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Official List of Italian Protected Products as defined by the Ministero delle Politiche Agricole, Alimentari e Forestali - July 2013; EU Food Quality website with access to PDO,PGI,TSG listings, europa.eu; Defra - EU Protected Food Names Scheme. defra.gov.uk; Ministero Politiche agricole, alimentari e forestali in Italian
The name pesto is the past participle of the Genoese verb pestâ (Italian: pestare), meaning 'to pound', 'to crush': the ingredients are "crushed" or ground in a marble mortar through a circular motion of a wooden pestle. The same Latin root gives us pestle. [4] There are other foods called pesto, but pesto by itself usually means pesto alla ...
The Piedmont region includes panna cotta in its 2001 list of traditional food products. [10] Its recipe includes cream, milk, sugar, vanilla, gelatin, rum, and marsala poured into a mold with caramel. [11] Another author considers the traditional flavoring to be peach eau de vie, and the traditional presentation not to have sauce or other ...
Cannoli. Some food historians place the origins of cannoli in 827–1091 in Caltanissetta, Sicily, by the concubines of princes looking to capture their attention. [10] [11] This period marks the Arab rule of the island, known then as the Emirate of Sicily, giving rise to the theory that the etymology stemmed from the Arabic word qanawāt, 'tubes', in reference to their tube-shaped shells.
Food writer Alan Davidson and food blogger and historian Luca Cesari have both stated that carbonara was born in Rome around 1944, just after the liberation of the city, probably because of the bacon that flowed in quantity with the U.S. Army. [18] [19] Cesari adds that the dish is mentioned in an Italian movie from 1951, [20] while the first ...
Ciabatta (/ tʃ ə ˈ b ɑː t ə,-ˈ b æ t-/, Italian: [tʃaˈbatta]; lit. ' slipper ') [1] is an Italian white bread created in 1982 [2] [3] by a baker in Adria, Veneto, in response to the popularity of French baguettes. [2] [3] Ciabatta is somewhat elongated, broad, and flat, and is baked in many variations, although unique for its alveolar ...
In 2009, the Italian law 135 [7] stated that only products totally made in Italy (planning, manufacturing and packaging) are allowed to use the labels 100% Made in Italy, 100% Italia, tutto italiano in every language, with or without the flag of Italy. Each abuse is punished by the Italian law. [8]
In Italian literature, Inspector Montalbano, the main character of Andrea Camilleri's detective novels, is a well-known lover of arancini—especially those made by Adelina Cirrinciò, his housekeeper and cook. The success of the book series and the television adaptation has contributed to making this dish known outside of Italy. [11]