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Prodotto agroalimentare tradizionale (PAT) is an official approval for traditional Italian regional food products similar to the protected geographical status of the European Union. A list of approved products is published by the Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies . [ 1 ]
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.
It contributed early to spreading the views of "ARCI Gola", which was a forerunner to the Slow Food movement. From 1987, Gambero Rosso has published a guide to Italian wine, titled Vini d'Italia, which in a short time became the most influential within Italy. It is also published in English translation under the title Italian Wines. From the ...
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 1954, the first recipe for carbonara published in Italy appeared in La Cucina Italiana magazine, although the recipe featured pancetta, garlic, and Gruyère cheese. [24] The same year, carbonara was included in Elizabeth David's Italian Food, an English-language cookbook published in Great Britain. [25]
Italy is home to 395 Michelin star-rated restaurants. [14] [15] The Mediterranean diet forms the basis of Italian cuisine, rich in pasta, fish, fruits and vegetables. [16] Cheese, cold cuts and wine are central to Italian cuisine, and along with pizza and coffee (especially espresso) form part of Italian gastronomic culture. [17]
Panforte dates back to at least the 13th century, in the Italian region of Tuscany.Documents from 1205, conserved in the State Archive of Siena, attest that bread flavored with pepper and honey (panes melati et pepati) was paid to the local monks and nuns of the monastery of Montecellesi (modern Monte Celso, near Fontebecci) as a tax or tithe which was due on 7 February that year.