What ingredients are used in Italian cooking?

Answer 1

Italian cuisine is still very much seasonal and regional, so the ingredients used vary up and down Italy.

For example north of the River Po, butter is preferred to olives and tomatoes.

Answer 2

Usually fresh.

Pasta is done with wheat flour, eggs and water.

Ravioli are usually filled with fresh ricotta and spinach.

A lot of side dishes in Italy are made of vegetables, seasonal ones. Eggplants, zucchini, mushrooms, artichokes, lettuce and salads in general.

Meat is often roasted and sometimes stuffed. All kinds of meat is used in Italian cuisine, like veal, pork, chicken, rabbit.

Fish is very used too, usually small shaped ones.

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Answer 3

You will find that 90% of Italian food involves garlic and parmesan cheese.

Basil, Oregano ect. are very common. Pasta is used a lot, so is tomato.

A lot of Italian cooking also incorporates wine.

Answer 4

They are too numerous to list. There's an Italian dish that uses almost any ingredient you can name. For some of the most well known dishes you'd use pasta, tomatoes, basil, olive oil, meat of any sort, fish, cheese, onions, etc.

Answer 5

Pasta,Garlic,Tomatoes,salami

Answer 6

Basil, oregano and rosemary.