Varying Aroma of Italy

I was astonished when I noticed that the distinctive Italian cuisine does not exist. From the way I see it, Italy's region and provinces have their own specialties and each province separates on their cooking styles. Italy was united in 1861 and that is the reason why tons of cooking styles surfaced as a result of each region's cultural differences and history.

Northern Italy has a habit of using a lot of butter and creams for cooking while Southern Italy is more inclined to using succulent tomatoes. In addition, pizza crusts also alter across the country – Roman crusts are extra thin while the Neopolitan and Sicilian crusts are chunky.

Moreover, diverse spots have their own specialties. Calabria is popular for their extra pungent salami that has the capsicum. Naples is well-known for its mozzarella cheese, pizza, and pastries like babà and sfogliatelle while Sicily is noted for its delectable granita and gelato or ice cream. Sardinia, on the other hand, is renowned for its percorino and lamb while Emilia-Romagna is known for its mortadella, lasagna, stuffed pasta or tortellini, parmigiano, and prosciutto.

As one could see, Italian cuisine is greatly assorted that it is challenging to pinpoint what is the exact definition of it. So if you have plans of paying a visit to the country, make sure that you get a taste of what each province has to offer.