Italian Food
Here are some of the most interesting news items and tips about Italian food, Italian drinks and the opportunity to find out about some authentic Italian recipes.
Pizza, spaghetti, tortellini... are they all alike? Not at all! As you get in touch with Italians, you begin to notice how different their traditions are, depending on where they come from.
When I came to live in Italy 25 years ago, I was really surprised by the big differences in cooking, even between two small cities, just 7 km apart.
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The food culture in Italy is truly... culture! Nobody can deny it. It's part of Italian life. It's unique and was developed so well that it became a typical product of Italy. There are so many types of pasta that it is difficult to compile a complete list of them. |
The wine costs less than water in most restaurants! I mean the "estate wine" (vino della casa). A bottle of mineral water in a restaurant in Roma cost me € 5, and a quarter liter of red wine € 3. The most popular wines display a wide range of prices and there are many really good choices. Italian wines dominate the US market and there must be a reason for this phenomenon! |
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People in Italy do not only drink wine. Tasty and typical beverages are often drunk as aperitifs, (another local habit) or after a meal, for example, grappa or limoncello.
I personally began to learn about this culture of cuisine when I got married and came to live in Italy (Sardinia). I began to assimilate these traditions, actually making them mine. I learned how to cook a “sugo” (tomato salsa) and make pasta at home, so that I could open a small spaghetti house in Rio when I lived there for a while.
In Italy there are as many recipes as there are small towns and the curious thing is that they’re jealous of one another!
You may say,“Your pork sausage reminds me of the one I ate yesterday at dinner in a nearby city or centre”. You’ll probably hear this response. “No, they use this spice (example) and we don’t. We use another one!” It’d be quite an insult to have the same recipe! |
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