Italian party ideas?!
I'm not Italian, but I'd like to know - especially from those of true
Italian background - what type of parties did you have as
children!? Did you have any particular customs!? Dishes!?
Games!? Etc!? What says "Authentic" to you!? Thanks for the help!Www@FoodAQ@Com
Italian background - what type of parties did you have as
children!? Did you have any particular customs!? Dishes!?
Games!? Etc!? What says "Authentic" to you!? Thanks for the help!Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
As a true Italian and Sicilian, when it's anyone's Birthday or special event, the family and very, very close friends of the family gather and it's a big feast and celebration! The more food the better!
First, there's the antipasto, this is a dish filled with salami, supressata, prevalone cheese, olives, bread, Fennel, bread sticks, and any other Italian cheeses and cold cuts, prosciutto (!? spelling), etc
Then comes the main meal which starts with either soup or pasta, but it's usually a pasta dish like macorini or lasagna, shells, ziti, etc!. also at this time there's meatballs, etc!.
Then comes the main dish, this can be roast beef, turkey, pork, whatever meat is chosen and the side dishes which are vegetables like broccoli, and some corn, potatos, and even ALL of the above! There can also be more and there's salad!.
Bread and wine, and water are ALWAYS there from the antipasti to the dessert!.
Then comes the fruit!. This is whatever's in season, if it's fall and winter, it's apples, pears, etc, along with nuts!. Chestnuts, peanuts, etc!.
Then it's time to clean up before dessert and ONLY the women clean up, honesty if you live in a family that's old world like I do, we women clean up and the men sit around the table and talk or go to the livingroom and rest!.
After clean up is done it's time to prepare for dessert!. Usually it's Espresso and coffee, along with Italian cookies and pastries from an Italian bakery!.
Usually before an event someone goes to Arthur Ave!. (I live in NY) and that's the place to get all the good imported meats, fish, and pastries, and gets all the good imported cheese, cold cuts, and pastries and this is when those cookies and pastries are served!. If it's a birthday and not a holiday, then it's cake, pastries, and cookies!. Along with champagne wine, etc!.
Like for 4th of July we'll do a bbq, along with Italian food and those Italian pastries and cookies for dessert and of course, all the good Italian wine!. Those are a part of every gathering!
As children, it was the same kind of parties!. We ate what the adults ate and had the same parties!. The ONLY parties that were not like that were the ones we had with friends for kid parties!. Like when we had roller rink parties or things like that, those kind of parties were not done with the family though, they were done with friends and the big family gatherings with the feasts of good Italian food were done with family!.
If we did a party in a hall or restuarant, they were done the same way!. We had them in an Italian restuarant and my uncle ALWAYS goes to Arthur Ave!. and brings the cake and dessert in so that's done no matter where the party is! Otherwise, the menu is Italian food whether it's a caterer doing it, or a restuarant!. Others can order something off the menu if they don't like what we choose, that's always an option!. Food is always something that we always have tons of, and we'll always be flexible and if we don't have something someone wants we'll go and get it! That's just how it is and there's always room for more around the table we'll make room for them and if there's not enough food, we'll either make it or go and get some, there's always room for guests!
For games the only games that were ever played were among the adults and that's an Italian card game!. The kids weren't allowed to play, it was just for adults and there's always lots of cousins so we always played amongst ourselves, so it never bothered us that our parents were playing cards and we weren't there was always stuff for us to do!
As for dishes, there's always things that are going to be at certain gatherings!. There's always going to be an antipasti, there's always going to be Italian cookies and pastries, for Christmas there's always going to be Pisci Stocco, which is like Baccala, only different and there's a special cake that we have!. also, my mom had for Epiphany, she would give us a gift, being it's considered Little Christmas, she would give my sister and me a little gift every year as kids!. For Easter we always get HUGE chocolate eggs that area hollow, but have little toys at the bottom, (my dad gives them to the females no matter how old you are!), there's always Lasagna at Christmas day dinner!. There's always a head of the family, who's usually the oldest uncle and Aunt, or grandparents that are highly respected, they're the Matriarch and Patriarch of the family!. Church is very important!. I had a GREAT childhood and LOVE having the big family around me and all the traditions! It's the family and these traditions that says Authentic to me!. I love all the things my family did and having such a big family around growing up!. Now the family's not as big and some moved to different states, but we're all very close and it's the one thing that stands out to everyone that knows me and my family is that we are very, very close, but that's part of it, and it's great!
