You need to go to a dinner or lunch for the first time with someone you really like. You choose a restaurant with Roman cuisine and they bring you the menu to order from. Here are some tips for not making a bad impression.
One first thing you need to know is this: in popular Roman cuisine, garlic is ubiquitous! And garlic’s best friend, as you may know, is bad breath. This is mainly due to volatile sulfur compounds, such as allyl methyl sulfide (AMS), which are formed when garlic is digested. These compounds do not just stay in the mouth, but are absorbed into the bloodstream and then excreted through the lungs, skin, and urine, prolonging the odor for hours or even days!
It won’t help to run to the toilet to brush your teeth — but you will have to order a cappuccino and rely on milk to neutralize the odor. Now, unless you are from the Italian territory, you understand that in the eyes of a countrywoman ordering milk and coffee after a meal is a bit bizarre. Then we mean that tastes are subjective.
Dishes you should not order on a first date
Dishes such as chicory ripassata,abbacchio alla cacciatora, puntarelle, artichokes alla romana, and classic bruschetta are therefore to be avoided because of garlic. In addition, chicory ripassata (divine in our opinion) will create the inconvenience of vegetables between the teeth, again we see it hard if you don’t have dental floss with you (please note: to be used only in the bathroom).
The abbacchio alla cacciatora, on the other hand, in addition to the garlic that can get mixed up with the baked potatoes (we know that you too have made this miscalculation at least once in your life) can be difficult to eat with cutlery. And the scene of your hands being soaked with oil and residue from the dish we advise you to avoid on a first date.