Italian cuisine is very diverse. This is explained by the fact that Italy became a single state relatively recently, and each province had different traditions of cooking, own recipes and traditional dishes. In the northern part of the country, for example, actively engaged in cattle breeding, so the main products of this region are milk, butter and meat. This is where lasagna comes from, thick soups, famous cheeses, and ice cream. The south of Italy has a mild climate, which made it possible to grow various herbs, vegetables and fruits. This region of Italian cuisine is due to the appearance of salads, sauces and the famous risotto. Conditionally, all national Italian cuisine can be divided into northern and southern, where the main difference is the seasonings used in cooking the same dishes.
Features of Italian cuisine
A characteristic feature of this cuisine is the love of grasses. For example, the basil and saffron Italians in the dishes are put more often than other chefs of the world. Meat in Italy is not as popular as in the kitchens of other countries. If used, preference is given to beef or low-fat pork. The main meat dish is beef escalopes, which are served with gorgeous sauces. More often the meat is replaced with cheese. The most famous cheeses are gorgonzola, mozzarella and parmesan. However, there are many others besides them. Gorgonzola cheese is made from cow's milk, especially by molding mold in it. A real mozzarella cheese is made from buffalo milk. Hard parmesan cheese is a barrel, the weight of which is about 35 kg on average. Use parmesan "fresh", the maturity of which is up to 18 months, or "old", maturity up to 2 years.
The peculiarity of Italian cuisine is also the fact that the preparation of most dishes requires a high skill cook. Not everyone can cook delicious lasagna or pizza. This is due primarily to the fact that many dishes use pasta and pasta, which are made from high quality flour with a high content of gluten. In Russia, flour is significantly different, and, accordingly, taste qualities of ready meals differ. Widely used by Italians in their kitchen are olives that are served to many dishes, and olive oil, which gives dishes an indescribable flavor and taste( it is impossible to achieve this by using sunflower oil).Of all the oils in the Italian kitchen, only olive oil is used. Dishes, seafood, prawns, crabs, shellfish, lobsters, lobsters, etc. are also used.
Italian cuisine, traditional food
The Italian meal, according to tradition, begins with snacks, for example from pieces of ham with a garnish of peaches or melons. After that, salads follow, the characteristic feature of which is the use of a large amount of oil, a little vinegar and plenty of salt. Traditional Italian snacks "antipasti" are simply delicious."Antipasti" are light salads made from fresh vegetables, seasoned with various sauces. No less famous is the famous carpaccio, which is made from pieces of beef fillet, seasoning it with olive oil, herbs and spices. This dish is served as a snack or as a main course.
Next comes the first dish. Usually it is pasta, risotto or thick soup. Pasta is cooked in a specific way pasta, without which the Italian table will be considered empty. The tradition of pasta preparation remains with the Italians, despite the fact that China and North Africa are contesting the right of the first recipe of this dish. Nevertheless, they began to cook macaroni in the usual form for the first time in Italy. It was here that for the first time the dough was cut into strips, poured with cheese, and mixed with tomatoes. In the future, recipes for pasta appeared a great many. It is even considered that an Italian woman should get married only when she learns recipes for cooking at least 15 of them. Soups are prepared and transparent, and creamy. The famous soup - minestrone, is prepared from 7 ingredients: 7 types of meat, 7 types of vegetables and 7 kinds of seasonings, which according to legend symbolizes the seven virtues of the cardinal.
A wide variety of kinds of bakery products, having excellent quality, to the table they are often served in baskets. In addition to white bread, crunchy "crozine" with fragrant herbs and olives are offered, long crispy buns - grissini, toasted garlic-grilled bruchette breads, focaccia pellets made from pizza dough and stuffed with various products. Finishes the dessert - dolci. As a dessert, often used curd-coffee "Tiramisu", lemon cake, rum biscuit "Dzuppa Inglese", an incredible amount of varieties of ice cream.
Italian cuisine is considered to be one of the most popular and interesting in the world. The ingredients used for these dishes reflect heat, color, and the diversity of this country.