There's also different customs and traditions depending on what area you're from!. There's different areas of Italy, there's north and south and then there's Sicily!. My mom is from Northern Italy and my dad was born in Sicily so obviously, he's Sicilian, and all my aunts and uncles were born there and that's the dominant traditions that were we brought up with, and he is very old world, but different areas have different things that they may do!. It depends on those areas!.
I hope this helps and that you have a great party!Www@FoodAQ@Com
First, there's the antipasto, this is a dish filled with salami, supressata, prevalone cheese, olives, bread, Fennel, bread sticks, and any other Italian cheeses and cold cuts, prosciutto (!? spelling), etc
Then comes the main meal which starts with either soup or pasta, but it's usually a pasta dish like macorini or lasagna, shells, ziti, etc!. also at this time there's meatballs, etc!.
Then comes the main dish, this can be roast beef, turkey, pork, whatever meat is chosen and the side dishes which are vegetables like broccoli, and some corn, potatos, and even ALL of the above! There can also be more and there's salad!.
Bread and wine, and water are ALWAYS there from the antipasti to the dessert!.
Then comes the fruit!. This is whatever's in season, if it's fall and winter, it's apples, pears, etc, along with nuts!. Chestnuts, peanuts, etc!.
Then it's time to clean up before dessert and ONLY the women clean up, honesty if you live in a family that's old world like I do, we women clean up and the men sit around the table and talk or go to the livingroom and rest!.
After clean up is done it's time to prepare for dessert!. Usually it's Espresso and coffee, along with Italian cookies and pastries from an Italian bakery!.
Usually before an event someone goes to Arthur Ave!. (I live in NY) and that's the place to get all the good imported meats, fish, and pastries, and gets all the good imported cheese, cold cuts, and pastries and this is when those cookies and pastries are served!. If it's a birthday and not a holiday, then it's cake, pastries, and cookies!. Along with champagne wine, etc!.
Like for 4th of July we'll do a bbq, along with Italian food and those Italian pastries and cookies for dessert and of course, all the good Italian wine!. Those are a part of every gathering!
As children, it was the same kind of parties!. We ate what the adults ate and had the same parties!. The ONLY parties that were not like that were the ones we had with friends for kid parties!. Like when we had roller rink parties or things like that, those kind of parties were not done with the family though, they were done with friends and the big family gatherings with the feasts of good Italian food were done with family!.
If we did a party in a hall or restuarant, they were done the same way!. We had them in an Italian restuarant and my uncle ALWAYS goes to Arthur Ave!. and brings the cake and dessert in so that's done no matter where the party is! Otherwise, the menu is Italian food whether it's a caterer doing it, or a restuarant!. Others can order something off the menu if they don't like what we choose, that's always an option!. Food is always something that we always have tons of, and we'll always be flexible and if we don't have something someone wants we'll go and get it! That's just how it is and there's always room for more around the table we'll make room for them and if there's not enough food, we'll either make it or go and get some, there's always room for guests!
For games the only games that were ever played were among the adults and that's an Italian card game!. The kids weren't allowed to play, it was just for adults and there's always lots of cousins so we always played amongst ourselves, so it never bothered us that our parents were playing cards and we weren't there was always stuff for us to do!
