talian Food Facts

11. Most Italians eat pasta at least once a day. But that doesn’t mean they eat the same thing every day! There so many ways to eat pasta, with a variety of different toppings and sauces, that they never get bored.

12. Each region in Italy has it’s favourite ways to eat pasta. In Rome, two classics are the carbonara (with eggs and pancetta, which is like bacon) and the cacio e pepe (with cheese and pepper).

13. Pizza was invented in Naples, Italy. There are two classic types of pizza: one topped with a simple red sauce and is called marinara (or rossa) and the other, topped with tomato sauce and mozzarella, is called the margherita after Queen Margherita. But there are many more toppings in Italy than these two. Read: Where To Find the Best Pizza in Rome

14. Italians eat seasonally, which means the food that is on their dinner table is influenced by what vegetables are growing in the fields. For instance, winter is the time for artichokes and summer is the time for green beans and eggplant.

15. Most people in Italy shop in several stores and outside markets for their food, not one big supermarket. They buy their bread from the baker, their vegetables from the farmer, their meat from the butcher. It might take a long time to do the grocery shopping, but it ensures that all the food is fresh and extra delicious. Read: Italian Food Is More Than Just Pizza & Pasta