Italy

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Pizza actually isn't Italian at all. (Shocker, I know!) It's an American born food. That's why it's so greasy... >_<

Pepperoni pizza in Italy is pizza with bell peppers. If you want pepperoni pizza in Italy, you will need to order Salami on your pizza. Some places that have a lot of American tourists may place pepperoni pizza on their menu- but of you go to areas not frequented by American tourists, and order pepperoni pizza- you will get bell pepper pizza. This happened to me in Pescara, Italy.

Pepperoni (with two 'p's in the middle) is an Italian-American sausage/salami, known mainly in countries other than Italy! Peperoni (with only one 'p' in the middle) are green/yellow/red bell peppers. There is a difference in pronunciation between the two words (the word with two 'p's has a short 'e' as in petty; the word with only one 'p' has a longer 'e' as in pay) but it is very difficult for any foreigner to hear or pronounce the difference!

Breakfast eating hours are between 7 to 11 AM for most in Italy. Italians generally have a light breakfast (often consisting of espresso or a cappuccino with a pastry). This can be a quick meal at home, or can be eaten at a coffee bar on the way to work. Cappuccinos are considered a breakfast drink exclusively, and there are a wide variety of favorite pastries served in Italy to go with espresso drinks for breakfast.

Italian cooking methods and techniques have remained traditional with the use of pots and pans on stoves preferred.

Microwaves are not popular because the food doesn't taste as good as when it is cooked with small gas or electric hobs.

They also use different varieties of noodles like d'angelo and tortellini.

I know this information because I have been studying Italian food for a while and I know many different cooking methods.

Baking, grilling, frying, stewing and boiling.

Recent estimates of the number of smokers in Italy tend to be based on sample surveys. The results are always tentative when they depend upon methods of self-reporting. But figures from surveys in 2002-2003 lead one to believe that just under one-third of the adult male and just under one-quarter of the adult female populations smoke in Italy. That doesn't take into consideration other factors, such as the ever earlier ages at which people tend to start smoking, worldwide.

Although a popular belief, Pizza did NOT originate in Italy. It was originated in Ancient Greece. The most well known food developed and originated from Italy is Lasagna, or ancient pasta. [Note: Spaghetti was NOT originated in Italy, but most other pasta was.]

once a day I think!

The same way as everyone else does........with a knife.

Italians eat a variety of meals. Spaghetti is a staple in Italian cooking. Fettucini alfredo is a popular dish with a white cheese sauce. Chicken and shrimp can also be included. Pizza is another Italian favorite.

This is an Italian dessert recipe. Croccante (Makes about 1 pound) 1 cup sugar 1 TB.light corn syrup 1-1/2 cups whole or slivered blanched almonds, toasted Butter a baking sheet and set it aside on a heat-protected surface. Combine the sugar and corn syrup in a wide, shallow pan. With a metal spoon, stir continuously until the mixture looks like wet sand. Set the pan over low heat and allow the mixture to melt and caramelize. Stir the mixture occasionally. When the sugar is a clear amber color, remove the pan from the heat. Quickly stir in the almonds. Pour the hot croccante on the prepared baking sheet and spread it out with a spoon. Allow the croccante to cool and harden. After the croccante has cooled, break it into coarse pieces. Store croccante in a container in a cool, dry place.

No they don't. They have coffee with donuts but the Italian style.

A lot of Italian cafe are called Cafe dell'Duomo for example. Italian cafe's are named after the street or area you are in. Other cafes will be named after the owner like Cafe Marco for example.

Italian food should be the food Italians eat and comes from their traditions.

Each culture preserves its traditions.

Italians care very much about Italian food tradition and it can be seen through recipes that are passed from generation to generation.

For a quick response, an example of Italian food could be pasta with tomato sauce, the simplest one!

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Ana Maria da Costa

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Traditional Italian foods include: 1. Pasta, which can be prepared using different types of sauce. 2. Pizza, which can be prepared with fresh produce; herbs and vegetables; cheese and local meat such as Prosciutto which is thin uncooked ham. 3. A wide range of different types of meats such as chicken; veal, etc. 4. Seafood and fish are also very popular. 5. Bread without butter and salads are also very common. 6. Desserts include cannoli; panettone; ricciarelli; amaretti; Fresh fruit and Gelato (Italian ice cream). The above is usually accompanied by a good bottle of home-made red "Vino".

Milk coffee made with espresso coffee and topped with warm milk. Served with brioche which is a sweet bread. The bread is dipped into the milk coffee before eating.

No, in Italy we don't have Mountain Dew, but I don't know why they don't sell it here.

Gruppo Italiano Vini is the biggest since it is a group of 14 wineries. For a single bottling site Fratelli Martini is probably the biggest with about 80/90M bottles coming out of one winery.

The precise answer is because they were introduced to Italy following the discovery of America by the Spanish.

Naples at the time was under Spanish rule and the commercial ships brought this strange new fruit, or is it a vegetable, to the city.

It soon became popular and lent itself to early fusion cooking.

The zone of Mount Vesuvius and much of the Campania coast still provide Italy with most of it's tomato crop, although beware of illegal importation of tomato paste from China passed of as 'Made in Italy'.

Here are some good foods that we found: * Fiorentina beefsteak Baccalà alla Vicentina Lasagne Pasta e fagioli Pizza Spaghetti bolognese Fettuccine Alfredo Salsiccia Limoncello Veal osso buco Chicken cacciatore

One of the greatest prides of the Italians is their food. The major meal in Italy is eaten in the middle of the day. Large meals always consist of many courses. The Italians may have a pasta course followed by a course of fish or meat. The Italians sometimes have a course called antipasto, which is Italian for appetizers, before they eat their pasta course. The antipasto course may contain a large variety of vegetables and cold meats like prosciutto, which is a ham with spices on it. The antipasto may also consist of salami, olives, and artichoke hearts. The foods of Italy are greatly varied, depending on which region you are in. For example, ribbon-shaped pastas are the most popular in the northern region of Italy. In the southern region of Italy, macaroni with tomato sauce is the most popular and favorite pasta. Risotto, which means rice dish with vegetables, is a first course, as well. Pizza is also a popular food in Italy. Wine is served with every meal other than breakfast. Italians also have desserts after a meal. Fresh fruit is often a dessert. Cakes are most likely the most popular dessert. Cakes include spumoni cake, which is all ice-cream, tiramisu cake, rum cake, cannoli cake, and cheesecake.

Balsamic vinegar is made in Modena and the Emilia-Romagna province.

A typically Italian wedding normally takes place in Spring or early autumn, so dishes are neither too heavy nor too light.

Popular starter dishes include starters of mozzarella buffalo cheese, followed by a choice of pastas such as pesto with linguine or risotto.

Second courses feature fish followed by meat and vegetable side dishes.

The wedding cake is usually a cream concoction perhaps with champagne.

Lasagne tastes good, is filling, is very nutritious, the ingredients (except for meats) are easily stored, many even without refrigeration, like dried pasta. It can be made with freshly made pasta as well. Part of the ingredients, like the sauce, can be made well in advance and canned or frozen for longer term storage. It is inexpensive to make and contents are easily obtained by ordinary people. It can be varied so it isn't boring as: with meat, without meat, with spinach as a vegetarian dish, with meatballs, with different cheeses, with onion, with mushrooms, with different herbs, etc. American people love lasagna, too! Although the most popular lasagne in the U.S. is the baked version, it can also be eaten without layering and baking for a quicker meal. You might think of it as the Italian version of a casserole.