VENICE – ITALY: BEST CICCHETTI AND BACARI!
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT ARE CICCHETTI, WHERE TO GO FOR THE BEST CICCHETTI IN VENICE, WHAT TO EAT, WHAT ARE THE BACARI YOU SHOULD WALK HERE AND THERE, GO OFF THE USUAL TOURIST BEATEN PATHS TO DISCOVER THE REAL VENICE, AND YOU WILL GET TO SEE THAT CICCHETTI IS A GREAT WAY TO TRY SOMETHING NEW AND UNUSUAL, AND A VARIETY OF DISHES, NOT JUST ONE THING, WITH A GOOD GLASS OF WINE CHEAPLY! STARTERS, APPETIZERS, FINGER FOOD… YOU CAN CALL CICCHETTI WHATEVER YOU WANT. THE POINT IS THAT CICCHETTI ARE SMALL BITES, NIBBLES YOU CAN EAT WITHOUT CUTLERY, PAIRED WITH A GOOD GLASS OF WINE. USUALLY THE SELECTION OF CICCHETTI IN A BAR IN VENICE IS LIMITED, BECAUSE THEY BUY WHAT’S FRESH FROM THE MARKET THAT DAY. MOSTLY LOCAL FOOD LIKE SALTED CODFISH, SARDINES, MUSKY OCTOPUS, BUT ALSO VEGETABLES, CURED MEATS, CHEESES, EGGS…
CICCHETTI CAN BE HOT DISHES, COLD DISHES, FRIED, SERVED WITH POLENTA OR BREAD (EVEN IF THE AUTHENTIC PEOPLE FROM VENICE SAY “NO BREAD!”) BUT ALWAYS SEASONAL INGREDIENTS!
THE NAME CICCHETTI COMES FROM THE LATIN “CICCUS”, THAT MEANS “LITTLE/SMALL AMOUNT” INDEED A CICCHETTO IS A SMALL BITE… MID-MORNING – YOU’RE HUNGRY, BEFORE LUNCH OR DINNER AS AN APERITIF, TO ACCOMPANY A GOOD GLASS OF WINE…
BACK TO THE EARLY 12 HUNDREADS: THE TRADES OF THE REPUBLIC OF VENICE WERE SWELLING, MORE AND MORE MERCHANTS AND BUSINESSMEN WERE IN VENICE. BUSINESSMEN THEY ARE ALWAYS IN A HURRY, THEY HAVE NO TIME FOR A PROPER LUNCH, AND SO CICCHETTI BECAME POPULAR AS A QUICK MEAL BUT ALSO A WAY TO SOAK UP THE GLASS OF WINE THEY DRANK, IN VENICE CALLED “OMBRA!” THAT MEANS “SHADE!”
BUT WHY IS A GLASS OF WINE CALLED SHADE????
THE ST MARK’S BELL TOWER IS THE TALLEST BUILDING IN VENICE, SO UNDER THE “CAMPANILE” THERE WAS THE LARGEST SHADE. HERE IN ST MARK’S SQUARE IN THE PAST THE WINE SELLERS (CALLED “BACARI”) WERE USED TO SET UP THEIR STALLS IN THE SHADE OF THE CAMPANILE TO KEEP THE WINE COOL, SO IT BECAME POPULAR AMONG VENETIANS TO SAY “LET’S GO GET A SHADE” – “LET’S HAVE A GLASS OF WINE.”
WHILE NOWADAYS THE WORD “BACARO” REFERS TO THE VENETIAN COMMON SAYING “FAR BÀCARA” (TO HANG OUT AND HAVE A GOOD TIME – “FAR BÀCARA” FROM “BACCHUS” – THE LATIN NAME OF THE GOD OF WINE)
THAT’S WHY IN VENICE TAVERNS BECAME KNOWN AS “BACARI,” A SMALL PLACE WITH A FEW SEATS WHERE YOU CAN GET A GLASS OF WINE AND CICCHETTI YOU CAN ENJOY AT THE TABLE OR STANDING, AND SINCE A BACARO IS USUALLY A SMALL PLACE THE PARTY OFTEN MOVES OUT TO THE VENETIAN STREETS AND CANALS. MOREOVER VENICE IS PERFECT FOR CICCHETTI AND OMBRE, BECAUSE THERE ARE NO CARS! YOU CAN’T DRIVE IN VENICE! SO VENICE IS PERFECT FOR A BAR-HOP AND IT’S EASY TO KEEP GOING FOR THREE/FOUR BACARI AND TRANSFORM CICCHETTI WITH A GLASS OF WINE INTO A NIGHT WITH YOUR FRIENDS! OR NEW ONES!
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HERE IS A LIST OF THE BEST BACARI IN VENICE WHERE YOU CAN GET GOOD CICCHETTI AND WINE:
https://www.cantinaschiavi.com/
https://cantinadospade.com/en/
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https://www.dalucaefred.com/
chiti hungry looking for chetti chetti CH ah chti CH Sal if you want to know what are chetti where to go for the best chetti what to eat what are Baker you you’re in the right place and if you think that Venice is expensive there is a City full of tourist scums well then you’re probably right yes you are but not always if you feel like walking here and there going off the usual tourist bit and path to discover the real venish you will get to see that a chikato is a great way to try something new and unusual and a variety of dishes not just one thing with a good glass of wine cheaply starters appetizers finger food you can call them whatever you want point is chiti are small bites nios that you can eat without catery with a good glass of wine usually the selection of chiti is limited because they buy what’s fresh from the market that day mostly local food of course like salted codfish sardines musky octopus but also vegetables cured meats cheeses eggs and so on they can be hot dishes cold dishes fried served with polenta or bread even if the authentic venetians say no bread but always seasonal food the name chetto comes from the Latin chus that means little small amount indeed a chetto is a small bite midm morning you’re hungry before lunch or before dinner as an apperitive or just to accompany a good glass of wine back to the early 1200s the trades of the Republic of Venice were swelling more and more merchants and businessmen were in town businessmen you know they are always in a hurry they have no time for a proper lunch and so chti became popular as a quick meal but also a way to soak up the glass of wine they drank in Van is called ombra that means shade but why is a glass of wine cold shade St Mark Square the St Mark’s Bell Tower is the tallest building in the Square so here under the campanil is the largest shade in the past the Wine sellers called bakary they were used to set up and place their stalls here in the shade of the campanil to keep the wine cool so it became popular among the venetians to say let’s go get the shade that means let’s go get a glass of wine while nowadays the word bakaro refers to the Venetian common saying far bakara to hang out to have a good time far bakara from from bakus the Latin name of the god of wine that’s why Venetian taverns became known as bakari a small place with a few seats where you can get a glass of wine and a chetto you can enjoy at the table or standing and since a bakaro is usually a small place the party often moves out to the Venetian streets and canels moreover Venice is perfect for chiti and ombre because there are no Cars you can’t drive a car in Venice so the city is perfect for a bar H hope and it’s easy to keep going for three four buckery and transform a Chet with a glass of wine into a night with your friends maybe new ones if you want tips about the best buer in town check out the description of the video