Originally Posted by
Perche
PS: if Italian girlfriend doesn’t believe that there is a preponderance of fake, inauthentic food, show her this article.
https://www.google.com/amp/messagger....10074640/amp/
The headline says Italians prefer German Pizza. It goes on to say that the most popular pizza in Italy is made in Germany, using mozzarella made in Ireland. If you stay near the Pantheon, Spanish Steps, Piazza Navona, Colosseum, unless you’ve prepared yourself well with good research, you are bound to be eating frozen, inauthentic gelato, pizza, pasta, etc.
Bingo!
"Good research" is key. Because frankly, there's no better place to stay in Rome than near the Pantheon, etc. You just have to do a little work on where you eat.