There is really no definitive answer as to how rice arrived in Italy.
However, as soon as it made its way to Italy in the fourteenth century, most likely from Spain, it became a hit in Italian food.
Areas of the country outside of Milan have the perfect blend of flat land, water, [...]
There seems to be a trend today to return to authentic Italian food.
People are no longer satisfied with the Americanized Italian food that is often served at restaurants, especially chain restaurants.
There is also a move to make more and more Italian food at home.
People like to have control over [...]
One of the highlights of traveling to Italy is naturally the Italian food.
Milan in particular is a fashion and food capital of the world.
With so many choices for good quality Italian food it can be hard to decide where to eat at times.
Travelers are also frequently overwhelmed with how [...]
The most popular and widely recognized Italian food today is spaghetti.
However, it seems that no other Italian food has caused such consternation in figuring out the polite way to eat it.
It has become so bad that when taking a date to eat Italian food, both parties will avoid the spaghetti in [...]
There are two main categories of pasta used in Italian food, dried pasta and fresh pasta.
Right now there are over 350 different shapes and varieties of dried pasta being used in Italian food.
Some varieties are common and others are specific to a certain regional area.
The shapes used in Italian [...]
Anchovies are a very important part of the flavor of Italian food.
However, many people, even fans of Italian food claim to not like anchovies.
Some people have bad memories of smelly little fish on pizza that have forever tainted their view of Italian food that includes anchovies.
Unbeknownst to many of [...]
Italian food is one of the most popular cuisines in the world.
It has long been an American favorite and there are countless Italian food restaurants throughout the United States.
While Italian food was first brought to this country by immigrants and ma and pop shops, like everything else in this country Italian [...]
If you want to get to the heart of Italian food, it’s best to go the source.
For an authentic experience you don’t just need to get into the country of Italy, you need to get into Italian homes where traditional Italian food was birthed.
That’s right, if you want to get to [...]
The most widely recognized element of Italian food today is pasta.
Pasta is a signature of Italian food in all parts of the globe.
It is easy to store and prepare and therefore became the ambassador of Italian food to the world.
Pasta has a much older history than other common dishes [...]
When most people think of Italian food they think of dishes of spaghetti, lasagna, minestrone, and tortellini.
This is a very general view of Italian food and if you were to travel to Italy you would be very shocked by the Italian food that they eat.
The main reason for this is that [...]