Food of Italy

Margherita Pizza

Naples' defining pizza — tomato, mozzarella and basil on a blistered, chewy crust.

📍 Naples, Campania

Tiramisù

Coffee-soaked ladyfingers layered with mascarpone cream and cocoa.

📍 Veneto

Spaghetti Carbonara

Silky Roman pasta of egg, pecorino, black pepper and crisp guanciale — no cream, ever.

📍 Rome, Lazio

Bistecca alla Fiorentina

A towering T-bone grilled rare over wood embers.

📍 Florence, Tuscany

Pesto alla Genovese

Basil, pine nut and pecorino sauce tossed through pasta.

📍 Liguria

Porchetta

Herb-stuffed boneless pork roast with crackling skin.

📍 Central Italy

Ravioli

Stuffed pasta pillows in butter and sage or sauce.

📍 Nationwide

Savoiardi

Savoiardi is a beloved cookie, traditional to Italy.

Spaghetti alle Vongole

Spaghetti tossed with clams, garlic, white wine and parsley.

📍 Naples

Cynar

Cynar is a beloved liqueur, traditional to Italy.

Frittelle di Riso di San Giuseppe

Frittelle di Riso di San Giuseppe is a traditional fried dessert from Italy.

Mpanatigghi

Rooted in Italy, Mpanatigghi is a cookie enjoyed for generations.

Parmigiano Reggiano

The "King of Cheeses" — aged, crystalline and endlessly savoury.

📍 Emilia-Romagna

Gelato

Denser, silkier and more intense than ice cream — Italy's frozen pride.

📍 Nationwide

Lasagne alla Bolognese

Layered sheets of pasta, slow ragù and béchamel baked until bubbling.

📍 Bologna, Emilia-Romagna

Burrata

A mozzarella pouch that spills cream when you cut it.

📍 Puglia

Cacio e Pepe

Three-ingredient Roman pasta of pecorino, pepper and starchy water.

📍 Rome, Lazio

Cannoli

Crisp fried shells piped with sweet ricotta cream.

📍 Sicily

Gelato al Pistacchio

Gelato al Pistacchio is a beloved ice cream, traditional to Italy.

Gelato Alla Vaniglia

Gelato Alla Vaniglia is a traditional ice cream from Italy.

Penne Lisce

Penne Lisce is a pasta from Italy.

Penne Strascicate

Rooted in Italy, Penne Strascicate is a pasta enjoyed for generations.

Ricotta di Bufala Campana

Ricotta di Bufala Campana counts among the traditional food of Italy, a cheese locals hold dear.

Strega

Hailing from Italy, Strega is a much-loved liqueur.