Sunday, 9 October 2011

Recipes of Staple, Desserts & Main dishes

The Italian cuisine is one of the richest and famous cuisines in the world. Many non-Italians identify Italian cooking with a it's representatives pizza and spaghetti. People often express the opinion that Italian cooking is all pretty much alike.
                                    


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   Stuffed Canneloni with Spinach & Cottage Cheese      
   Almond Cookie Tiramisu
   Vegetable Lasagne
   Hazelnuts Pasta with Asparagus



Italian cuisine in itself takes heavy influences. Italian cuisine is noted for its regional diversity, abundance of difference in taste, and is known to be one of the most popular in the world,with influences abroad.
The main characteristics of Italian cuisine is its extreme simplicity, with many dishes having only four to eight ingredients. Dishes and recipes are often the creation of grandmothers rather than of chefs, and this makes many recipes ideally suited for home cooking. This is one of the main reasons behind the ever increasing popularity of this cuisine, as cooking magazine in foreign countries popularize Italian recipes targeted at the home cook. Ingredients and dishes vary by region.  Coffee, specifically espresso, has become important in Italian cuisine.