As for dishes, there's always things that are going to be at certain gatherings!. There's always going to be an antipasti, there's always going to be Italian cookies and pastries, for Christmas there's always going to be Pisci Stocco, which is like Baccala, only different and there's a special cake that we have!. also, my mom had for Epiphany, she would give us a gift, being it's considered Little Christmas, she would give my sister and me a little gift every year as kids!. For Easter we always get HUGE chocolate eggs that area hollow, but have little toys at the bottom, (my dad gives them to the females no matter how old you are!), there's always Lasagna at Christmas day dinner!. There's always a head of the family, who's usually the oldest uncle and Aunt, or grandparents that are highly respected, they're the Matriarch and Patriarch of the family!. Church is very important!. I had a GREAT childhood and LOVE having the big family around me and all the traditions! It's the family and these traditions that says Authentic to me!. I love all the things my family did and having such a big family around growing up!. Now the family's not as big and some moved to different states, but we're all very close and it's the one thing that stands out to everyone that knows me and my family is that we are very, very close, but that's part of it, and it's great!
There's also different customs and traditions depending on what area you're from!. There's different areas of Italy, there's north and south and then there's Sicily!. My mom is from Northern Italy and my dad was born in Sicily so obviously, he's Sicilian, and all my aunts and uncles were born there and that's the dominant traditions that were we brought up with, and he is very old world, but different areas have different things that they may do!. It depends on those areas!.
I hope this helps and that you have a great party!Www@FoodAQ@Com
Italians like to gather their families around on special occasions, they usually eat their favorite dishes, whether it is pasta, risotto, eggplant lasgna, or meat, at long tables covered with nice showy tablecloths, sometimes in a garden, under a big tree!. Make it a very casual affair, treat everyone like a family member!. It is hard to explain but there are always children running all over, everything is very relaxed but conversation is lively!. Its a noisy rambunctious event!.
Hope it helpsWww@FoodAQ@Com
Hope it helpsWww@FoodAQ@Com
Jalizee wrote you a novel! Those foods, etc!. are for adult dinners and parties!. My kids parties were same as any other American kid would have!. Food, games and opening gifts!. We even had a pony for rides once!. Unually mother would have beef barbeque sandwiches or hot dogs on the grill, beans, mac!. salad, chips, then ice cream and cake!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Dishes:
Antipasti
* Insalata caprese
* Braciole
* Bruschetta
* Bresaola
* Prosciutto e melone
* Crostini con condimenti misti
* Verdure in pinzimonio
* Cocktail di gamberi
* Olive ascolane
* Mozzarelline fritte
* Pizzette e salatini
* Tartine
* Peperoni imbottiti
Italian soup and sauce recipes
* Bagna Cauda
* Minestrone
* Pasta e fagioli
* Risi e bisi
* Marinara Sauce
* Fonduta
* Grine Sauce
Italian breads
* Ciabatta
* Pane carasau
* Pane casareccio
* Panino
* Focaccia
* Pane toscano (without salt)
* Michetta (typical bread of Milano)
* Rosetta (typical bread of Roma)
* Ciriola (typical bread of Roma)
* Pane pugliese
* Pane di Altamura
* Grissini torinesi
* Tigella
* Crescentina
* Piadina
* Pita (typical bread of Catanzaro)
Common pizza recipes
* Focaccia al rosmarino - based on rosemary and olive oil, sometimes served with prosciutto!. Usually served as appetizer
* Pizza marinara - based on tomato, oregano and garlic
* Pizza Margherita - based on tomato and mozzarella
* Pizza alla napoletana (or Napoli) - tomato, mozzarella and anchovy
* Pizza siciliana - tomato, mozzarella, capperi, olive and anchovy
* Pizza romana - tomato, mozzarella, capperi and anchovy
* Pizza pugliese - tomato, mozzarella and onions
* Pizza capricciosa - with tomato, mozzarella, mushrooms, artichokes, black and green olives
* Pizza quattro stagioni - based on tomato and divided in four sectors, one for each season:
o Spring: olives and artichokes
o Summer: pepper
o Autumn: tomato and mozzarella (like Pizza Margherita)
o Winter: mushrooms and boiled egg
* Pizza ai quattro formaggi - with four different cheeses (sometimes melted, sometimes in sectors)
* Pizza ai funghi e salsicce (or boscaiola)- with mozzarella, mushrooms and sausages, with or without tomato!.
