Food World
Discover 1708 iconic traditional dishes from 145 countries — what they are, what's in them, and where to taste the real thing.
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Stecchi
Italian fruit skewers dipped in hot chocolate — strawberries, melon, pineapple, and banana on bamboo sticks, served at Italian festivals and as a quick home dessert.
Torrone di Cremona
From Italy, Torrone di Cremona is a well-known dessert.
Tris di Canederli
From Italy, Tris di Canederli is a well-known dumpling.
Babà al Rum
Spongy yeast cake soaked in rum syrup.
Bonèt
Bonèt counts among the traditional food of Italy, a dessert locals hold dear.
Bruschetta
Grilled bread rubbed with garlic and piled with ripe tomato.
Buccellato
A traditional Tuscan ring-shaped sweet bread from Lucca, enriched with eggs and butter, filled with figs, raisins, candied peel, and pine nuts.
Cacciucco
Tuscan fish stew of many species over garlic toast.
Calzone
Folded-over pizza stuffed with cheese and cured meat.
Cannelloni
Pasta tubes filled with meat or spinach, baked in sauce.
Caponata
Sweet-and-sour aubergine relish with capers and olives.
Carpaccio
Wafer-thin raw beef dressed with oil and parmesan.
Frisceu
Frisceu is a beloved appetizer, traditional to Italy.
Fusilli
Fusilli is a classic spiral-shaped pasta with deep ridges that grip sauce well, made from durum wheat semolina and popular across Italy.
Gelato Cioccolato
Hailing from Italy, Gelato Cioccolato is a much-loved ice cream.
Gnocchi
Soft potato dumplings that melt under a simple sauce.
Gnocchi di Patate
Gnocchi di Patate is one of the classic dishes in the dumpling type tradition of Italy.
Granita
Coarse-crystal flavoured ice, eaten with brioche.
Lumache
A short, ridged Italian pasta shaped like a small snail shell, tossed in Tuscan ragù, walnut sauces, ricotta and spinach, or simple garlic and oil so the sauce catches in the spiral.
Lumache Alla Bresciana
Hailing from Italy, Lumache Alla Bresciana is a much-loved snail dish.
Lumache Alla Piemontese
Lumache Alla Piemontese is one of the classic dishes in the snail dish tradition of Italy.
Mare e Monti Pizza
Hailing from Italy, Mare e Monti Pizza is a much-loved pizza.
Minestrone
Hearty seasonal vegetable soup with beans and pasta.
Panettone
Tall, airy Christmas bread studded with candied fruit.