Tomatoes became a staple of Italian food in the nineteenth century. Today, we closely associate the flavor with our favorite kinds of pasta and pizza. Knowing the best classic Italian dishes will help you refine your palate. Beyond the obvious like pizza, there...
Brace yourself, we have some bad news: the Italians didn’t invent pasta. Believe it or not, the food they are most famous for was one they stole from their neighbors, the Etruscans. Thanks to the conquest of the Romans, Italian food has had hundreds of years to...
The idea of eating farm to table food has only come into the spotlight in the past several years. However, the popularity of this idea has exploded to an incredible degree. Already, there are numbers showing that two out of three people would prefer to know that they...
Traditional Italian cuisine forms part of the Mediterranean diet, which is widely acclaimed for its healthful properties. This diet is closely linked to a longer life and fewer health risks. This is largely due to a propensity toward non-adulterated...
Americans eat more than 100 acres of pizza every single day, adding up to around 3 billion pizzas per year. And while there’s seemingly more variation in toppings that come out all the time, the longstanding favorite is pepperoni. Where did this seemingly...
