Itlainan+Food

Italian toc

=[|Overveiw]= The ingedient used in italian food actualy came from the new world better know as North and South America.The items that were introduced were potatoes, tomatoes, bell peppers and maize these were itme not introdoced on a grand scale until the 18th century. Also apart of the italian food selection is cheese and wine and it is said that Coffee exspecaly espresso is importan to Italian Food.

=History= The italian food did not get first noticed until the 19th centurey and it was first developed until the 4th cententy BC. Much of Italy is governed by France, Spain, and Austria.

Middle Ages
The place where Italian food developed was in Sicily.In the 9th century the sicilys were invaded by the Muslims and most of Northern Europe to day and it was also being attacked by all the Viking.The Arabs are actually the ones who introduce lots of the food that is used in Italian food to day such as spinach, almonds and rice and even spaghetti this improvement was shown during 12th century. Since the refrigerator so they froze items with ice or smokes it. media type="googlemap" key="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Sciliy&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=33.572881,10.019531&ie=UTF8&ll=37.483577,13.568115&spn=3.051136,4.669189&t=h&z=7&output=embed" width="425" height="350"

= Meal structure = Note: On restaurant menus, these terms may be referred to as Primi, Secondi, Contorni, and Digestivi. 
 * //Aperitivo//**apéritif usually enjoyed as an appetizer before a large meal, includes Campari, Cinzano, Prosecco, Aperol, Spritz and Vermouth.**//Antipasto//**literally "before (the) meal", hot or cold appetizers**//Primo//**"first course", usually consists of a hot dish like pasta, risotto, gnocchi, polenta or soup.**//Secondo//**"second course", the main dish, usually fish or meat. Traditionally veal, pork, and chicken are the most commonly used meat, at least in the North, though beef has become more popular since World War II and wild game is very popular, particularly in Tuscany. Fish are those which are caught locally.**//Contorno//**"side dish", may consist of a salad or cooked vegetables. A traditional menu features salad along with the main course.**//Formaggio// //e// //frutta//**"cheese and fruits", the first dessert. Local Cheeses may also be part of the //Antipasto// or //Contorno// as well.**//Dolce//**"dessert", such as cakes and cookies**//Caffè//**coffee**//Digestivo//**"digestives", liquors/liqueurs (grappa, amaro, limoncello,sambuca,nocino) sometimes referred to as //ammazzacaffè// ("coffee killer")

== almost everyone loves pizza.... :)



cheesecake!



Spaghetti



Pasta



Ravioli

Lasagna

Computer Back to main food page