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Italian food!!?

hey! i'm doing a project at school and was wondering if any1 could give me any information on italian food!? please help!!

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1. google it. i kno that its from italy
2. Your question is very vague. What do you need to know about Italian food?.....here is something: 'Everyone thinks Italians use lots and lots of garlic in their food, not true, Italians from Italy do not. When Italians emigrated to other countries, they struggled to find fresh produce, so they use to mask the taste with Garlic' hence why many Italian restaurants outside of Italy use alot of garlic
3. they are known for their pizza and spaghetti... not sure what you want to know
4. Italian food is usually made by italians.
5. Italian cuisine is extremely varied: the country of Italy was only officially unified in 1861, and its cuisines reflect the cultural variety of its regions and its diverse history (with culinary influences from Greek, Roman, Gallic, Germanic, Goth, Norman, Lombard, Frank, Turkish, Hebrew, Slavic, Arab and Chinese civilizations). Italian cuisine is imitated all over the world. To a certain extent, there is really no such thing as Italian cuisine in the way that one usually understands national cuisines. Each area has its own proud specialties, primarily at regional level, but also even at provincial level. Italian cuisine is not only highly regionalised, it is very seasonal. The high priority placed on the use of fresh, seasonal produce distinguishes the cuisine of Italy from the imitations available in most other countries. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_food
6. Lots of good info in the internet. Italian food often reflects the region from which it comes and the ingredients available locally. Sicilian cooking reflects a Moorish influence. The remarks about garlic here are specious, garlic is never used to cover up a taste, its a flavor ingredient and the more the better in some regions. Old wives used it as a medicine too. and witches believed it kept evil spirits away, often used as amulets worn around the neck.
7. This is a great website. I hope it helps you in what you are looking for. http://www.italianfoodforever.com/
8. italian food: simple is good, pasta is only seasoned enough when the water smells and taste like the ocean,(salt), garlic/onion, rosemary basil, tomato(roma), cream, italian sausage, extra virgin olive oil(yummy) if u want some idea's here is a few..... artichoke goatcheese angelhair with tomato cream sauce(tomato sauce, butter, and heavy whipping cream) or u can do like..... pizza... with artichokes and goatcheese or lagsagna (rocotta cheese mixed with basil, 1 egg. 1 tbls rosemary and salt) mozzarella cheese topped and baked
9. It's loved by almost everyone.
10. Italian food can also called mediterranean food; the typicall italin food as starter (Italian meaning "antipasto")are : -tartine -verdure ripiene as main course ( Italian meaning "primo"), genrally are: -Lasagne al ragù (Bologna) -lasagne al pesto -Spaghetti -Ravioli al sugo -Pansoti in salsa di noci -Pasta alla Amatriciana (Rome) -Trofie al pesto (Ligury) -Fettuccine In Italy there's also a second course called "secondo"; generally are: -meat -fish -cotoletta alla milanese (Lombardy) -Calzone -Pizza -Focaccia di Recco (Ligury) -Focaccia genovese (Genoa) -Focaccia al Pesto some Italian sweets are: -Pastiera (Naples) -Cannolo SICILIANO (Sicily) -Pandoro (Verona) -Pandolce (Ligury) -Tiramisù usually in Italy, after every meal, people have a cup of coffe.. I HOPE TO HELPED YOU! PS. I'M ITALIAN!!!!! BACI!!! ciao!! good luck for your project!!