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[[File:Spaghettata.JPG|thumb|Spaghetti is traditional Italian cuisine]]
'''Italian food''' is the food created by traditional Italian cooking. It is not any one thing, because it is strongly regionalised. This means that the cooking is different in different parts of Italy.<ref>Capatti, Alberto and Montanari, Massimo. 2003. ''Italian cuisine: a cultural history''. New York: Columbia University Press. {{ISBN|0-231-12232-2}}</ref><ref>Riley, Gillian 2007. ''The Oxford companion to Italian food''. Oxford University Press {{ISBN|978-0-19-860617-8}}</ref>
Naturally there are some basic foods which can be found all over Italy, and now in many other countries. These are [[pasta]], [[pizza]], [[cannoli]] [[pastry]] [[desserts]], [[ice cream]] and red or white [[wine]]. [[Calamari]] dishes of fried [[squid]] (fried calamari) are often on the [[menu]].<ref name="MW">{{cite web|url=http://m-w.com/dictionary/calamari|title=Definition of calamari|publisher=Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary}}</ref>
[[Olive (fruit)|Olives]] have been grown in Italy for thousands of years. They are eaten, and also are the basis of [[olive oil]]. Olive oil and [[vinaigrette]] or [[balsamic vinegar]] are always on the table or nearby. Italians also make many kinds of breads in a different style from French bread. Their styles of [[coffee]] have also become internationally famous. Some of their [[liqueur]]s, like [[limoncello]], are very distinctive.
Italian food is one of the most refined and varied in Europe, from the piquant flavours of [[Naples]] and [[Calabria]] to the [[pesto]] dishes of [[Liguria]] and the [[cheese]] and [[risotto]] dishes of the Italian [[Alps]].
== References ==
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[[Category:Italian food| ]]
'''Italian food''' is the food created by traditional Italian cooking. It is not any one thing, because it is strongly regionalised. This means that the cooking is different in different parts of Italy.<ref>Capatti, Alberto and Montanari, Massimo. 2003. ''Italian cuisine: a cultural history''. New York: Columbia University Press. {{ISBN|0-231-12232-2}}</ref><ref>Riley, Gillian 2007. ''The Oxford companion to Italian food''. Oxford University Press {{ISBN|978-0-19-860617-8}}</ref>
Naturally there are some basic foods which can be found all over Italy, and now in many other countries. These are [[pasta]], [[pizza]], [[cannoli]] [[pastry]] [[desserts]], [[ice cream]] and red or white [[wine]]. [[Calamari]] dishes of fried [[squid]] (fried calamari) are often on the [[menu]].<ref name="MW">{{cite web|url=http://m-w.com/dictionary/calamari|title=Definition of calamari|publisher=Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary}}</ref>
[[Olive (fruit)|Olives]] have been grown in Italy for thousands of years. They are eaten, and also are the basis of [[olive oil]]. Olive oil and [[vinaigrette]] or [[balsamic vinegar]] are always on the table or nearby. Italians also make many kinds of breads in a different style from French bread. Their styles of [[coffee]] have also become internationally famous. Some of their [[liqueur]]s, like [[limoncello]], are very distinctive.
Italian food is one of the most refined and varied in Europe, from the piquant flavours of [[Naples]] and [[Calabria]] to the [[pesto]] dishes of [[Liguria]] and the [[cheese]] and [[risotto]] dishes of the Italian [[Alps]].
== References ==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Italian food| ]]