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Written by Matteo Caloiaro   
Saturday, 09 February 2013 17:13

Italian Cooking and Cuisine

The land of pastas and pizzas and the mighty Roman Empire is the picture that most of us tend to get when we think of Italy. However, Italy has more to offer to its tourists, especially in terms of its versatile cuisine. The Italian cuisine is vivid and versatile just like the empire and region itself. The lesser-known fact about Italy is that the place is a paradise of food lovers as much as it is a heaven for the shopaholics.

Occupying a huge landscape the region's traditional cuisine has a distinct feature that goes with the distinct geographical spread of the place and offers many more lip-smacking foods apart from the popular pizzas and pastas.

Picture of Traditional Italian CuisineThe traditional cuisine has a strong influence of the multiple empires that ruled the country and exhibits the presence of the ancient Greek, Roman and Jewish traditions in this land for a considerably long time along with other civilizations apart from the Turks and Arabs that also have left a mark on the nation's cuisine. The cuisine in the northern part of the country for instance is dominated by the influence of the cuisine from Austria and Germany that has excessive use of potatoes and butter, whereas the cuisine in the southern regions are more prominent with the use of olives and tomatoes.

Secrets of preparing traditional Italian food

The Italian foods are not just delicious, but also healthy as all these foods are made using the local fruits and vegetables excessively. The region, which is famous for its sauces and sausages, however, restrains from dipping the foods in excess of sauce. Therefore, the key to making the perfectly delicious Italian food is to use the right kind of fruits, vegetables and meat without soaking them in sauces for long duration instead these foods use the sauces as an enhancer before the food is served.

The secret to making the perfect Italian cuisine is to stock up the right ingredients along with the cheese, fruits and vegetables. Italians, generally use abundance of species in their food, which includes extra virgin olive oil, garlic, and basil along with balsamic vinegar and parmesan reggiano.

If you are trying to make a traditional Italian recipe then it needs to be cooked the traditional way by shunning the ovens and other modern day innovations of baking. The traditional cooking relies more on stove-based baking, sautéing and frying, which gives the traditional Italian cuisine its uniqueness from other cuisines across the world.

Although the bitter truth is that one cannot make the authentic Italian dishes outside the country the closest possible taste can be derived by following a few simple tips like choosing the right kind of fruits and vegetables. Often people tend to take a liking for large fruits and vegetables, however, the authentic taste of the Italian cuisine ingredients is obtained when the smaller fruits are chosen.

It is also important to schedule your food to the appropriate season so that all the needed ingredients are available, most of which are available in the imported food items section in the stores. In addition, it is necessary to strictly follow the recipe rather than to experiment if you are attempting to cook that delicious and perfect Italian cuisine at your home.

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0 #2 Addicted2Italy 2013-03-24 13:47
Hi Filipo,

Yes, I agree, and they use the ingredients that are native to their lands.

Thanks for posting.

Larry
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0 #1 Filipo 2013-03-23 20:42
You gotta use only the best and freshest ingredients when you are cooking Italian food that's what makes it so freakin awesome.

Filipo
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