La Cucina Italiana
Introduzione
• The Italian cuisine is divided into three parts: the North, Central and South
• Great regional differences
• Main ingredients are: pasta, rice, vegetables, meat, seafood and different dairy products
A tavola
• Breakfast – colazione:caffé latte or cappuccino with biscuits, crackers or a muffin
• Lunch – pranzo: around 2 pm, a plate of pasta or rice (primo piatto) and maybe meat afterwards (secondo piatto)
• Dinner – cena:8-11 pm, a menu of many different dishes, e.g. salad, meat, French fries, pizza
• Antipasti – starters
• Primi piatti – pasta / rice
• Secondi piatti – meat, often veal, chicken or rabbit
• Contorni – vegetarian dishes
• Dolci – desserts
• Different kinds of food are not mixed but eaten separately
• Most Italians eat both lunch and dinner at home
• Food is VERY important for the Italians – they live to eat!
L’Italia del Nord
Typical products – Prodotti tipici
• Rice Risotto• Corn Polenta • Butter • Cheeses:
• Taleggio, mascarpone, ribiola, Grana Padano, gorgonzola
• Sausages, steakes• Fish, seafood
• Influenced by southern France and Austria
Piatti famosi del Nord
Lombardia• Risotto alla milanese• Osso bucco con
gremolata• Bresaola, pancetta,
salsicce, salame • Tiramisù –”drag-me-
up”, panettone
Liguria• Pesto• Foccaccia• Gnocchi
Emilia-Romagna• Bolognese sauce –
ragù • Parmigiana alle
melanzane• Parmigiano –
parmesan • Parma ham,
culatello, mortadella• Zuppa inglese
L’Italia Centrale
Prodotti tipici• Pork, lamb• Black truffles• Beans – white and
red• Olive oil• Fresh pasta• Famous wines
Prodotti famosi dell’Italia Centrale
Lazio
• Vegetarian food• Sheep and goat milk
cheeses• Artichokes• Green peas
Toscana
• Ribollito• Zabaglione• Chianti
L’Italia del Sud• The ”real” Italian food
Prodotti tipici
• Dried pasta• Tomatoes, eggplant• Olive oil• Mozzarella di bufala,
provola• Peperoncino-spiced meat,
salami• Pizza• Fish, seafood
Piatti famosi del Sud
Campania• Pizza – Pizza
Margherita• Insalata caprese• Pasta ai frutti di
mare, ai quattro formaggi...
• Different stews
Sicilia• Pasta alla siciliana• Famous lemons• La granita• Ricotta
Da bere
• Red and white wines• Grappa – liquor from rests of grapes, north Italy • Limoncello – lemon liqueur, Capri• Amaretto
Caffè
• Espresso• Doppio, macchiato
• Cappuccino• Caffè latte• Latte macchiato• Caffè mocca
Buon Appetito!