Authenic Italian food.

Some of the many type of foods that we ate while in Italy. We enjoyed a great variety of wines here and in France, also a number of beers.We never went hungry, as you might see from the photos.

Since pizza is so common in Italy, it helps to be able to name the toppings. Pizza toppings are more varied than the pepperoni and beef toppings common in the U.S/Canada.  Italians add things to pizza like eggs (uova), hot dogs (wurstel) and french fries (patate fritte). It seems strange, but have an open mind when trying the pizza.

• Salamino- Pepperoni
• Prosciutto Cotto- Cooked Ham
• Prosciutto Crudo- Raw Ham
• Salsiccia- Sausage
• Sfilacci di Cavallo- Shredded Horse Meat
• Speck – Cured Bacon-like Pork
• Pancetta- Cured Pork
• Porchetta – Pork
• Wurstel - Hot-dog-like sausage

Vegetables:

• Pomodoro, Pomodorini – Tomato
• Piselli – Peas
• Patate – Potato
• Funghi – Mushrooms
• Porcini – Porcini Mushrooms
• Olive Nero – Black Olive
• Rucola – Green vegetable like lettuce
• Carciofi – Artichoke
• Melanzane- Eggplant
• Pepperoni – Green Peppers
• Peperoncino – Hot Peppers
• Vedure Miste – Mixed Vegetables

Cheeses/Dairy Products:

• Mozzarella – You know this one!
• Gorgonzola- Aged blue-cheese like
• Marscapone- Italian triple-creamed cheese
• Grana- Hard aged white cheese
• Asiago- White cheese, fresh or aged
• Stracchino- Soft Creamy Cheese
• Bufala-Buffalo Mozzarella
• Scamorza- Semi-soft White Cheese
• Panna – Cream

There are many more toppings, but these are the ones we have learned to recognize

pizza with egg

spaghetti Cabrera

seafood spaghetti

pizza with egg plant, @ regatta cheese

wild bore stew

had that in Bagni di Lucca