* Calzone - folded over dough usually filled with ricotta and other ingredients
Pasta varieties - (over 650)
Main article: List of pasta
* Agnolotti
* Bavette, bigoli, bucatini
* Cannelloni, crespelle
* Cappellini, cappelletti
* Conchiglie
* Ditalini
* Eliche
* Farfalle, festoni, fettuccine, filatieddi, fusilli
* Garganelli
* Gnocchi
* Gnocchi di semolino
* Lasagne, linguine, lumache (snails)
* Maccheroni (macaroni), malloreddus (Sardinian pasta), maltagliate, marille, Marrubini
* Offelle, orecchiette
* Orzo
* Paccheri, paglia e fieno, pansotti, panzarotti, pappardelle, penne, perciatelli, pici, pinzillacchere, pizzoccheri,
* Ravioli, rigatoni
* Spaghetti, spaghetti alla chitarra, strozzapreti, strangozzi, strascinati
* Stelline
* Tacconi, tagliatelle, tagliarini, tonnarelli, tortellini, trenette, trottole, trofie
* Vermicelli
* Ziti
Pasta dishes
* Ciceri e Tria
* Bucatini all'amatriciana, Bucatini coi funghi, Bucatini alla Sorrentina
* Cannelloni al ragù, cannelloni ai carciofi
* Penne all'arrabbiata, pansotti alla genovese
* Rigatoni alla pajata, Rigatoni al forno con salsa aurora
* Spaghetti alla Carrettiera, Spaghetti al nero di seppia, Spaghetti alla Puttanesca, Spaghetti con la bottarga, Spaghetti all' aglio, olio e peperoncino, spaghetti indiavolati, Spaghetti Siracusani, spaghetti alla carbonara
* Tagliatelle alla boscaiola, tagliatelle ai carciofi, tagliatelle ai funghi, tagliatelle al pomodoro, tagliatelle al sugo di lepre, tagliatelle al ragù
* Tortelloni alla zucca
* Trofie al pesto, trofie al sugo di noci
* Tortellini of MODENA
* Tortelloni ricotta and spinaci
* Lasagne
* Ziti
* Ravioli
Italian fish
* Baccalà
* Cacciucco
* Alici, Sardine, Anguilla marinate
* Seppioline in umido
* Missultin e polenta
* Fritata di bianchetti
* Fritto misto di pesce
* Orate al forno
* Acciughe fritte in pastella
* Acciughe in carpione
* Acquadella o latterino fritto
* Agghiotta di pesce spada
* Anguilla marinata
* Baccalà alla vicentina
* Baccalà fritto
* Branzino al sale
* Brodetto di arselle
* Buridda
* Calamaretti fritti
* Calamari in zimino
* Calamari ripieni
* Capesante alla veneziana
* Cappon magro
* Carpaccio di pesce
* Cartoccio di pesce spada
* Cozze alla tarantina
* Cozze fritte alla viareggina
* Cozze ripiene
* Filetti di baccalà
* Filetti di orata al cartoccio
* Frittura mista di pesce
* Grancevola alla veneziana
* Impanata di pesce spada
* Involtini di pesce
* Moscardini lessati alla genovese
* Murena fritta
* Nasello al forno
* Orata arrosto
* Pepata di cozze
* Pesce a scabecciu
* Pesce al cartoccio
* Pesce alla pizzaiola
* Pesce spada alla siciliana
* Pesce Spada arrosto in salmoriglio
* Polpettine di mare
* Sarde a beccafico
* Sarde arraganate (sarde con origano e pane)
* Sarde grigliate
* Sarde ripiene
* Sarde sfiziose panate
* Sardele in saor
* Sbroscia bolsenese
* Scampi a zuppetta
* Scampi gratinati
* Seppie col nero alla veneziana
* Seppie con i piselli
* Seppie ripiene
* Sogliole alla mugnaia
* Spiedini ai frutti di mare
* Spiedini di alici
* Spiedini di anguilla
* Stoccafisso alla genovese
* Stoccafisso alla ligure
* Tonno sott'olio
* Tortiera di cozze
* Totano imbottito
* Triglie alla livornese
* Zuppa di pesce
Italian meats
* Bresaola
* Coda alla vaccinara
* Cotoletta alla milanese
* Cotoletta alla petroniana (like a cordon bleu)
* Bistecca Fiorentina
Guanciale (cured pork jowl)
* Mortadella
* Osso buco
* Pancetta
* Parma Ham
* Pezzetti di cavallo
* Prosciutto cotto
* Prosciutto crudo
* Salame
* Salsiccia
* Violino Valtellinese
* Vitello
Italian wine
Further information: Lists of Italian DOCG, DOC, and IGT wines!.
