The Pope's recent visit to the United States and Cuba has been dubbed as one of the most historical visit of a Pope there ever has been. There are over a billion Christians in the world and a visit from his holiness, Pope Francis, is always a big deal, no matter what religion a person practices. The well-loved Pope's tiniest moves have been carefully articulated by many news agencies. And one seemingly curious question people are asking, what the Pope ate during his visit.
New York is one of the finest cities to wine and dine. They boast many cultural restaurants and chefs. Lidia Bastianich was the one given the prestigious responsibility of cooking for the Pope during his stay in the big apple. The meals she aimed to give the pope were straightforward, sophisticated, and even spiritual.
Bastianich actually picked some of the ingredients in her backyard garden, opting for a more intimate ingredient by actually poising to gather carrots, beets, tomatoes and herbs from her own garden. "In this food, for me, is everything I feel about Catholicism. ... Let's feed each other some sustenance, some love," Bastianich commented.
On the Popes arrival in New York, he was greeted by a lovely meal, which was sliced heirloom tomatoes, steamed lobster, and house made burrata. Bastianich was inspired by humility and simplicity of the Pope. On Thursday night the pope feasted on tomato and lobster salad with porcini mushrooms. Desert was grape sorbet and angel food cake.
The whole menu was a healthy diet since it is reported that the Pope's doctor wanted him to lose 15 pounds. Friday came and Pope Francis had lunch included risotto with summer truffles and aged grana Padano cheese. And to the Pope's surprise, Bastianich served bagna cauda, a garlic-anchovy dip for raw vegetables, which the pope loves.
Foxnews.com reported the whole lot of the Pope's meal menu on their website. What do you think of the meal choices for the Pope? Leave a comment below.
