Our second week with Vanessa and her family began with celebrating her brothers birthday. Another windy drive up the hills behind the town of Marostica took us to a typical Italian food place were the special dish to get is either rooster or beef. We have sort of got used to the way of eating here (although we still need our big breakfast) so were ready for our late night dinner. We weren't ready for the amount of food though. Our booking was at 9 and we arrived just after and didn't get back home till before midnight. Antipasto for starters with beautiful cured meats, vegetables and fresh breads and we were almost full. Jake went with the pasta made with rooster which was good but not the best pasta we have had. The meat I was recommended was beautiful tender and cooked to perfection simply in oregano and olive oil served with sides of spinach, beans, more onions and fries. By this point we were struggling to finish and we still hadn't had dessert. Ness and I shared a huge slice of beautiful meringue cake with macaroon biscuits and ice cream through-out which brought on a small chat about the origins of meringue and the historic debate between NZ and Australia over the origin of the pavlova.
Mt Pelmo from the campground
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