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Italian Food

Buon appetito! Known for savory pastas, flavorful meats and sweet pastries, Italian food is a popular cuisine all over the world. It combines a zest for life and an appetite for good food from everyday edibles to Roman feasts. Ask questions here about recipes, ingredients and the history of Italian food.

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Famous Italian Dishes?

Food in Italy is very regional-- what's famous depends on where you are. The most famous export comes from Naples, and that is pizza. From the North there is polenta and pannetone, from Sicily there's cannoli. Mozzarella cheese is found throughout the country. There are MANY more, but I hope this helps :)

What do Italians drink?

There are quite a few varieties of red and white grapes that make Italian wines. Some red grapes include Nebbiolo, Barbera, and Dolcetto. Some white grapes include Cortese, Grechetto, Vernaccia.

How do you make lasagna?

Minced Beef 450g

Tin of Tomatoes 400g

Mushrooms 100g

Chopped onion 1

Garlic 1 clove

Beef Stock 1/2 pint (300ml)

Butter 25g

Lasagne Verdi 1 Packet Milk 300ml

Butter 25g

Plain Flour 25g

Grated Cheddar 50g 1. To prepare the Meat Sauce, fry the Mince Beef and Onion until brown.

2. Stir in the Stock, Garlic, Tomatoes and Mushrooms (sliced).

3. Cook for about an hour until thick and rich.

4. If necessary add 2 tablespoons of Cornflour dissolved in a small amount of cold water to thicken.

5. Grease an oven proof dish.

6. To make the Bechamel sauce, melt the Butter, stir the Flour in and add the Milk,

stirring until thickened.

7. Grate the Cheese and add. Add seasoning to taste.

8. Layer the ingredients repeatedly, starting with the Meat Sauce, then the Lasagne, ending with the Bechamel Sauce.

9. Sprinkle some Parmesan Cheese on top and bake in the oven at 400F / 200C / Mark 6 for about 45 minutes.

10. Serve with Parmesan Cheese. Serves 4-6. Hope it works

How long is frozen lasagna good for?

Several months. I make it, cook it, and then cut the baked lasagna into individual servings. Wrap them in foil and then put them in one of freezer zip lock bags. It stays in my freezer a long time and I have no freezer burn.

Do all cats like lasagna?

A cat can indeed eat pizza, but pizza as a whole is not a healthy food, much less so for a cat. A cat would be attracted to pizza because of the cheese and any meat on the pizza, due to the high fat content of the cheese and the fat and protein in the meat. However, the cheese and meat are processed, which likely has too much salt and preservatives in which can be harmful to a cat if it eats such foods regularly.

Is okay to put warm lasagna in the fridge?

Sure, but it will make the refrigerator work harder. 10 to 15 minute cool down on the counter first will save your electric bill a few cents.

in other words yes u can and nothing will happen

Why do the Italians use mozzarella on their pizzas?

because -a) its a good gooey cheese that helps the othe rpizza toppings stick together

b) it has a really nice flavour

c) it's an original Italian cheese that is always used on good pizzas

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How is orzo pasta made?

Orzo pasta is basically like any other pasta, the name comes from it's shape and size, which looks like barley ("orzo" means barley in italian) It is made from different wheat varieties, the best coming from durum semolina wheat or soft wheats. It is manufactured using the same technique other pastas are. a good orzo recipe is found at http://takingcareofthetemple.blogspot.com/2008/05/veggie-lemon-orzo-pasta.html

Are meatballs American or Italian?

It is unknown the exact origin of meatballs. However, the oldest documented recipes were found to be from ancient Rome.