* Abruzzi
o Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, Trebbiano d'Abruzzo
* Tuscany
o Bolgheri, Carignano, Chianti, Colli Apuani, Colli Etruria Centrale, Colline Lucchesi, Elba, Scansano, Montalcino, Montescudaio, Nipozzano, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Parrina, Pitigliano, San Gimignano, Val di Chiana, Val di Cornia, Valdinievole, Valle di Arbia
* Piedmont
o Alba, Acqui, Asti, Barolo, Carema Riserva, Colli Tortonesi, Gattinara, Gavi, Langhe, Monferrato, Nebbiolo, Ovada
* Veneto
o Amarone, Bardolino, Colli Euganei, Valpolicella, Conegliano Veneto, Custoza, Soave, Valdobbiadene
* Liguria
o Cinque Terre
* Emilia-Romagna
o Sangiovese, Lambrusco (al mei del mei), Pignoletto, Gutturnio, Bonarda, Trebbiano, Albana
* Sardinia
o Cagliari, Monti, Nuragus, Ogliastra
* Marche
o Verdicchio, Conero, Piceno
* Lombardy
o Franciacorta, Oltrepò Pavese, Sassella, Inferno, Grumello, Bonarda, Barbera, Spumante Brut, Valcalepio
* Sicily
o Etna, Noto, Passito di Pantelleria, Marsala, Nero d’Avola, Donna Fugata
* Umbria
o Orvieto, Torgiano, Rosso di Montefalco, Sagrantino, Grechetto
* Calabria
o Cirò
* Puglia
o Negroamaro
Italian cheeses
* Asiago
* Bel Paese, Bitto, Bra, Burrini, Burrata, Butirro
* Caciocavallo, Cacioricotta, Canestrato pugliese, Casècc, Castelmagno, Caprini, Casiello, Casu modde, Ciccillo, Crescenza, Crotonese
* Fontina, Fiore Sardo, Formai de mut
* Giuncata, Grana Padano, Gorgonzola
* Marzolino, Marzotica, Mascarpone, Mozzarella, Montasio, Monte veronese, Murazzano
* Parmigiano Reggiano, Pecorino di Fossa, Pecorino romano, Pecorino sardo, Piacentinu, Primo Sale, Provolone, Puzzone di Modena
* Quartirolo
* Ragusano, Raschera, Ricotta rifatta, Ricotta Salata, Robiola,
* Slattato, Stracchino, Squacquerone
* Taleggio, Toma, Tumazzu
Italian desserts and pastry
* Anisette (cookie)
* Babà
* Biscotti
* Biscuit Tortoni
* Cannolo siciliano
* Cassata siciliana
* Ciarduna
* Crostata
* Gelato (ice cream)
* Granita
* Macedonia (fruit salad)
* Panna cotta
* Pandoro
* Panettone
* Pastiera
* Pignolata
* Pizzelle
* Semifreddo
* Sfogliatelle
* Tiramisù
* Torta caprese
* Struffoli (tiny fritters glued together with honey and decorated with multi-colored sprinkles)
* Zabaglione
Italian coffee (caffè)
* Bicerin (coffee, hot chocolate and whipped cream, only in Turin)
* Caffè corretto
* Caffè macchiato
* Caffelatte
* Cappuccino
* Espresso (known generally in Italy simply as caffè)
