WHAT TO EAT IN ITALY? 10 TYPICAL DISHES OF ITALIAN GASTRONOMY

As an Italian I am, I find it very difficult to write this post. Choose alone 10 typical dishes to eat in Italy It's almost as complicated as choosing between dad or mom. Because something that has to be very clear: the best of Italian gastronomy, beyond the typical dishes and stereotypes, is the regional cuisine. Each area has its specialties, which are usually authentic delicacies, so our main recommendation is to try those typical dishes of the region you are traveling through.

But of course, to a delicious Neapolitan pizza one should never say NO. Not even a plate of pasta carbonara. Not even a tiramisu. Ok, enough of spoilers ... Here is my selection of typical dishes to eat in Italy:

To recommend eating a pasta dish in Italy is almost as generic as saying that in Rome you have to visit its churches, or that in Venice you have to cross its bridges…. There will be so many that one does not know which one to start! So what pasta try yes or yes in Italy? The truth is that there are a thousand types, so here we are going to make a mini-capitulillo and recommend you our 3 favorite Italian pastries:

1. Pasta carbonara, that NO, does not wear cream. It is prepared with guanciale, egg, pepper and Roman pecorino cheese.
2. Amatriciana pasta, which has guanciale, tomato, onion, pecorino cheese and the spicy touch of chilli pepper.
3. Genoese pesto pasta, which is prepared with basil, pine nuts, oil and a mixture of Parmesan and Pecorino cheese.

Do you miss the Bolognese? Eh, don't distrust that we have an ace in the sleeve ...

Dude, if the Bolognese pasta drives you crazy, you have to try the Bolognese gnocchi. Well, in Italy we call them "gnocchi al ragú" and the ragout It is the sauce that is prepared with stir fried onion, leek, carrot to which is added minced meat, pepper, salt and tomato sauce. Come on, which in Spain is known as Bolognese sauce (because yes, it was invented in Bologna).

I could feed myself exclusively on pizza. Especially if it's about Neapolitan pizza. I am made of water, meat, love and carbohydrates, which I am going to make. Pizza is not just a typical Italian dish, it is a symbol of the country. Why Neapolitan Pizza? Because it was there where it was invented and where the measure is well taken, it is characterized by an elastic and highly hydrated mass and high edges and low center of the base.

For me it is best to ask margherita, the most classic, which has only tomato, mozzarella and basil (ingredients that carry the colors of the Italian flag). Curiosity: did you know that Margherita pizza is named in honor of Queen Margherita de Savoia?

advice: if you can add buzzarella mozzarella To pizza, do not hesitate. It is one of the richest gastronomic products in all of Italy!

Ohhhh, one of my favorite dishes ever. All the stuffed pasta makes me crazy, but specifically the tortellini with cream and ham makes me crazier than Juana I of Castile. Although in reality, I love stuffed pasta toooodas: ravioli with pumpkin, cappelletti in brodo, tortelloni ricotta e spinaci, ravioli With mushrooms, buah. I love you all madly.

Oh, and something that is not found in Spain are the stuffed pasta in brodo, which are served in broth instead of covered with sauce.

I swear it is the last variant of "pasta" that I will discuss in this post. But how am I going to leave out of the typical dishes that I eat in Italy a rich, tasty and magnificent lasagna? The best are those of my grandmother and my mother (in my house we call her pasticcio), but surely in any restaurant with home cooking (do not go to eat a frozen lasagna, copon), they will be able to prepare one of the best lasagna that you will eat in your life.

If you are an alien and do not know what lasagna is, I tell you: it is a dish that is prepared with pasta sheets that alternate with Bolognese sauce (ragout) and sauce bechamel. There are variants: lasagna with spinach and cottage cheese, fish lasagna, eggplant ... it can actually be prepared in a thousand ways!

This is one of the typical dishes of Italy more unknown For foreigners. But it is very common among Italians to go for a drink and ask for a “tagliere” to snack. It is essentially a table with different types of cheese and charcuterie (sometimes it also includes typical snacks or grilled vegetables). Undoubtedly one of the best options to fill the gut while drinking a wine / spritz.

Notice: This paragraph is not suitable for vegans and vegetarians. The bistecca alla fiorentina is a piece of beef steak which is characterized by its thickness (usually measuring about 4cm thick and weighing at least about 800 grams). Freak out It is typical of the Florence area, hence the name, so if you travel to Tuscany you have to try it.

Here opinions are quite divided: there are those who love polenta and who hate it. I am from the first group, Rober from the second. In general, I could say that it is one of the most beloved dishes in northern Italy (so much so that the rest of the country calls us "polentoni"), while in other areas it practically does not exist.

Polenta is a mass (sometimes solid and sometimes rather liquid) that basically consists of cornmeal boiled. There are a thousand ways to eat it: grilled, as an accompaniment to meats, mixed with cheeses or with meat stews ... there are even those who eat it with milk! Buah It freaks out to me, how hungry I have entered XD

What can I tell you not to know about ice cream anymore? What I'm going to give you is a recommendation: never buy ready-made ice cream in Italy, always, always, always go to artisan ice cream. We have kicks. In large cities there are very good ice cream parlors, but prices soar (it is not uncommon to have to pay € 2-3 for a ball -_-), while in smaller cities and towns, an ice cream ball costs € 1-1.50 approx.

We end up with one of the most famous italian desserts around the world: tiramisu. It is prepared with savoiardi (some typical cookies) that are dipped in coffee and covered with mascarpone cream (mascarpone cheese, eggs and sugar) and sprinkle with cocoa. Surely you already ate it on more than one occasion. There are several versions of the dessert: from strawberry tiramisu to pistachio tiramisu, but the truth is that grace is in the coffee! So my advice is to try the original.

his origin It is somewhat ambiguous, some say that he was born in Venice, who says that in Tuscany, but this is where I take the friulana that I have inside: Tiramisu was invented in Friuli Venezia Giulia. And that's it And if you don't believe it, look.

Of course, many typical Italian dishes are left out of this list, such as focaccia genovese, the risotto allo zafferano, the eggplant parmigiana, the arancinis, the romagno piadinail cotechino with le lenticchieil saltimbocca alla romana, the pannacotta... Uff, but there are so many!

And you, have you been to the Belpaese? Which recipe did you like the most? Do you know more typical dishes to eat in Italy?

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