St.Vincent’s students sample culinary delights of Italy
A group of St.Vincent’s Home Economics students enjoyed a trip to southern Italy, where they experienced the food and culture of the beautiful Mediterranean country.
Group leader Jacinta Monaghan described how the girls soaked up the atmosphere on their arrival with a tour of the ancient city of Rome. ‘After an early start we arrived in Ciampino Airport to glorious weather and our first stop was a guided tour of the city which included the Trevi fountain, the Roman Forum and of course the world renowned Colosseum, where we enjoyed our first authentic Italian meal while watching the evening sun set.’
The group stayed in the coastal town of Sorrento, overlooking the Bay of Naples, famous for it’s stunning narrow streets.
‘ The next three days was a wonderful feast for any food-lover, with pastry classes where the students tasted the traditional rum-soaked bread Baba, the coffee-roasting factory Torrefazione Maresca, where our energy levels doubled with rich Italian espresso and honey farms with delectable homemade honey and marmalade. cliff top views and warren of
Amongst the various delights sampled were the oil of Oleificio Gargiulo, the cheese of La Sorgente, the oldest mozzarella factory in Sorrento and a firm favourite with the girls, Mama’s cooking school where they expertly cooked and ate mouth-watering gnocchi and pizza.
The trip also included the dazzling Amalfi city, and a visit to the archaeological site of Pompeii.