Good Lifestyle

Italy is a land kissed by the sun, from the sea, from the tarsher of the mountains. Rich in history, music, architecture and good food. Those who live in Italy are lucky enough to live in a country where culinary traditions are countless, from one region to another the flavors can change completely, but never at the expense of goodness. The quality of food, seasonality, territory and refinement of flavors are the masters everywhere. Some dishes are so good that they are really known in every world corner! Don't you believe it? Below we offer you at least 10!

Pizza

It doesn't matter in which lost corner of the world you find yourself, if you are looking for the pizza you will find it. It is the main symbol of Italian cuisine in the world that has been recognized even by UNESCO as an immaterial cultural heritage of humanity. Each pizza chef has its secrets to combine and let the flour, water, yeast and salt rise and its condiments are simply infinite. The first pizza was created in Naples, at the end of the eighteenth century, when a baker Cosa in a wood oven the first pizza Margherita, in honor of Queen Margherita of Savoy, using tomato sauce, mozzarella and basil, to remember the colors of the national flag. The rest is history.

lasagna

Another milestone of Italian cuisine known all over the world are lasagna. Another baked dish, made up of layers of fresh pasta stuffed with generous quantities of ragù, béchamel and stringy mozzarella. But the variants are many, a little depending on the original recipe, a little depending on the chef's creativity.

Risotto

Risotto is a typical first course of the Belpaese which is not difficult to find abroad. The variants of the risotto are many, just as there are numerous varieties of rice to be used: Arborio, Carnaroli, Vialone. The best known risotto of all? Probably the Milanese risotto is preparing with white wine, Parmesan, butter, onions and saffron, which gives it that unmistakable yellow color.

Panzerotti

Another pearl of local cuisine that has conquered the world is the panzerotto. A small crescent of pasta (often the same as the pizza) stuffed with mozzarella and tomato, crunchy out and soft and stringy inside. Its popularity is probably due to its practicality because it is an excellent fast meal, to eat even standing, walking on the street. Even older than the pizza, he dates back to the seventeenth century and was born from the invention of a massage that mixed the few ingredients he had available, creating a masterpiece of taste.

Stuffed pasta

Of the immense family of stuffed pasta, there are several dishes appreciated abroad. The most famous of all are probably tortellini, thin pasta filled with pork, ham or mortadella, to eat in meat broth. The ravioli are also famous, stuffed with ricotta and spinach or meat, to be enjoyed with sauce or with butter and sage.

Cured meats and cheeses

Italy is the kingdom of cured meats. Among the best known are mortadella, salami, seasoned raw ham. The cured meats, together with the cheeses - fresh or seasoned - represent one of the best known dishes abroad. A nice plate of cured meats and cheeses, accompanied by a glass of good wine, is an all -Italian fashion that is depopulating abroad.

Arancin

No, the asterisk is not a mistake. It is there not to do a wrong to anyone given the long and severe dispute between the Sicilians who call this arancina delight - female - or arancino - male - depending on the place where they live. The fact is that, apart from the name, we are talking about an unmissable and famous Sicilian dish all over the world. Stuffed rice spheres with meat sauce, peas and cheese that are breaded and then fried. Tasty and appetizing, they are a perfect road food.

skewers

The arrosticini are a typical abruzzo dish that is also enjoying much abroad. These are lamb meat cut into small pieces and slipped into a wooden stick with a skewer and then cooked on the grill.

Ice-cream

Gelato is also a typical goodness of the Italian tradition appreciated throughout the globe. A pampering to be enjoyed during the walks or as a dessert at the end of a meal. Its popularity is probably linked to its most natural variants that are well suited to more seasonal and biological food choices.

tiramisu

And we conclude with what is perhaps the prince of Italian desserts, the best known, desired and envied across the Alps: tiramisu. A base of savoiardi biscuits, immersed in coffee or marsala, covered with mascarpone cream, eggs and sugar, with a sprinkling of cocoa. Sometimes, instead of cocoa, it is covered with chocolate flakes. A real pleasure.