counter of supplì and arancini in a Roman friggitoria
A tiled counter of supplì and arancini in a Roman friggitoria
A supplì pulled open, the mozzarella stretching between the two halves
A supplì pulled open, the mozzarella stretching between the two halves
Supplì handed out in paper wrappers at a street-food stop
Supplì handed out in paper wrappers at a street-food stop
A tray of freshly fried supplì, with Roman pizza by the slice behind
A tray of freshly fried supplì, with Roman pizza by the slice behind
A long tray of Roman pizza, cut and served on a wooden board
A long tray of Roman pizza, cut and served on a wooden board
A Jewish-style fried artichoke, opened out flat on the plate
A Jewish-style fried artichoke, opened out flat on the plate
Fresh pasta, a wedge of pecorino and black peppercorns on a board
Fresh pasta, a wedge of pecorino and black peppercorns on a board
Pecorino, guanciale, an egg yolk and fresh pasta, laid out on a board
Pecorino, guanciale, an egg yolk and fresh pasta, laid out on a board
Rigatoni cacio e pepe, finished and served in the pan
Rigatoni cacio e pepe, finished and served in the pan
Two pans of Roman pasta on a kitchen table
Two pans of Roman pasta on a kitchen table
A forkful of Roman pasta lifted from the plate
A forkful of Roman pasta lifted from the plate
A plate of dressed courgette and rocket
A plate of dressed courgette and rocket
A board of cured meats and cheeses set out with wine
A board of cured meats and cheeses set out with wine
A glass of red wine beside a board of cured meats
A glass of red wine beside a board of cured meats
A plate of Roman cooking and a glass of red on a trattoria table
A plate of Roman cooking and a glass of red on a trattoria table
Prosciutto being sliced by hand from the bone
Prosciutto being sliced by hand from the bone
Maritozzi split and filled with whipped cream, tray after tray
Maritozzi split and filled with whipped cream, tray after tray
An aperitivo laid out: spritz, crostini and crisps
An aperitivo laid out: spritz, crostini and crisps
Trattoria tables set out along a Roman lane in the evening
Trattoria tables set out along a Roman lane in the evening
Rome's rooftops and domes at dusk
Rome's rooftops and domes at dusk

What each of these dishes is, and where to find it, is on what to eat in Testaccio; the market itself is on Mercato Testaccio; and every fare is on Testaccio Food Tours.