Italy
Food and wine from Italy.
Zuppa jota
Far east of Verona is a town called Trieste. From this city hails a soup that shows how the cuisine of Italy has been influenced by other cultures. It uses sauerkraut!
Italian wedding soup
There is a traditional Italian wedding soup that uses some of the same ingredients as the minestrone. But it is much more focused on the meat than the vegetables.
Minestrone Veronese
Despite the large number of ingredients, preparation of this traditional soup from the north is really simple. All the work is in simply chopping and slicing the vegetables and the ham.
Fettuccine in the manner of Alfredo
Fetuccine Alfredo fortissimo
The sauce is the main feature of this creamy dish. Prepare the enriched Alfredo sauce and pour it over boiled fetuccine.
Fetuccine Alfredo
First invented by the Roman chef after whom the dish is named, it consists of just pasta, Parmesan cheese and butter. It is one of the more popular pasta dishes all over the world, with the exception of Italy, where it is not considered a classic pasta dish.
Fresh Italian noodles
You can use fresh pasta - a must for the best dishes - or you can make it yourself. If you choose to make it, here's how...
Italian cuisine
Eggplant Parmesan
This is one of the dishes that have made Italian cuisine well know over the world. Try a few dishes from Southern Italy and you may never want to go home again.
Italian carne cruda
This dish from Piedmont is only one of dozens from a section of this lovely country known for outstanding cuisine. Try it and you'll quickly become convinced.