#Italian Food Traditions

[rochelledelborrello]

How to eat like an Italian

How to eat like an Italian

I recently saw an image on Facebook from a supposedly Italian restaurant in Australia. I was reminded how different perceived Italian cuisine is very different from authentic Italian food prepared and consumed in Italy.  For example, Italians would never put pasta together with crumbed meat on the same plate. You will never see meatballs on top of pasta in Italy. It is never done because pasta is…

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[calabria-mediterranea]

Calabrian Easter bread: cuzzupa

Cuzzupa is a type of sweet braided bread with a hard cooked egg nestled within the braids and it is traditionally prepared for Easter. Cuzzupa was invented in Calabria, in the “toe” of the Italian “boot,” and it is often flavored with aniseed or citrus, topped with a hardboiled egg, and a sheen of lemon glaze.

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#calabria #italy #italia #south italy #southern italy #italian #homemade bread #bread #homemade #granny #grandma #grandmother #nonna #nonni #grandparents #easter #traditions #easter food

[always-coffee]

food is love

Everything I learned how to cook or bake is a spiraling tattoo of those I have loved or love. Those here and gone. Every learned skill or recipe is a love letter of a sort.

I learned how to cook from my mother. I make marinara sauce from scratch and meatballs, and when I do, it reminds me of her. Of a kitchen that smelled of garlic cooking in olive oil, of sauce that simmered all day.

Growing up, holidays were all about food and togetherness, so I carry on those traditions for my dad and two siblings. Christmas Eve is always seven different kinds of fish, spaghetti, and antipasto. It's all a roadmap, a history.

I learned how to make jalapeno ramen, because of a restaurant in Montreal that @lizleeillustration took me to. I learned how to make gumbo, from scratch, after living in the south. Every time I make it, I think of my friends there.

I make hot chocolate the way a childhood friend did. I taught myself how to make my grandmother's Italian cheesecake from barely half a recipe and years of experience. It didn't even have a pan size. Ingredients were missing. Those that were present were written as a little bit of milk or a can of ricotta. Ricotta, it should be noted, doesn't come in a can. At least, not as long as I've been alive.

But I perfected that recipe for my dad, by request, for his birthday. Because to me, food is love. And I love taking care of people. That's honestly one of the truest things about me. And I will learn how to make your favorite dish. And I have absolutely delighted in cooking for friends, and you can absolutely summon me for a weekend, if there's coffee and a couch. Because to me, the best times really aren't fancy dinners (which I love), but cozy bits of stolen time with good food and conversation. I love the intimacy of a shared meal and a bottle of wine. I often joke that I am a kitchen witch, but at this point, I genuinely mean it.

There's magick in a good meal, whether it's a winter stew or a lasanga or baked fish. I love the smell of a meal as it's progressing. The way it warms the room and the heart. I love the chaos of it, too, the timing, the feeling of getting it right. The dog being underfoot just hoping for an error.

Recently, I made meals for my best friend, who had several surgeries. For her, I taught myself how to make white chicken spinach lasagna with bechamel. And by taught, I mean found a recipe, realized I could make it better, and now I have a brilliant new meal in my rotation. I can't make the surgeries easier, but food? Food I can do.

I think good food eases a broken heart. I think good food conjures love. I think a shared meal and a long walk are two of the best joys in life, and you won't ever convince me otherwise.

If we are friends, chances are I will try to feed you. That's who I am. It's also how I show affection or care, whether it's platonic or romantic. Because love in its myriad forms means food, more than occasionally in the form of baked goods. And now that's it's turning toward winter, baked goods can easily be shipped. So, maybe I'm plotting.

And I do take requests.

#cooking #baking #food is love #food tells a story #history #truth #sharing a meal #I will feed you #it's in my DNA #Italian American #Traditions #affection #care

[zero0virgola0]

Natura secca (Calabria)

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[sayitaliano]

Do italians have santa or does the befana come ? It feels strange that in a world so influenced by the us no one would believe in father christmas

Ciao

We have both. I think accordingly on the Region and family traditions, one may be a little more important than the other but we do celebrate both Christmas on December 25th with Babbo Natale = Santa Claus, and the Epiphany on January 6th with la Befana bringing gifts and/or sweets to good kids or some "carbone" (=coal, a sugar/sweet one more often) to kids who didn't behave well during the year. Let's add in some areas there's may also be Gesù Bambino bringing gifts on Christmas (to stress the religious part of this festivity); while as far as I know la Befana may be a bit more "famous" (and bring more important/big gifts) in the central/southern areas of Italy (as in Spain, even if I think they focus more on the Re Magi).

