Italian cuisine

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Italian cuisine
Italy is a country with hundreds of cities, thousands of bell towers and hundreds of recipes. One of the things that draws most attention to Italian food is that each dish maintains a strong historical character. A single bite can revive the most representative periods of the country and helps you understand its culture better. Italians brought with them Italian street food such as pizza and pasta which became very popular on the streets of the United States as well. Italy produces the largest amount of wine in the world and is both the largest exporter and consumer of wine. Olive oil is used mostly in Italian food. Basil has been called the queen of Italian herbs. It is the heart of pesto, pasta ,tomato salads and most other recipes in Italian cuisine. Herbs used are parsley, sage, oregano, rosemary etc. From Gorgonzola to Asiago, mozzarella to fontina, Parmesan to provolone, Italy?s cheeses are world renowned !
Some famous Italian dishes-
1.       Pizza-   It is a savoury dish ,usually round base of leavened wheat based dough,topped with tomatoes,cheese and various ingredients,which is then baked at high temperature.
2.       Penne with Arrabiata sauce-Pasta with spicy sauce made from garlic,tomatoes and red chilli peppers cooked in olive oil.
3.       Fussily pesto-   Pasta with basil based green pesto sauce.
4.       Polenta-   It is basically cornmeal porridge.
5.       Mushroom Risotto- Italian rice dish cooked with broth(soup)
6.       Lasagne- It is pasta preparation filled with cheese and herbs.
7.       Potato Gnocchi-    These are prepared with potatoes, eggs, flour and herbs; served with pesto sauce.
8.       Tagliatelle with ragu-It is a pasta preparation with meat based sauce.
9.       Cannelloni with tomato sauce- Cylindrical pasta with tomato sauce and cheese.
10.   Spaghetti with formaggio-   Spaghetti with bechamel and cheese.