HOW TO CHOOSE ITALIAN FOOD ?

Deciding on an Italian restaurant can be tough depending on what you're looking for,  Also each region of Italy has its own culinary specialties including Cecilia Roman Tuscan or Venetian dishes forget bread and butter in an Italian restaurant bread is often served with a pool of olive oil possibly balsamic vinegar for dipping plan to have some bread for later to help soak up leftover sauce this the technique even has its own name in Italian Scarpetta meaning the little shoe because of the shape you make when scooping with a traditional Italian meal you can expect to order several courses usually, five or more to begin consider ordering a light palate priming on capacity crostini dishes such as the caponata or white bean puree our popular options another common Italian starter is a Caprese this version is made with burrata is a fresh cheese made in-house with mozzarella and cream, Italians are known for making excellent salads or in salat day a shaved fennel salad is a great refreshing choice and while in salat a are usually meant to go with your Secunda dish does make a great starter once you're finished with these lighter dishes it's time to move on to the first course the first course or the primo course is typically pasta many great Italian restaurants make their own pasta from scratch here are some great preemie suggestions Pomodoro perhaps the most classic pasta choice a savory tomato sauce seasoned with garlic basil and Parmesan which can be served with penne linguine or in this case cavatelli carbonara a Roman classic traditional Carbonara is a creamy parmesan and egg sauce made with salt-cured pancetta over long noodles like fettuccine spaghetti or bucatini or this tagliatelle SEP a narrow strands of black linguine which are darkened using squid ink tossed with a variety of seafood and served with a light tomato sauce avoid the parmesan on this one Italians frown on using any cheese with seafood dishes now on to the second the Secunda is typically a hearty protein like tagliata Toscana a generous steak a dish that's popular in Florence sharing food is a common practice in Italian dining so have some fun going family-style and don't forget to save room for Dolce Italy is famous for its desserts so plan to finish your meal with a popular Italian dessert like tiramisu this espresso flavored dish which layers coffee-soaked lady fingers with cocoa and mascarpone cream are the perfect way to end your meal and if you're looking for the full experience finish up with an Italian espresso or macchiato which helps balance the sweet rich desserts and kickstart digestion you.