Italian Risotto
The Italian risotto became known as another Italian typical dish, even if rice isnt original from Italy as pasta.
Rice is a cereal as corn or wheat, but less fat and is eaten by half world population. The Italian rice is appreciated for its high quality and today is widely exported as a gourmet product.
The Italian rice is classified in 4 groups, the COMMON rice (riso comune) has small and round grains and its cooking time is between 12 and 13 minutes. Ideal for broth or vegetables...
Three Easy Pasta Recipes
When I get home and have short time to prepare lunch, the quickest dish is always pasta. You can easily have a complete meal in 10 minutes (plus the time to boil the water).
Pasta is a genuine food, that mostly of the times contain only water and wheat flour, being safe for people of all ages. The difference is how we dress it. But following the rules of Mediterranean Diet, that combines vegetables with carbohydrates, if the right quantity of fat (good fat) is used, it can really be considered...
The Mediterranean Diet
The Mediterranean diet has its origins on the countries that face the Mediterranean Sea: Southern Italy, Spain, Greece, Crete, ex-Yugoslavia, Turkey and Tunisia.
Along their unlucky story plain of hunger and misery, these people were able to set a diet based on their lands products, mainly vegetarian. It was insufficient, but better than the northern one, as the durum wheat proteins are better than the corn ones, used on the north, that caused the pellagra(disease caused by the lack of vit.B...
Italian Salami, Prosciutto and Mortadella
Italian salami is not often named as a typical Italian product, even if it is really present in Italians daily diet.
This simple cold cut is commonly used in Italy in an antipasto or, more commonly, inside a sandwich that a young Italian student eat at school pause.
Generally salami is made with 1/3 beef, 1/3 pork and 1/3 fat. This proportion varies depending on the kind of salami. For example, the felino one is usually made with precious meat and less fat, being considered a gourmet...
Italian Traditional Food
Italian traditional food is known for its wonderful recipes and wines, but often an important side of it is hidden or even unseen.
This side is what eating means for Italians. Its not just eating, it means much more.
If you happen in a major Italian city you may find some shops with continued opening time. But the most close from 1 to 4.30pm. Italians do stop for lunch.
Life has changed in Italy too, not allowing everyone to go home for lunch and maybe take even a rest. But most public...
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