Food of Italy

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Noodles & Pasta

Ravioli di Magro

Ravioli di magro are meatless Italian filled pasta, typically ricotta with spinach and parsley, served with butter and sage in northern Italy.

Italy · Liguria

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Snacks & Appetizers

Sugo di Funghi

A rich northern and central Italian mushroom sauce slow-cooked with soffritto, garlic, white wine, tomato and mixed porcini, champignon and dried porcini for pasta, polenta, risotto and bruschetta.

Italy · Italy (Piedmont, Tuscany, Emilia-Romagna, Trentino - Cuneo, Siena, Bologna, Trento, Bolzano)

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Cheese & Dairy

Inbriago

A wine-soaked sponge cake from the Marche region of Italy - pricked, drenched in dry red wine, and flavoured with citrus and pine nuts. Dense, darkly stained, and traditionally served with the same wine.

Italy · Marche and Romagna (central-eastern Italy, Adriatic coast)

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Noodles & Pasta

Lanterne

Lanterne is a short, grooved pasta from central and southern Italy, shaped so that its ridged surface catches and holds sauce in every fold.

Italy · Central and Southern Italy

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Street Food

Panini

Italian pressed sandwich of ciabatta or filone filled with cured meats, mozzarella and pesto, warmed on a ridged grill until the crust crisps.

Italy · Italy (Lombardy, Emilia-Romagna, Lazio, Tuscany)

Salads & Sides

Panzanella

Panzanella is a Tuscan bread salad of stale bread soaked and tossed with ripe tomatoes, onion, basil, olive oil and vinegar.

Italy · Tuscany

Cheese & Dairy

Fiore Sardo

Fiore Sardo is the ancient DOP Sardinian smoked sheep's-milk cheese, smoked over lentisk and aged in cool caves.

Italy · Barbagia and Marghine (Nuoro province) + Sardinia-wide caseificio tradition + Italian specialty cheese shops

Noodles & Pasta

Scialatelli

Scialatelli are thick fresh pasta strands from Campania, Italy, served with Mediterranean seafood along the Amalfi Coast. The pasta of "taking it easy."

Italy · Campania

Noodles & Pasta

Spaghettoni

Spaghettoni is a thicker, heavier cut of Italian spaghetti, dry durum wheat pasta that suits robust sauces.

Italy · Nationwide

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Desserts & Sweets

Gelato Alla Crema

Gelato alla crema is Italy's plain custard gelato, made dense and smooth from milk, cream, sugar and egg yolks.

Italy · Nationwide

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Snacks & Appetizers

Olive Ascolane

A celebrated Italian appetizer of large green Ascolano olives, pit removed in a spiral curl and stuffed with a sautéed blend of veal, beef, pork, Parmigiano and soffritto, breaded and deep-fried until crisp.

Italy · Italy (Marche - Ascoli Piceno, Fermo, San Benedetto del Tronto, Offida, Ascoli Piceno province)

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Breads & Pastries

Piadina

Piadina is a thin, griddled flatbread from Romagna, folded around cheese, cured meat or greens and eaten warm.

Italy · Romagna

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Soups & Stews

Cacciucco Alla Viareggina

Versilia fish stew from Viareggio on the Tuscan coast, layering snapper, scorpionfish, mussels, and prawns in tomato-wine broth.

Italy · Versilia, Tuscany (Viareggio, Camaiore, Pietrasanta, Forte dei Marmi, Massa, Carrara)