Italian cuisine

Cook Italian gourmet on a budget

Cook Italian gourmet on a budget by keeping a few simple tips in mind. Just take the time to cook, get to know the culture, and learn which ingredients you can skip and which ones are indispensable.

Italian focaccia bread
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Fetuccine in the manner of Alfredo

Fettuccine Alfredo is among the simplest, yet tastiest pasta dishes.

Barcaccia Fountain, Rome
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Italian cuisine

Imagine Italian food and most people will picture pasta or pizza, spaghetti or sausages.

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Italian pizza

Pizza is one of the most popular foods in the world. It is eaten in just about every country, and in many of them it's consumed by the score every year. It is considered one of the basic Italian dishes.

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Italian food

Italian food is the foundation for Italian cuisine, only Italian dishes have become so international that it is difficult to know how much comes from the original Italian recipe and how much is due to other influences.

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Italian breads

Best known for pasta-based dishes, there is a category of Italian food that should never be overlooked by those seeking great taste: Italian breads. Bread is an ancient food and nowhere has that fact been more evident than in this sun-drenched land. Come explore some of the many options...

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Foods in Italy

The foods in Italy speak of sun, music, zest for life and exuberant joy. Italians love food; for them, food is pleasure as much as nourishment. Their cooking is pretty straightforward. Italians rely in a few flavor combinations and simple cooking methods, but they also combine love, instinct and skill with their food. It shows.

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An italian table

An Italian table is easy to set up. Italians lay a fine table and I can attest that Italian celebration dinners are usually long affairs. Sitting down to eat at four in the afternoon and getting up at eight in the evening is not that unusual when your host is Italian.

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Where to go from here?

First step would be stocking the staples you need to cook international. Why not follow the recommendations in our basic pantry?

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