Tonight after work, Jenny and I took a walk to Esselunga - the supermarket nearest to where we are staying in Florence. A bit more expensive than Ipercoop - our normal food shopping hotspot - Esselunga is also much smaller, but has a different range of things, including a lot more available for people who don't have the time or energy to cook properly after work!
I was browsing for fruit and veg when I saw a small plastic container divided in two - coconut in one half, mango in the other.
The coconut was eaten by the time I got back and the mango, which I have been missing like mad, lasted about 2 1/2 minutes after I walked in the door - fabulous! The other thing that caught my eye was the tagliata to go - very thinly sliced steak, ready to be cooked, and a single portion of parmesan flakes and another of rocket to put on the top. And all for about 2 Euros 50!
The tagliata stayed on the shelf tonight though, because I was tired and couldn't be bothered to cook. Instead we took a slight detour via the wonderful Rosticerria Cento Stelle - literally the 100 Stars Roasting shop. This is not a rating on the quality of the food - although it could be - the stuff is healthy, and great - but named after via cento stelle, the road in which it is located. The roast chicken was delicious, especially with the mango... And thankfully the chicken was also still hot, because the weather turned in Florence this week, and we have been shivering through the days dressed in our best summer clothes! Unless the temperature goes up in the morning, the early closure tomorrow afternoon could see an emergency trip to downtown Firenze for some retail therapy! Or I could just buy more mango, and dream of the summer sunshine!
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