Il Maritozzo Rosso's 1kg Carbonara Challenge

Il Maritozzo Rosso is a Roman trattoria in Trastevere, and its challenge takes on the city's most famous pasta dish. You're served a kilo of spaghetti carbonara made the proper way, with guanciale and Pecorino Romano, and it's weighed before and after. Finish it and you don't pay, and your time goes on the leaderboard.

What you'll be eating

1kg of spaghetti alla carbonara with guanciale and Pecorino Romano.

What you win

Finish the full kilo and the meal is free, plus a place on the leaderboard. If you don't, it's €38.

Before you go

Booking is required. The record is just over ten minutes. There's a second branch in Prati.

Where to find it

Il Maritozzo Rosso
Vicolo del Cedro 26, 00153 Rome
+39 06 581 7363

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