Food

As with all food, Italians take great pride in their desserts. Italian Chocolates, ice creams, cakes and other sweets are artistic expressions made from only the best quality local ingredients. Delicate chocolates and chocolate spreads…

A true gourmet delicacy—the truffle, or tartufo, is the only food on the planet that is literally worth its weight in gold. A truffle is the fruiting body of an underground mushroom, usually found near trees. This difficult to find fungus…

Informally known as the king of cheese, Parmigiano Reggiano, or Parmesan cheese with Denominazione di Origine Controllata (D.O.C.), is so valuable that trucks carrying loads of it have been hijacked at gunpoint. Parmesan is arguable the…

Mozzarella was first made in southern Italy, near Naples, from the pungent milk of the water buffalo. The cheese had a very short shelf-life and seldom left the southern region of Italy because it was not made from pasteurized milk and…

Gorgonzola is a buttery, soft, Italian blue cheese most commonly made from cow’s milk. When made from goat’s milk the result is more firm, crumbly and salty. This aromatic and savory cheese originates from the small town of Gorgonzola,…

There are over four hundred different types of Italian cheeses, produced from the raw milk of the cow, sheep or goat, in all twenty regions of Italy. Their full-flavored and uncompromised natural taste set Italian cheeses apart from cheeses…

Pasta is an amazing food. Just think, it's available everywhere, easy to keep a long time, quick to prepare and in all kinds of different ways, popular with everyone and nourishing and economical. While pasta is eaten all over the world, it…

Olive oil is essential to any kitchen and indispensable in Italian cuisine. Both a cooking element and condiment, olive oil is so versatile that it is ideal for preparing (frying, braising, sautéing, baking, broiling, grilling, marinating…

Many Italian food products are the unique result of being finely honed over centuries. Food from the twenty regions of Italy have many distinct differences, but what all of them have in common is an uncompromising commitment to quality.…

For lovers of seafood, Sardinia’s beaches are an ideal vacation spot.  Sardinian cuisine offers rock lobsters, clams, crabs, squid, anchovies and sardines, among other delights.  Mullet eggs are harvested and dried into solid blocks.  This…