What are the people like in Italy?

i'm italian and i can answer very well this question. there are two kinds of italian people, depending on their culture's level: good/high culture level and the middle/low one. the first kind doesn't use to care about material things as label's clothes, cars, high level standard of lifestyle. the second one goes very crazy for expansive clothes, cars and high level of lifestyle (often so high as they can't catch up with it), so they use to spend a lot of money in those things because they like tv as a drug, and everything the tv tell them, they believe! every italian with a low level of culture is very controled by tv, mass media, enterprises (in few words: from everyone has to sell something). they try to resolve their empty life with stupid material things. and the politicians and the mass media like this kind of italians, because they are stupid as sheep, and in fact the sheep can be controled very well, the most smart and intelligent people in Italy try to go out from the italy looking for a better society which could help them to live in a better standard of life (i'm speaking about culture, not salary). who has got good ideas in italy can't find space! if Leonardo da vinci, michelangelo, marconi, fermi, were born now in italy,in the italy of this time, they wouldn't be artists, scientists, genious, but just people interested about clothes, brands, labels and material things, because the italian society now is producing (and wants) this kind of people. people who don't think, but work and buy untill their death.

How do you cook frozen lasagna in a conventional oven?

Heat the oven to about 200oC then put your lasagna on a baking tray and into the oven, cover the lasagna with foil for the first 20 minutes or so whilst the lasagna defrosts, then remove and bake for a further 20 minutes, test the lasagna to make sure it is hot in the centre before you serve it.

What are Italian style tomatoes?

In many Mexican dishes, cooks use Roma-style tomatoes.

What are some traditional Swedish foods?

There are a variety of popular Swedish foods. These include: Julbord which is a well known Swedish dish which includes gravlax and meatballs. Another popular dish is Thor which is a very thick soup consisting of boiled peas, onion, salt and pork.

What country does risotto come from?

Risotto is an Italian recipe, but like most recipes had influence from other recipes. It may have started in Venice or Milan. The style of cooking rice until it is starting to create a starch thickened sauce or gravy between the grains had to have been around for centuries in countries that had a longer history using rice than Italy.

Can one eat lasagna after having wisdom teeth pulled?

Im sure you can as long as you're not trying to chew nuts or anything hard that may be found in ice cream. usually the dentist tells you to remain on a liquid type diet for a few days following getting your teeth pulled

What is the traditional 'Christmas cake' in Italian?

Panettone is an Italian equivalent of 'Christmas cake'. It includes among its ingredients special, seedless white grapes and candied fruits. It's a masculine gender noun whose definite article is 'il' ['the'] and whose indefinite is 'uno' ['a, one']. It's pronounced 'pah-neht-TOH-nay'.

How long can lasagna sit out before its bad?

The longer it stays in the refrigerator the mushier it will become. This should be cooked as soon as it is made to prevent mushyness.

How long should you cook a lasagna if the noodles are precooked?

It will still take 35-45 minutes, even with the noodles and meat pre-cooked, to let all the flavors soak into each other and keep the whole dish piping hot.

Do you have to cover the lasagna to cook it?

Yes and no...

if you leave it uncovered it has a tendencie to get dryed out but that's were using certain ingredients come into play I.e fattier meats onions etc.

What is the key ingrediant in spaghetti sauce that makes it tangy?

The primary ingredient in spaghetti sauce is tomatoes. Tomato puree is just processed tomatoes with the skins and seeds removed. Tomato sauce is that plus sugar and spices. When it comes to pasta sauce, there are as many recipes as cooks, and they all use this basic ingredient. Certainly there are those brave souls who actually start with the fresh tomatoes. Lord have mercy! Bon appétit.

Is lasagna pasta?

In Itallian lasagne is the plural of lasagna.

Who invented hp sauce?

It was developed by Frank Garton, a grocer from Nottingham, the name was registered in 1895. HP Sauce was launched in 1903

What is meant by a 'lungo' coffee?

A "long" coffee literally is what a lungocoffee is.

Specifically, the word is the masculine singular form of an adjective in Italian. It refers to a kind of espresso-made coffee which takes about twice the time (60 seconds instead of 18-30) and water (50-60 milliliters instead of 25-30) that consumers, makers and servers allot to espresso coffee. It translates literally as "long" and loosely as "protracted, stretched, stretched-out".

The pronunciation will be "LOON-go" in Italian.