Forno a legne: no legne

[david s]

We are in Taormina, Sicily and have spent four wonderful days in this fascinating place. Our last light here we decided to try some pizza. Because there are so many other good foods here and we know what good WFO piza is like we haven't sampled much, so after sussing out a Forno Legne restaurant, which I won't name,sat down to enjoy the local fare. On close inspection the oven revealed no flickering wood flame, but an electric element inside the WFO. Now I understand the scarcity of timber in this town, but "Forno a Legne" is wood oven after all.
The pizzas were nice but took around 3.5 mins so not to the standard I expected. We finished satisfied until we got the bill which asked us to pay for 6 pizzas and one salad for a party of 6, when we had only ordered 5 pizzas and a salad. Needless to say we left without leaving a tip.

Off to Amalfi coast this morning for a week.Shall skip Pizzas for a while until I find a genuine WFO.

[Greenman]

Re: Forno a legne: no legne

Enjoy your holiday David.

[GianniFocaccia]

Re: Forno a legne: no legne

David,

My wife has now gotten used to me always poking my head into "wood-fired oven" restaurants we pass by just so I can see if there's actual wood burning. I'd say 40% of the ones I've seen operate on gas around 550-600F.

Enjoy the Amalfi Coast.

John

[david s]

Re: Forno a legne: no legne

David,

My wife has now gotten used to me always poking my head into "wood-fired oven" restaurants we pass by just so I can see if there's actual wood burning. I'd say 40% of the ones I've seen operate on gas around 550-600F.

Enjoy the Amalfi Coast.

John

Yes, lots of them are like that, some throw in the odd bit of wood for that authentic look. I had expected to find genuine WFO in Sicily though.

Another interesting thing about the restaurant we went to was that they had "Pizza Americano" on the menu which was tomato sauce, mozzarella, hot dog, and chips. Seriously!

[Greenman]

Re: Forno a legne: no legne

Hot dog, chips? Interesting but a bit out of my league.

[david s]

Re: Forno a legne: no legne

We are in Paris for a week now before returning home, but I'd have to say, food wise, the standout would be pintxos and tapas in Spain. What a delightful way to eat, standing at the bar nibbling delicious food and drinking local wines.