Photos: N i c o l a from Fiumicino (Rome), Italy, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 Nicholas Gemini, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Photos: N i c o l a from Fiumicino (Rome), Italy, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 Nicholas Gemini, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Testaccio market and quinto quarto food walk
Your local guide
Lorenzo Bassi
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Highlights
- Trapizzino filled at the stall that invented it
- Supplì rolled fresh at a family bakery
- A tasting counter inside Testaccio's covered market
- What Mattatoio slaughterhouse workers used to eat
- Monte Testaccio, a hill of ancient amphorae
About this tour
This is a food walk through Testaccio, the district built around Rome's old slaughterhouse, tracing dishes that grew out of quinto quarto, the offal cuts workers were once paid in. You see trapizzino filled with coda alla vaccinara at the stall where it began, supplì rolled fresh at a family bakery, and a tasting counter inside the covered market. The walk ends at the Mattatoio itself and the ancient rubbish hill of Monte Testaccio.
After the sound check, the walk moves stop by stop through the neighbourhood, pausing at each stall or counter for your questions. A shortlist of the dishes and where to find them is sent once the call ends.
This suits anyone curious about Roman food history, especially the dishes built from cuts other kitchens throw away.
Included
- Live video session with a local guide
- A close look at the dishes and where locals buy them
- A short list of places and dishes to try later
Not included
- Food and drinks shown on camera
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 10 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Rome before heading out.
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The original trapizzino stall 21 min
At the counter where trapizzino was invented, the camera shows the triangular pocket of pizza bianca being filled with coda alla vaccinara, the slow-cooked oxtail once eaten by slaughterhouse workers.
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A family bakery 21 min
Through the bakery window, the guide watches supplì rolled and fried and points out a tray of fresh pizza bianca, sold plain or split for a filling.
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Testaccio covered market 21 min
Walking the aisles of the covered market, the guide stops at a stall known for its tasting counter, explaining which Roman classics started life as quinto quarto, the fifth quarter of the animal.
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The Mattatoio and Monte Testaccio 21 min
Outside the old slaughterhouse, now used for exhibitions, the guide explains what the Mattatoio's workers ate, then walks to Monte Testaccio, a hill built entirely from fifty-three million broken Roman amphorae.
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Your questions 18 min
Time to ask anything about Rome: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 8 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Amatriciana and Testaccio, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Rome time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 10 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Rome, showing you Sistine Chapel and St Peter's Basilica live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk Rome live with my phone and you ask anything as we go.
Times shown in Rome time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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