* Grolla dell'amicizia (coffee and grappa served in a traditional bulbous wooden loving cup, shaped like a multi-spouted teapot, and drunk in the Aosta Valley and Piedmont)
* Marocchino (similar to a small cappuccino, invariably served in a glass, and drunk mainly in Milan and Casale Monferrato)
* Ristretto
Famous Italian dishes
* Bistecca alla fiorentina (Florentine beefsteak)
* Baccalà alla Vicentina
* Lasagne
* Pasta e fagioli (commonly known as "pasta fazool")
* Pizza
* Spaghetti alla Bolognese
* Fettuccine Alfredo (though invented in the United States)
* Salsiccia
* Limoncello liqueur
* Veal osso buco
* Pollo alla cacciatoraWww@FoodAQ@Com
Antipasti
* Insalata caprese
* Braciole
* Bruschetta
* Bresaola
* Prosciutto e melone
* Crostini con condimenti misti
* Verdure in pinzimonio
* Cocktail di gamberi
* Olive ascolane
* Mozzarelline fritte
* Pizzette e salatini
* Tartine
* Peperoni imbottiti
Italian soup and sauce recipes
* Bagna Cauda
* Minestrone
* Pasta e fagioli
* Risi e bisi
* Marinara Sauce
* Fonduta
* Grine Sauce
Italian breads
* Ciabatta
* Pane carasau
* Pane casareccio
* Panino
* Focaccia
* Pane toscano (without salt)
* Michetta (typical bread of Milano)
* Rosetta (typical bread of Roma)
* Ciriola (typical bread of Roma)
* Pane pugliese
* Pane di Altamura
* Grissini torinesi
* Tigella
* Crescentina
* Piadina
* Pita (typical bread of Catanzaro)
Common pizza recipes
* Focaccia al rosmarino - based on rosemary and olive oil, sometimes served with prosciutto!. Usually served as appetizer
* Pizza marinara - based on tomato, oregano and garlic
* Pizza Margherita - based on tomato and mozzarella
* Pizza alla napoletana (or Napoli) - tomato, mozzarella and anchovy
* Pizza siciliana - tomato, mozzarella, capperi, olive and anchovy
* Pizza romana - tomato, mozzarella, capperi and anchovy
* Pizza pugliese - tomato, mozzarella and onions
* Pizza capricciosa - with tomato, mozzarella, mushrooms, artichokes, black and green olives
* Pizza quattro stagioni - based on tomato and divided in four sectors, one for each season:
o Spring: olives and artichokes
o Summer: pepper
o Autumn: tomato and mozzarella (like Pizza Margherita)
o Winter: mushrooms and boiled egg
* Pizza ai quattro formaggi - with four different cheeses (sometimes melted, sometimes in sectors)
* Pizza ai funghi e salsicce (or boscaiola)- with mozzarella, mushrooms and sausages, with or without tomato!.