(I live in the northern area), la Befana never really bought big gifts to me: mostly pencils or sweets/chocolate stuff or maybe little books or a small plushie... like one of two gifts that I wasn't given on purpose on Christmas just to have a little more in January from her. Kinda similar to Santa Lucia but with more candies (when I was little she brought me pencils or markers basically every year as she's poor).

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[milla984]

Today I found amazing portobello mushrooms at my local grocery store so I decided to cook some sauce: it's very easy to make and it's suitable for vegetarians, vegans and for those who simply want to try something different and meatless!

- ingredients, recipe and images of food below the cut -

Portobello mushrooms and walnuts sauce

- three big portobello mushrooms (approx. 300g) - half an onion (quantities may vary, depending on your taste) - walnuts, soaked in hot water for 30mins (for this recipe I used about five) - plain tomato sauce (approx 3 cups) - a pinch of sugar - salt and pepper - spices and herbs (I like cloves, nutmeg and thyme) - extra virgin olive oil - half a glass of water - white wine (optional)

You will need: - a food processor/blender - a large pot

Start by slicing the onion and roughly dicing the mushrooms. I prefer a thin cut for the onions but that's totally optional, since they will be put in a food processor together with the mushrooms.

Cover the base of a large pot with extra virgin olive oil and put it over medium heat, then add the onions when the oil starts heating up but it's not too hot; when the onions become translucent add the mushrooms, half a glass of water (or a splash of white wine if you feel fancy) salt & pepper and let them cook over medium heat until they shrink to approx half their size.

While the mushrooms are cooking, put the walnuts in a food processor and set them aside. I always make sure they're finely chopped 'cause that's how I like it but if you don't mind a bit of crunch you can make bigger pieces, it's all a matter of personal taste.

When the mushrooms and onions are ready put them in the food processor. The original idea behind this recipe was to make a vegetarian/vegan ragù sauce using mushrooms and walnuts to recreate the small pieces of minced meat but you should find out which size works best for you!

Once the mixture is ready put it back in the pot, add the walnuts and the tomato sauce, stir everything together and cook over low heat for about 25-30 mins. I like to add my herbs and spices halfway through but they can be added only at the end, with a pinch of sugar to contrast the acidity of the tomato sauce.

My own two cents: there really isn't a right or wrong quantity of tomato sauce you can use but if the final result turns out too runny it won't stick to your pasta the way it should.

Also, imho the best choice for this sauce would be a rough type of fresh pasta (such as pappardelle or tagliatelle) in order to create the perfect 'grip'.

This recipe is also perfect for lasagna!!

Buon appetito!!!

#tw food #tw food images #recipes #vegetarian recipes #vegan recipes #meatless recipes #vegetarian pasta sauce #vegan pasta sauce #meatless pasta sauce #mushrooms recipes #not really italian recipes - this one isn't traditional #milla cooks #not my recipe #all credits belong to cucina botanica #even tho i changed the preparation a bit #if you try this feel free to let me know what you think of it

[unopenablebox]

haven’t properly eaten anything today, do i go to mcdonalds now at 5:30 or do i wait and try to figure out if there are any nice restaurants not closed on this godforsaken nonsense day

#christians have no damn business closing all their shit at once #i mean i have been eating chinese food obviously i understand tradition and solidarity #but if im really upfront with you. i desperately want to eat some sort of european bullshit rn #some fucking ... fried whatever. Pasta Something. Object On Polenta #it is a question of my fortitude and personal determination. #i think there's like ONE italian place open but i would have to walk the 20 minutes back to work to get there and im not sure i can face it #box opener

[vashti-lives]

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(topic: drink, or food, or both!)

oh boy. i have a big one! oof people aren't gonna like this.

right now american cooking is way too dependent on garlic. especially restaurants. i know all you garlic lovers out there are currently outraged but look! i do not actually think it is to your benefit! i am allergic to garlic and the amount of restaurants where i cannot eat anything on the menu but steak with no fixings unless someone alters the way they prepare food is ridiculous. and like, when it's an Indian place or something i get it! but when i go to a basic pub food style restaurant and cannot have a cheeseburger because the ground beef has a seasoning with garlic powder in it there is something wrong.

at very minimum their flavor palate is too narrow and frankly, when they've got garlic in the hamburger and garlic in the butter and mayo and garlic in all the dipping sauces and in all the salad dressings and the in the seasoning they put on the french fries i start to wonder... is it really that garlic is enhancing every one of these things? or is it that... they're trying to disguise lower quality ingredients with a strongly flavored additive so they can charge more?

