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Nov 4, 2021 · Buon appetito! 1. Risotto is a typical northern Italian dish that can be cooked in an infinite number of ways. Creamy and rich in cheese, it is prepared with rice typical of northern areas, such as the Arborio, Carnaroli, and Vialone varieties, and cooked slowly in broth. Risotto Cacio e Pepe Recipe By Chef Massimo Bottura.
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- Pizza! Naples or Sorrento, and most anywhere in Campania. We believe that every good Italian food tour should start with…PIZZA! While the cuisine of Campania and Naples has many excellent traditional Italian dishes, they’re known throughout Italy for having the best pizza in the world.
- Ribolitta. Tuscan-style Ribolitta in Florence and Tuscany. Tuscan food is famous for rustic peasant soups that have helped them keep warm throughout the ages.
- Balsamic di Modena. Bologna, Modena, and Emilia Romagna. Traditional Balsamic di Modena, is one of Italy's most famous regional foods.
- Risotto. Basilicata and Calabria for Risotto al Frutti del Mare (seafood); Venice and the Veneto for Risi e Bisi (Risotto with Peas); Milan for Risotto alla Milanese (with saffron); Campania for Risotto al Limone (with lemon).
- Pizza. Though a slab of flat bread served with oil and spices was around long before the unification Italy, there’s perhaps no dish that is as common or as representative of the country as the humble pizza.
- Bottarga. Smoked eggs from the rat of the sea. Wait, what? Don’t be put off by this rough description on an Italian delicacy because the other way to describe bottarga is “Sicilian Caviar”.
- Lasagna. Lasagna is a wide, flat pasta noodle, usually baked in layers in the oven. Like most Italian dishes, its origins are hotly contested, but we can at least say that’s its stronghold is in the region of Emilia-Romagna, where it transformed from a poor man’s food to a rich meal filled with the ragù, or meat sauce.
- Fiorentina Steak. A bistecca fiorentina, or Florentine T-bone steak, covers all of the characteristics of Italy’s best dishes: a specific cut of meat from a specific cow prepared in a very specific way all within the confines of a specific region.
- L’Amatriciana. Pasta with Pork | Primo | Rome. Like any good rivalry, Rome is split between l’amatriciana and la carbonara. Both pasta dishes are delicious and it would be impossible to decide which one is actually better.
- Fritto Misto di Frutti di Mare. Deep Fried Shellfish | Secondo | On Italy’s Coast. The fritto misto translates to “mix fried,” so you can expect various kinds of lightly battered and deep-fried seafood.
- Pizza. Pizza | Primo | All of Italy. I already know what you’re going to say: “I can eat pizza anywhere, why put it on this list?” The reason is simple and I will explain.
- Gnocchi con sugo di carne. Potato Dumplings in Meat Sauce | Primo | Rome. One of the most wonderful things about Rome, and Italy as a whole, is the tradition.
- Lasagne. Lasagne is one of the most popular traditional Italian dishes that has been adapted and evolved around the world. Its origins can be traced back to Naples or Emilia-Romagna (depending on who you talk to), where you can still find the authentic version.
- Risotto. Whilst Italy isn’t particularly well known for its rice dishes, risotto is a unique and unreserved part of traditional Italian cuisine. Originating in Northern Italy, risotto is a creamy rice dish cooked in a broth with saffron, butter, wine and onion.
- Spaghetti carbonara. Carbonara is another classic spaghetti dish very typically associated with Italian cooking and eaten around the world. Italian cuisine is an absolute haven of pasta dishes so it’s difficult to pick just one, but the carbonara just encompasses the simplicity of authentic Italian cooking so superbly.
- Aranchini. Arancini was first developed as a way to make use of leftover risotto by creating a uniquely Italian snack. Arancini are stuffed rice balls coated in flour and breadcrumbs and fried to a golden brown colour, but there are numerous variations of arancini depending on region including
2 days ago · Top 100 Italian Foods. Last update: Tue Apr 16 2024. shutterstock. VIEW MORE. View all Italian Foods. View Italian Foods map. 01. Pizza Napoletana. NAPLES, Italy. 4.8. shutterstock. Ate it? Rate it. Wanna try? Add to list. MAIN INGREDIENTS. 00 Flour. Tomato. Mozzarella di Bufala Campana. Basil. Olive Oil. Oregano. Yeast. Salt.
1. Pizza. You probably know that pizza is considered the food that represents Italy to the world. It’s on paper. The Neapolitan pizza is recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Rome even created the largest pizza in 2012. How about that for “toppings”?
