Italian Food Culture

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Cultural Write Up: Italy Italian food is is one of the most commonly eaten foods around the world, especially in developed countries such as Canada. Traditional Italians like to make their own food such as pizza and pasta and buy the ingredients from grocery stores because they like to make their meals according to their taste preferences. Italians may also get some of their ingredients from farming but a lot of major ingredients used in Italian foods may have to be imported such as some meats. Also, Italy has many shops and supermarkets that specialize in one type of food for Italians to buy. For utensils, Italians use two special utensils to prepare their food, depending on what they are actually making. The first one is a pasta machine which makes the rolling and cutting of pasta dough a much simpler process. The second one is a wood fired oven which gives the wonderful smoky flavour and crisp finish to pizzas. A lot of commonly used utensils are used to make Italian food as well such as colanders, garlic presses, and wooden box cheese graters. In terms of cooking methods, Italian cooking methods are not much different than the cooking methods we use. Italians pan-roast, oven-roast, sautee, braise, broil, grill, pan-sear, simmer and bake. The main difference between Italian cooking techniques compared to ours is that Italians are not satisfied with buying pre made ingredients at the store because they want to use the freshest and tastiest ingredients in their meals. Also, Italians tend not to use microwaves for anything because it doesn't taste as good as something cooked in a stove or in an oven. For ingredients, key ingredients used in Italian food preparation include: balsamic vinegar, basil, bread, extra virgin olive oil, formaggio, Gorgonzola, ricotta, mozzarella and bocconcini, Parmesan, olives, and tomatoes. There are a few differences between the

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