and if you're not allergic to garlic you're never going to notice this but it's there! the amount of times i have asked if a cheeseburger has garlic, had a waiter look at me like i'm crazy and then come back five minutes later to tell me in a very baffled tone of voice that yes there is garlic in the cheeseburger is WILD. a cheeseburger is my baseline ask because 1) i like them and 2) if there's garlic in the burger there will be garlic in basically every other item on the menu except maybe like, sweet breakfast for dinner options like french toast.

it's notable that NEVER ONCE have i been told, oh there's garlic seasoning in the ground beef but we can just make it without. it's never happened. because these resturants are all buying pre-seasoned beef patties, probably because it's cheaper. if they weren't it would be super easy to make me a cheeseburger without garlic!

so yeah, i think A LOT of restaurants are tricking people into paying too much for cheap food by adding garlic where garlic doesn't need to be.

#i tend to be less judgy about this when it comes to other countries' food #but honestly i'm still suspicious #because very often americans assume foreign food has garlic and expect it #i avoided even looking up recipes for kafta for years because i knew it had garlic #like a year ago i broke because i decided even inferior kafta was better than no kafta #and guess what??? that shit does not have garlic in it! #i'm sure it does in most american restaurants #but when i looked up lebanese kafta as far as i can tell #traditional recipes do not include it #this is true of a lot of italian food too actually #and of course high quality restaurants don't have a problem accommodating me #if you actually make all your food in house #and a lot of it is made fresh #it's not a big deal to leave shit out! and a chef that isn't an asshole is happy to do so!

[naomiknight-17]

I just, via texting, helped my 68-year-old father bake cookies for the first time in his life

I've been baking since I was 11. How did we never bake cookies together ever?

But he's so happy and he's gonna post pictures on Facebook and tbh I can't wait to see them

#i think maybe he shied away from things that were traditionally feminine because of his complex relationship to gender #and his v traditional italian roman catholic family pushed him to be v traditionally masculine #i'm so glad that in his retirement he can say 'fuck that' and do some of the things he actually wants to do #family stuff #dad #mod post #baking #food mention

[osco-rabel]

Mefite and the beautiful Irpinia

Come and see us!

#osco rabel #welcome #irpinia #italy #arts #nature #history #food #traditions #holidays #travel #trip #journey #mefite #trekking #events #artists #artisans #music #italian #handmade

[charlesreeza]

Sfogliatella riccia and cappuccino - breakfast at Eccellenze della Costiera, Piazza Garibaldi, Naples - read more about sfogliatella here

#traditional Italian pastry #food #Napoli #Italy #travel photos

[thethistlegirl]

(YES I know foxes aren't supposed to eat pasta but this adorable little guy has been living rent free in my head for the past eight hours and I had to get him on paper)

#art #pencil #traditional media #fox #i love this little city dweller and his obsession with Italian food

[chefbatavia]

Sarà un grande 2023! It ll be a great 2023z

#food #foodlover #chefbatavia #egglover #birichin #torino #italianfood #the egg #italian chef #bestoftheday #bestintown #traditional food #fine dining

[sayitaliano]

I am leaving you this video by these guys (they talk about food, Italian and foreign) cause they came in my area and are talking about food and wine that are basically my favs/what I grew up with -also the place (read below*) they're eating in. They add subtitles in English to their videos (if something sounds a bit too literal is cause they are trying to translate sayings or such).

*The Abbazia dei Santi Nazario e Celso in San Nazzaro Sesia is located inside a huge Natural Park called "Lame del Sesia" (La Sesia is a very important river in this area as it serves water for cultivations among which the many rice fields -Novara produces a very important quantity of rice) and is one of the most important monastery complex of the whole Piedmont as it is made of different styles and ages. It passed to the Benedettini monks and then turned into a "ricetto" = a structure surrounded by walls that could protect the population in case of invasions (which happened a lot of times). About the Abbazia: (linkwebsite) (linkwikipedia) (YT)

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[grateful-today]

for not being allergic to seafood.

#grateful today #feast of the seven fishes #christmas eve #traditions #holiday #family traditions #family togetherness #italian #italian american #seafood #fish #shellfish #good food

[agblend13]

Lookout Cherry, don't wanna be hit by that jump rope! This Italian Ice isn't stopping for anyone. ⚡ Melt Ice With Razzy Blue exercise video COMING SOON! ⚡

Acrylic painting on aluminum, 3x4", 2022. ☻

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