Regional Cuisines & Specialties
Italy is an incredibly varied country in all ways, especially culinarily. So varied that one really can't speak of Italian food. it's all regional. And here are links to specific regions.
Thoughts about variations on recipes and how cuisine changes with time.
The pitfalls in buying the Nectar of the Gods are mostly man-made, and other pits threaten to swallow the dairy industry.
Pork was a seasonal meat in Italy, and much more popular in winter than summer.
How things have changed with the introduction of supermarkets.
Meals served in Italian homes and restaurants in Italy differ considerably from those served in most restaurants abroad. Thoughts on an Italian meal at home.
(and recipes). Excellent advice from About.Com's Barbecue guide.
. Everything from the influence of supermarkets on food buying in Italy to how to serve espresso, Italian style, from your About.com. Guide.
One of the most healthy ways to eat known.
How the holiday is celebrated in one of Europe's oldest Jewish neighborhoods, with notes on dishes and a list of Rome's best Jewish restaurants.
Piemonte, Lombardia, the Veneto....
Tuscany, Umbria, Marche, Lazio...
Campania, Puglia, the Islands...
