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  • Category: Bread&Pizza Culture
    • Italians love Frozen Pizza!? [here’s what is happening]
    • Do Italians put Parmesan on pizza? [better read here]
    • What are “Panini” in Italy? (it depends)
    • Italian Neapolitan pizza: thin or thick?
    • Why do Italians eat so much bread? (response/statistics)
    • Why are Neapolitan pizzas round? (history tells us)
    • How big and heavy is a traditional Italian Pizza?
    • Italian Focaccia explained by an Italian
    • Do Italians really soak bread in wine? [Also cookies]
    • Is bread free in Italian restaurants? [not exactly]
    • Does Italy have pepperoni pizza? [read here before ordering]
    • Do Italians eat pizza with their hands?
    • Is Garlic Bread Italian? (Do Italians eat that?)
  • Category: Italian Eating Habits
    • Colomba and Panettone: what are their differences?
    • Say “buon appetito!” Is it rude in Italy?
    • Why do Italians eat Colomba at Easter? [Marketing or Religion]
    • Seasonal Italian Fruits and Vegetables | List month by month
    • How often do Italians go to restaurants? (And how much do they spend?)
    • Do Italians really love (and eat) Nutella?
    • What do Neapolitans eat at Easter? [Complete Menu]
    • Here are the foods we Italians eat with hands (despite the good manners)
    • Do we Italians like and eat Mayonnaise?
    • Why do Italians talk so loud at restaurants?
    • That is why you will hardly find a Menu for Children in Italian restaurants 
    • What do we mean by “coperto” in Italian restaurants? (Explained)
    • Butter In Italy [that is why it is rarely used]
    • Do Italians eat peanut butter? I’ll tell you
    • Italian-style Cheese board: how and when we do it
    • Do Italians eat Sushi? [strange but true]
    • What do Italian children eat for lunch at school?
    • Do Italians cook with Olive Oil or Extra Virgin? [+ how to identify EVOO]
    • Do Italians really eat frogs? Myth or Reality
    • What kind of dish really is Risotto Milanese?
    • Italian Polenta explained easy
    • Here’s how we Italians eat pesto
    • Minestrone soup: Italians Do It better
    • What is Escarole Pie, when do Italians eat that? [Pizza di Scarola].
    • Do Italians cook with lard?
    • How and when do Italians eat salad in a meal?
    • Mushrooms in Italian cuisine, we eat them like this
    • Do Italians love ketchup? [how we eat it]
    • Do Italians eat risotto as a starter? (Explained)
    • Is risotto served on a plate or in a bowl?
  • Category: Italian Pasta Culture
    • Why are there so many shapes of pasta? [Even if the taste does not change]
    • The first shape of Pasta existed, here is the historical evidence 
    • Pasta portion size in Italy? Let’s talk about it
    • Is Gnocchi considered Pasta? Italian responds
    • What are the different types of Italian Ragu sauce?
    • Do Italians eat pasta without sauce? (the real Plain Pasta)
    • Passive Cooking Pasta like an Italian
    • Difference between penne lisce and penne rigate? [Smooth vs Ridged]
    • What is the most popular pasta brand in Italy? [ranking]
    • Do Italians rinse pasta before (or after) cooking?
    • What do Italians mean with “Spaghettata”?
    • What is Italian Tortellini? [differences with other stuffed pasta]
    • What kind of pasta is Pastina?
    • Which Salt do Italians use for Pasta?
    • Do Italians put mozzarella on pasta?
    • Difference between Fresh Pasta and Dried Pasta? [Fresca or Secca]
    • Do Italians add pasta to sauce or sauce to pasta?
    • Which type of dried pasta cook faster?
    • How much pasta per person?[Grams/Ounces/Cups all shapes]
    • Parmesan on pasta: dos and don’ts according to Italians
    • What is bucatini pasta? The difference with spaghetti explained
    • How to eat fusilli pasta? [Approved by Italian]
    • Do Italians put oil in pasta water? [Please read that]
    • Do Italians use a fork and spoon with pasta? 
    • 10 most popular Pasta shapes in Italy (suggested recipes)
    • Do Italians eat pasta at the beach?
    • Do Italians use heavy cream in their pasta?
    • What do Italians put on their pasta?
    • Is Italian Pasta Served in a Bowl or Plate?
    • Do Italians eat Pasta and Bread at the same meal?
  • Category: Italian-American Food
    • Penne alla Vodka, that is why you will never find this dish in Italy
    • Do Italians eat Fra Diavolo Lobster in Italy?
    • Is Milanesa Napolitana an Italian dish? [why cannot be found in Italy?]
    • Oven baked spaghetti: say goodbye to your Italian friends 
    • That’s why we Italians don’t eat Mac & Cheese
    • Pasta Alla Marinara: is it really a dish of popular Italian cuisine?
    • Is it customary to cook One Pot Pasta in Italy?
    • Do Italians (really) eat Fettuccine Alfredo?
    • Italians and Chicken Parmigiana: that’s all the truth
    • Carbonara revisited: what do Italians think of it?
    • Does canned pasta exist in Italy? [that’s why we hate it]
    • Do we eat Veal Parmesan in Italy? [Answer]
    • Are Rainbow Cookies really Italian?
    • Do Italians eat pasta with chicken? An Italian replies
    • Do Italians put cream in carbonara sauce? (here is the answer)

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