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APERITIVI: BUDGET FEASTING
Aperitivi
are often described as a 'before-meal drink and light snacks'. Don't be fooled. Italian 'happy
hour' is a recession-friendly dinner disguised as a casual drink, accompanied by a buffet of antipasti,
pasta salads, cold cuts and some hot dishes (this may include your fellow diners:
aperitivi
is prime
time for hungry singles). You can methodically pillage buffets in Milan, Turin, Rome and Naples from
about 5pm to 8pm for the price of a single drink - which crafty diners nurse for the duration - while
Venetians enjoy
ombre
(wine by the glass) and bargain seafood
cicheti
(Venetian tapas).
Aperitivi
are
wildly popular among the many young Italians who can't afford to eat dinner out, but still want a
place to enjoy food with friends - leave it to Italy to find a way to put the glam into recession.
