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Italian cuisine has its origins in Etruscan, ancient Greek and ancient Roman cuisines. Significant changes occurred with the discovery of the New World and the introduction of potatoes, tomatoes, bell peppers and maize, now central to the cuisine, but not introduced in quantity until the 18th century. [2] [3]
Due to the significant number of Italian immigrants who arrived in Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay, gnocchi, ñoqui (Spanish:), or nhoque (Portuguese:), is a popular dish, even in areas with few Italian immigrants. In Uruguay, Paraguay, and Argentina, there is a tradition of eating gnocchi on the 29th of each month, with some people putting ...
Savoury gnudi. Gnudi (Italian:), also called malfatti, [1] are gnocchi-like dumplings made with ricotta cheese and semolina instead of potato flour. [2] [3] [4] The result is often a lighter, "pillowy" dish, unlike the often denser, chewier gnocchi. [5]
Classic potato latkes are made from hand-grated potatoes fried in oil. The Hanukkah staple is said to have roots in an old Italian Jewish custom. The original latkes were made of deep-fried ricotta.
Cacciatore (/ ˌ k ɑː tʃ ə ˈ t ɔːr i /, / ˌ k æ tʃ-/, [1] Italian: [kattʃaˈtoːre]; lit. ' hunter ') or cacciatora refers to an Italian meal prepared with onions, herbs, usually tomatoes, often peppers, and sometimes wine.
In the Veneto (northeast Italy), sweet potato is known as patata mericana in the Venetian language (patata americana in Italian, meaning "American potato"), and it is cultivated above all in the southern area of the region;. [124] [125] In Spain, sweet potato is called boniato.
The potato (/ p ə ˈ t eɪ t oʊ /) is a starchy tuberous vegetable native to the Americas that is consumed as a staple food in many parts of the world. Potatoes are underground tubers of the plant Solanum tuberosum, a perennial in the nightshade family Solanaceae. Wild potato species can be found from the southern United States to southern Chile.
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