Risotto

Rice cooked in stock with other ingredients like mushrooms, meat, shrimp, vegetables and more.

• Gelato artigianale

Type of italian ice cream that is soft and sweet. They can have fruity, chocolaty or other flavors. It is denser in texture but lower in fat than regular ice cream.

• Pizza

I think everyone has seen pizza, but if not, it is a flat, round base of dough baked with a topping of tomato sauce, cheese and other condiments.

• Polenta

Thick porridge usually made from maize. It can be served as a paste, with other flavors on top or even fried.

• Carbonara

Type of pasta, which the sauce is typically made with panceta (pork), egg, and grated cheese.

• Lasagna

Layered pasta with meat (or vegetables), cheese, and tomato sauce. Sometimes italians use other ingredients to make it, such as white sauce, carrots and more.

• Cannoli

Pastries in the form of hard tubular shells filled with cream and often containing fruits, nuts or chocolate.

• Arancini

Small balls of risotto, coated in breadcrumbs, and fried.

• Limoncello

Lemon liqueur, often homemade, with different recipes around the country.

• Grappa

Brandy distilled from the fermented residue of grapes after they have been pressed in winemaking. Often drunk with coffee by italian.