Italy has a well-established and deserved history for making high-quality recipes and delicious cuisines. While mainly famous for its pizzas and pasta, Italian food has plenty of mouth watering sea food and meat dishes, not to speak of some wonderful desserts and cheeses.

Food in Italy is a means of spending quality time and bond with family and friends. Italian cuisine is about attention to detail that goes to making each dish just perfect. Italian food varies from region to region and are generally simple and easy to prepare. Some of the popular ingredients used in various Italian recipes include potato, bell pepper and tomato. Cheese is regarded as a necessary ingredient and is utilized the majority Italian dishes.

It has often been noted that Italy is a place of great regional variations – and that is certainly true, indeed the country was only unified in 1861 – and this fact is reflected in the range of Italy’s regional cuisine. Over the centuries Italy has been invaded many times by different countries, Italy has also been involved in heavy trade and indeed this shows in the variability and origin of its cuisines.

Lets take a brief gander on some of the Italian cuisines:

- Lasagna, balsamic vinegar, mortadella, polenta, polenta, tortellini are some of the native Italian cuisines. Before you ask let me give a brief description of the all food mentioned. Mortadella is pork sausage that is cut, hear cured and served cold. Polenta is a dish made using boiled commeal and tortellini is stuffed pasta.

- Tuscan cuisine often features meat, white beans and unsalted bread.

- Pizzas and Mozzarellas originated from Naples.

- Many Roman and Italian cuisines generously use cheese made from sheep’s milk, also knows as pecorino.

- Salami, a preferred Italian dish originated in southern Italy.

- Pecorinio is a sweet dish which is common and famous in Italy. It is essentially a form of cheese and is made from sheep’s milk. Its especially popular in Sardinia.

- Sicilian cuisine is noted for its Arab influences in its cooking (with the usage of lemon and pistachio), as well as for its seafood (including tuna and swordfish). Sicily is also the home of gelato (ice cream) and granita (a delicious semi-frozen dessert made using sugar, water and flavorings).

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