Italian food dishes

Which are the Italian food dishes eaten everyday by Italians? The whole world talks about the wonders of this cuisine, and often thinks Italians eat lasagna everyday at lunch time.

They do not. Lasagna, ravioli, tiramisu are special dishes that are usually cooked for Sunday lunches, holidays or special occasions.

During the daily life Italians diet often includes pasta . It can be switched with a soup or a risotto too. But pasta is the most comon first dish (click here to know most popular Italian foods ).

They do not. Lasagna, ravioli, So the basis of Italian food dishes is pasta. The most common one is pasta with tomato sauce , and there are some Italians that cannot have lunch without a dish of pasta. It's not folklore, it's reality.

The second dish is less typical, in the sense that it can vary more than the first. A lot of people eat meat, regularly chicken and less fish.

Italians use to cook the meat in a very simple way, often just grilled. The Italian cuisine does not tend to creams, sauces and other ingredientes added to meat.

Chicken is grilled most of the time and fish is offered, other than grilled, in two main interesting ways:

• "al sale" (with salt). The fish (whole fish, do not apply to pieces) is completely covered with salt and put into the oven. When it's done, the salt will come out as a crust, and the fish meat will be perfectly as humidity and taste.

• "alla vernaccia" (with vernaccia). Vernaccia is a kind of wine that, in my opinion, matches perfectly with fish. Usually the chef add potatoes, sometimes also onion and cherry tomatoes.

The green salad is the most popular side dish in a common Italian diet. It is served in a small dish and oil and vinegar are offered for seasoning. In my opinion it's the weakest Italian dish, as it is really nothing more than green leaves, sometimes with some tomato or carrot.

Depending on the city, there may be different choices regarding the side dish. In Rome area they use to cook chicory with red pepper. It's a simple dish, but very tasty, as as the artichokes (during its season, otherwise thay are with vinegar).

Some Italians are addicted to tomato sauce regarding pasta, but it is necessary also vary and so the first dishes are an infinite field for fantasy, as pasta "accepts" a lot of matches. Click here to know some pasta recipes.