types of food eaten in italy
Italian cuisine has a great variety of different ingredients which are commonly used, ranging from fruits, vegetables, sauces, meats, etc. In the North of Italy, fish (such as cod, or baccala), baccalÃ , potatoes, rice (corn), maize, sausages, pork and different types of cheeses are the most common. ingredients
In Northern Italy though there are many kinds of stuffed pasta, polenta and risotto are equally popular if not more so. Ligurian ingredients include several types of fish and seafood dishes; basil (found in pesto), nuts and olive oil are very common.
. Italians take their food very seriously. Thus the reason for all the work that is put into their cuisines.. Italians eat many things that are not usually eaten in the UK, for example, snails, horse, donkey, hedgehog, goat, guinea pig, rabbit, wild boar, sea urchin, sea snails, octopus, squid, sparrows, peacock etc. . Italians only drink milky coffee, like cappuccino and caffelatte, first thing in the morning for breakfast.