* Calzone - folded over dough usually filled with ricotta and other ingredients
Pasta varieties - (over 650)
Main article: List of pasta
* Agnolotti
* Bavette, bigoli, bucatini
* Cannelloni, crespelle
* Cappellini, cappelletti
* Conchiglie
* Ditalini
* Eliche
* Farfalle, festoni, fettuccine, filatieddi, fusilli
* Garganelli
* Gnocchi
* Gnocchi di semolino
* Lasagne, linguine, lumache (snails)
* Maccheroni (macaroni), malloreddus (Sardinian pasta), maltagliate, marille, Marrubini
* Offelle, orecchiette
* Orzo
* Paccheri, paglia e fieno, pansotti, panzarotti, pappardelle, penne, perciatelli, pici, pinzillacchere, pizzoccheri,
* Ravioli, rigatoni
* Spaghetti, spaghetti alla chitarra, strozzapreti, strangozzi, strascinati
* Stelline
* Tacconi, tagliatelle, tagliarini, tonnarelli, tortellini, trenette, trottole, trofie
* Vermicelli
* Ziti
Pasta dishes
* Ciceri e Tria
* Bucatini all'amatriciana, Bucatini coi funghi, Bucatini alla Sorrentina
* Cannelloni al ragù, cannelloni ai carciofi
* Penne all'arrabbiata, pansotti alla genovese
* Rigatoni alla pajata, Rigatoni al forno con salsa aurora
* Spaghetti alla Carrettiera, Spaghetti al nero di seppia, Spaghetti alla Puttanesca, Spaghetti con la bottarga, Spaghetti all' aglio, olio e peperoncino, spaghetti indiavolati, Spaghetti Siracusani, spaghetti alla carbonara
* Tagliatelle alla boscaiola, tagliatelle ai carciofi, tagliatelle ai funghi, tagliatelle al pomodoro, tagliatelle al sugo di lepre, tagliatelle al ragù
* Tortelloni alla zucca
* Trofie al pesto, trofie al sugo di noci
* Tortellini of MODENA
* Tortelloni ricotta and spinaci
* Lasagne
* Ziti
* Ravioli
Italian fish
* Baccalà
* Cacciucco
* Alici, Sardine, Anguilla marinate
* Seppioline in umido
* Missultin e polenta
* Fritata di bianchetti
* Fritto misto di pesce
* Orate al forno
* Acciughe fritte in pastella
* Acciughe in carpione
* Acquadella o latterino fritto
* Agghiotta di pesce spada
* Anguilla marinata
* Baccalà alla vicentina
* Baccalà fritto
* Branzino al sale
* Brodetto di arselle
* Buridda
* Calamaretti fritti
* Calamari in zimino
* Calamari ripieni
* Capesante alla veneziana
* Cappon magro
* Carpaccio di pesce
* Cartoccio di pesce spada
* Cozze alla tarantina
* Cozze fritte alla viareggina
* Cozze ripiene
* Filetti di baccalà
* Filetti di orata al cartoccio
* Frittura mista di pesce
* Grancevola alla veneziana
* Impanata di pesce spada
* Involtini di pesce
* Moscardini lessati alla genovese
* Murena fritta
* Nasello al forno
* Orata arrosto
* Pepata di cozze
* Pesce a scabecciu
* Pesce al cartoccio
* Pesce alla pizzaiola
* Pesce spada alla siciliana
* Pesce Spada arrosto in salmoriglio
* Polpettine di mare
* Sarde a beccafico
* Sarde arraganate (sarde con origano e pane)
* Sarde grigliate
* Sarde ripiene
* Sarde sfiziose panate
* Sardele in saor
* Sbroscia bolsenese
* Scampi a zuppetta
* Scampi gratinati
* Seppie col nero alla veneziana
* Seppie con i piselli
* Seppie ripiene
* Sogliole alla mugnaia
* Spiedini ai frutti di mare
* Spiedini di alici
* Spiedini di anguilla
* Stoccafisso alla genovese
* Stoccafisso alla ligure
* Tonno sott'olio
* Tortiera di cozze
* Totano imbottito
* Triglie alla livornese
* Zuppa di pesce
Italian meats
* Bresaola
* Coda alla vaccinara
* Cotoletta alla milanese
* Cotoletta alla petroniana (like a cordon bleu)
* Bistecca Fiorentina
Guanciale (cured pork jowl)
* Mortadella
* Osso buco
* Pancetta
* Parma Ham
* Pezzetti di cavallo
* Prosciutto cotto
* Prosciutto crudo
* Salame
* Salsiccia
* Violino Valtellinese
* Vitello
Italian wine
Further information: Lists of Italian DOCG, DOC, and IGT wines!.
