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The main reason you won't find much is because there aren't many asians(yet) the best places where you can find abundant fresh oriental spices are Roma and Milano ( where there are a lot of asians) i'm not sure however about Napoli...

thanks sebastiano, can you give me the names of any of these places in Roma and Milano, and i will give them a call
dean

Napoli has a few excellent Asian markets and a small but growing Asian quarter in the city. I do not know the name of the market but it is to the [i]right[/i] of Piazza Garibaldi (just past the wing with the McDonalds in then over the square to your left and a block up the street) - the first road to the left of the train station as the station is to your back. (Now I know that won't help you much).

anyone know of a good indian restuarant in le marche-I"m starving!!

Anyone know of a good indian restuarant in le marche-I"m starving!!

If you are really, really looking for a good Indian restaurant, then don't leave England, or India.
Italy IS A DIFFERENT COUNTRY, for gods sake.
Wake up and smell the coffee.

[QUOTE=Rob]If you are really, really looking for a good Indian restaurant, then don't leave England, or India.
Italy IS A DIFFERENT COUNTRY, for gods sake.
Wake up and smell the coffee.[/QUOTE]

Variety is the spice of life Rob. Even ½ûÂþÌìÌÃs like to eat something other than ½ûÂþÌìÌà food once in a while. It is no insult to Italy or its cuisine to want Asian food once in a while. Wake up and smell the green tea!

This really is my last response, I will spell it out even for super moderators:

PEOPLE GO TO ITALY FOR EXPERIENCING ITALY

not Indian,not spanish,not french,not danish,not swedish etc.
Of course 'Variety is the spice of life' that's why they want to live & EAT IN ITALY.

Bye all

i think someone here needs to take a chill pill

[QUOTE=amaroo]i think someone here needs to take a chill pill[/QUOTE]

Shaken or stirred?

Some people are just "purists" - why not want some indian food whilst in Italy? Us brits are used to a bit of variety - I for one will not pretend that all I want is english when in england or italian when in italy - my palate is more varied than that - a byproduct no doubt of living in London where it would be hard to define "english" food.

[QUOTE=rachel]Some people are just "purists" - why not want some indian food whilst in Italy? Us brits are used to a bit of variety - I for one will not pretend that all I want is english when in england or italian when in italy - my palate is more varied than that - a byproduct no doubt of living in London where it would be hard to define "english" food.[/QUOTE]

When my sister was living in Italy and I visited her there we also tried something other than ½ûÂþÌìÌà food. As a tourist I can appreciate wanting to be immersed in all things ½ûÂþÌìÌÃ, but when you live there, as my sister pointed out, sometimes you want to eat something else. No insult to the locals or their food, but variety is very welcome in any diet.

[QUOTE=Sano]Even ½ûÂþÌìÌÃs like to eat something other than ½ûÂþÌìÌà food once in a while.[/QUOTE]

They do? My Abruzzese friends don't even liketo try the cuisine of Le Marche, let alone something as foreign as Bolognese cooking. Indian would bring most of them to a standstill, even though the local cooking is heavily influenced by peperoncino.

[QUOTE=lotaresco]They do? My Abruzzese friends don't even liketo try the cuisine of Le Marche, let alone something as foreign as Bolognese cooking. Indian would bring most of them to a standstill, even though the local cooking is heavily influenced by peperoncino.[/QUOTE]

In Rome and Naples they certainly did. If it was not for local friends of my sister's, we would never have found the non-½ûÂþÌìÌà restaurants so neatly hidden away in those cities.

[QUOTE=Sano]In Rome and Naples they certainly did. If it was not for local friends of my sister's, we would never have found the non-½ûÂþÌìÌà restaurants so neatly hidden away in those cities.[/QUOTE]

In Pescara (or rather Citta San Angelo) one place always brings a smile to my face. It is close to one of the entrances to the A14 autostrada and it advertises itself as "fast food nostrano."

There are a couple of Chinese restaurants around, I think the Nan Hai is in Roseto, but I also think they mostly cater for the German tourists.

I'm not kidding, if my neighbour wants to eat "foreign" he goes to the next village where they make the faggotini larger than he is used to,

There are no markets I am aware of in Palermo, but there is a couple of indian shops, the best one is Johnnies, cant remeber the street but it is near via liberta, drop me a li ne direct and I will give you better instructions.

PS Rob, I have lived here for a few years, love ½ûÂþÌìÌà food, but that doesnt mean thats all I want to eat

cheers

In the last few years quite a few indian/chinese food shops have been popping up around smalltown Italy- most are located just outside train stations.

[QUOTE=kellytree]In the last few years quite a few indian/chinese food shops have been popping up around smalltown Italy- most are located just outside train stations.[/QUOTE]

There's a indian restaurant in Ancona, just in front of the railway station.
It's called India, I guess and it makes good samosa and goulab jamun
Next to the restaurant there's an oriental fast food and near there are some oriental food shops.
Also in other towns in Marche there are such kind of shops because of the increasing oriental community (Bangla Desh - Pakistan etc)
BTW, I'm italian, I love italian food, of course, but sometimes it's a good idea to taste new experiences.

I have to admit that in the 12 years that I have lived here I've been to "ethnic" restaurants twice.

When I pass by an ethnic shop I will pop in and buy a couple of "strange" things but thats it.

Call me boring but I can eat italian food about 24/7 :)

Sometimes at home I will make faux mexican or faux chinese and I have been known to make a japanese dish or brazialian black bean soup .....