italian cuisine

Italian cuisine is known for its regional diversity, especially between the north and the south of the Italian peninsula
Italian cuisine is known for its regional diversity, especially between the north and the south. It offers an abundance of taste, and is one of the most popular and copied in the world. It influenced several cuisines around the world, chiefly that of the United States. Italian cuisine is generally characterized by its simplicity, with many dishes having only two to four main ingredients. Italian cooks rely chiefly on the quality of the ingredients rather than on elaborate preparation.

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  1. MypinchofItaly

    Recipe Pork Sausage in Milk and Wine Sauce

    Salsicce al latte. It’s easy as drinking a glass of wine or milk, here we have both, thus it’s super easy. It is a recipe that comes from the Veneto region, North of Italy, the sausage usually used is Luganega, a pork sausage rolled in a spiral-shape or long. The wine used is usually red wine as...
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    Sausages with milk and red wine.jpeg

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    Aubergine Parmigiana.jpeg

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    Orecchiette with meat tomato sauce.jpeg

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    Wholemeal Cornetto with Apricot Jam.jpeg

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    Recipe Mock Pizza with Puff Pastry, Pesto and Italian Sausage

    Sounds crazy but REALLY good. INGREDIENTS 2 - links Johnsonville Mild Italian Sausage 1 sheet frozen Puff Pastry - defrosted Pesto - I made the pesto using a generic recipe with one difference. I use pecans instead of pine nuts. Grape tomatoes - cut in half Crumbled Feta Cheese Crushed red...
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    Friselle - Apulian Savoury Rusk Bread.jpg

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    Recipe Friselle - Apulian Savoury Rusk Bread

    Makes about 10 Friselle, Preparation time 60 mins, Cooking time 45-50 mins 500 g of durum wheat flour or wholemeal flour 250 ml lukewarm water 10 g of salt 50 ml Evoo 10 g of brewer’s yeast Preparation of the dough Dissolve the yeast in lukewarm water. Put the flour on a work surface and...
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    Recipe Stuffed-Rice Tomatoes Roman-style

    Serves 4, Preparation time 20 mins, Cooking time 60 mins 8 large, firm, ripe round tomatoes 3 yellow potatoes medium-sized 150 g of rice, preferably Roma, Baldo or Vialone Nano varieties – but ok also Arborio or Carnaroli Garlic cloves, peeled, 2 Basil leaves, chopped, 8 Dry oregano, a handful...
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    Seada - Sweet Sardinian dumpling.jpeg

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    Recipe Frico – Cheese and Potato Pie from Friuli Venezia Giulia

    Serves 4, Preparation time 15 mins, Cooking time 30-35 mins 250 g of yellow potato 30 g unsalted butter 200 g mixed cheese - both fresh and aged 2 white or yellow onions Salt and pepper, to taste Method Dice or grate cheese. Peel and cut potatoes into very thin slices or grate them. Melt...
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    Egg in Purgatory with leftover sausage ragout.jpeg

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    Penne with Sausage Ragout.jpeg

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    Recipe Roman-Style Artichoke

    For this preparation is normally used a typical artichoke coming from Rome called “mammola”, but of course you can use artichokes you have available, taste doesn’t change. Stuffed with minced parsley, garlic and mint, carciofi alla romana is one of the most typical Roman side-dish. Every year...
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    Red onion and smoked pancetta risotto.jpeg

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    Fried polenta morsels
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    Recipe Scagliozzi – Fried Polenta Morsels

    Scagliozzi or Scagliuozzi are fried polenta morsels, Apulian origin but more than anything else known and associated as one of the most popular Neapolitan street food and strolling through the streets and alleys of the city eating fried polenta morsels usually placed in a cone of paper is a...
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