* Abruzzi
o Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, Trebbiano d'Abruzzo
* Tuscany
o Bolgheri, Carignano, Chianti, Colli Apuani, Colli Etruria Centrale, Colline Lucchesi, Elba, Scansano, Montalcino, Montescudaio, Nipozzano, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Parrina, Pitigliano, San Gimignano, Val di Chiana, Val di Cornia, Valdinievole, Valle di Arbia
* Piedmont
o Alba, Acqui, Asti, Barolo, Carema Riserva, Colli Tortonesi, Gattinara, Gavi, Langhe, Monferrato, Nebbiolo, Ovada
* Veneto
o Amarone, Bardolino, Colli Euganei, Valpolicella, Conegliano Veneto, Custoza, Soave, Valdobbiadene
* Liguria
o Cinque Terre
* Emilia-Romagna
o Sangiovese, Lambrusco (al mei del mei), Pignoletto, Gutturnio, Bonarda, Trebbiano, Albana
* Sardinia
o Cagliari, Monti, Nuragus, Ogliastra
* Marche
o Verdicchio, Conero, Piceno
* Lombardy
o Franciacorta, Oltrepò Pavese, Sassella, Inferno, Grumello, Bonarda, Barbera, Spumante Brut, Valcalepio
* Sicily
o Etna, Noto, Passito di Pantelleria, Marsala, Nero d’Avola, Donna Fugata
* Umbria
o Orvieto, Torgiano, Rosso di Montefalco, Sagrantino, Grechetto
* Calabria
o Cirò
* Puglia
o Negroamaro
Italian cheeses
* Asiago
* Bel Paese, Bitto, Bra, Burrini, Burrata, Butirro
* Caciocavallo, Cacioricotta, Canestrato pugliese, Casècc, Castelmagno, Caprini, Casiello, Casu modde, Ciccillo, Crescenza, Crotonese
* Fontina, Fiore Sardo, Formai de mut
* Giuncata, Grana Padano, Gorgonzola
* Marzolino, Marzotica, Mascarpone, Mozzarella, Montasio, Monte veronese, Murazzano
* Parmigiano Reggiano, Pecorino di Fossa, Pecorino romano, Pecorino sardo, Piacentinu, Primo Sale, Provolone, Puzzone di Modena
* Quartirolo
* Ragusano, Raschera, Ricotta rifatta, Ricotta Salata, Robiola,
* Slattato, Stracchino, Squacquerone
* Taleggio, Toma, Tumazzu
Italian desserts and pastry
* Anisette (cookie)
* Babà
* Biscotti
* Biscuit Tortoni
* Cannolo siciliano
* Cassata siciliana
* Ciarduna
* Crostata
* Gelato (ice cream)
* Granita
* Macedonia (fruit salad)
* Panna cotta
* Pandoro
* Panettone
* Pastiera
* Pignolata
* Pizzelle
* Semifreddo
* Sfogliatelle
* Tiramisù
* Torta caprese
* Struffoli (tiny fritters glued together with honey and decorated with multi-colored sprinkles)
* Zabaglione
Italian coffee (caffè)
* Bicerin (coffee, hot chocolate and whipped cream, only in Turin)
* Caffè corretto
* Caffè macchiato
* Caffelatte
* Cappuccino
* Espresso (known generally in Italy simply as caffè)
* Grolla dell'amicizia (coffee and grappa served in a traditional bulbous wooden loving cup, shaped like a multi-spouted teapot, and drunk in the Aosta Valley and Piedmont)
* Marocchino (similar to a small cappuccino, invariably served in a glass, and drunk mainly in Milan and Casale Monferrato)
* Ristretto
Famous Italian dishes
* Bistecca alla fiorentina (Florentine beefsteak)
* Baccalà alla Vicentina
* Lasagne
* Pasta e fagioli (commonly known as "pasta fazool")
* Pizza
* Spaghetti alla Bolognese
* Fettuccine Alfredo (though invented in the United States)
* Salsiccia
* Limoncello liqueur
* Veal osso buco
* Pollo alla cacciatoraWww@FoodAQ@Com