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Italian Recipes


Italian cuisine is respected, loved, and eaten all over the world. Outside of Italy, the best-known dishes include pizza and pasta, but Italian food has much else to offer too, including excellent meat and seafood dishes, superb cheeses, and a wonderful range of desserts.

Italian pasta


As far as pasta is concerned there are many times. The most popular type is spaghetti, which is long thing strings of pasta (spaghetti actually means "thin strings"). Other popular types include vermicelli (also string-like), fettucine and linguine (ribbon-shaped), lasagna (large sheets), rotelle and farfalle (decorative shapes), and, ravioli and tortellini (stuffed pasta). Although all forms of pasta are made from basically the same ingredients, the different shapes do affect the taste and choice of recipe, because each individual shape interacts with sauce in a different way.

Spaghetti cooked and served with tomato sauce

Italy is a country of great regional contrasts, and this fact is reflected in its food. Additionally, many outside influences have contributed to Italian cuisine (although the legend that Marco Polo introduced pasta from China does appear to be apocryphyl).

Some of the region dishes and ingredients that you may encounter in Italian food include:
  • Sardinia is famous for its lamb and pecorino (cheese made from sheep's milk).

  • Arab influence played an important part in the development of Sicilian cuisine, including the introduction of lemon and pistachio. Sicily is also known for its seafood, particularly swordfish and tuna, but it is in desserts where the island has had the greatest influence of all: both gelato (ice cream) and granita (a delicious semi-frozen dessert made using sugar, water and flavorings) originate from Sicily.

  • Calabria (the region corresponding to the "toe" of Italy) is known for its spicy version of salami.

  • Naples is the home of mozzarella, pizza and sfogliatelle (Italian filled pastries).

    Italian food - Authentic Neapolitan pizza served in Naples

  • Whereas Sicilian and Neopolitan pizzas are quite thick, Roman pizzas extremely thin. Rome is also known for its use of offal and pecorino (cheese made from sheep's milk).

  • Tuscany is known for its meat, white beans and unsalted bread.

  • Products from the North of Italy include balsamic vinegar, lasagna, mortadella (a heat-cured pork sausage, served as a cold cut) parmigiano (parmesan cheese) polenta (a dish made from boiled corn-meal), prosciutto (dry cured ham), ragu (bolognese sauce), rice and tortellini (stuffed pasta). Piedmont and Lombardy both produce their own distinctive (and different from each other) variety of rice, and both forms are used to make risotto.
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Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking: 30th Anniversary Edition: A Cookbook

By Marcella Hazan

Knopf
Released: September 20th, 2022
Orange Hardcover (736 pages)

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  • Edition: Anniversary
  • Number of Pages: 736
  • Author: Marcella Hazan
  • Publication Date: September 20th, 2022
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  • Weight: 2.55074837134 pounds
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Super-Italian: More Than 110 Indulgent Recipes Using Italy's Healthiest Foods; A Cookbook

By Giada De Laurentiis

Rodale
Released: March 4th, 2025
Red Hardcover (272 pages)

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  • ISBN: 0593579836
  • EAN: 9780593579831
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  • Number of Pages: 272
  • Author: Giada De Laurentiis
  • Publication Date: March 4th, 2025
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  • Size: 9.77 inches by 7.73 inches by 0.98 inches
  • Weight: 1.25002102554 Pounds
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At My Italian Table: Family Recipes from My Cucina to Yours: A Cookbook

By Laura Vitale

Clarkson Potter
Released: February 27th, 2024
Multicolor Hardcover (272 pages)

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  • ISBN: 0593579860
  • EAN: 9780593579862
  • PartNumber: 9780593579862
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  • Hardcover
  • Number of Pages: 272
  • Author: Laura Vitale
  • Publication Date: February 27th, 2024
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  • Size: 9.2 inches by 7.7 inches by 0.98 inches
  • Weight: 1.99959271634 Pounds
  • Color: Multicolor
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Everyday Italian Cookbook: 90+ Favorite Recipes for La Cucina Italiana (Italian Recipes, Italian Cookbook, Williams-Sonoma Cookbook)

By Domenica Marchetti

Weldon Owen
Released: May 16th, 2023
Hardcover (192 pages)

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  • Manufacturer: Weldon Owen
  • Brand: Weldon Owen
  • EAN: 9798886740035
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  • Number of Pages: 192
  • Author: Domenica Marchetti
  • Publication Date: May 16th, 2023
  • Release Date: May 16th, 2023
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  • Size: 10.25 inches by 7.75 inches by 1.2 inches
  • Weight: 2.10100535686 pounds
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The Complete Italian Cookbook: Essential Regional Cooking of Italy

By Manuela Anelli Mazzocco

Rockridge Press
Released: April 28th, 2020
Paperback (200 pages)

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  • ISBN: 1646114175
  • EAN: 9781646114177
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  • Number of Pages: 200
  • Author: Manuela Anelli Mazzocco
  • Publication Date: April 28th, 2020
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Pasta Grannies: The Official Cookbook: The Secrets of Italy's Best Home Cooks

By Vicki Bennison

Hardie Grant
Released: October 29th, 2019
Hardcover (256 pages)

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  • Brand: Hardie Grant
  • ISBN: 1784882887
  • EAN: 9781784882884
  • PartNumber: 54986743
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  • Format: Illustrated
  • Edition: Illustrated
  • Number of Pages: 256
  • Author: Vicki Bennison
  • Publication Date: October 29th, 2019
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  • Size: 10.0 inches by 7.7 inches by 1.3 inches
  • Weight: 2.44933573082 pounds
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The Italian Family Kitchen: Authentic Recipes That Celebrate Homestyle Italian Cooking

By Eva Santaguida

Rock Point
Released: October 1st, 2024
Hardcover (224 pages)

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  • Number of Pages: 224
  • Authors: Eva Santaguida, Harper Alexander
  • Publication Date: October 1st, 2024
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  • Weight: 2.20903186524 pounds
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Old World Italian: Recipes and Secrets from Our Travels in Italy: A Cookbook

By Mimi Thorisson

CROWN
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  • ISBN: 1984823590
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  • Number of Pages: 304
  • Author: Mimi Thorisson
  • Publication Date: September 15th, 2020
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  • Weight: 3.24961374188 Pounds
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Lidia's From Our Family Table to Yours: More Than 100 Recipes Made with Love for All Occasions: A Cookbook

By Lidia Matticchio Bastianich

Knopf
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  • Number of Pages: 240
  • Authors: Lidia Matticchio Bastianich, Tanya Bastianich Manuali
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  • Weight: 1.90038469844 Pounds
  • Color: Multicolor
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Milk Street Backroads Italy: Finding Italy's Forgotten Recipes (A Cookbook)

By Christopher Kimball

Voracious
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  • Number of Pages: 416
  • Authors: Christopher Kimball, J. M. Hirsch
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