Italian Food Culture
`~Blog Post 1~
April 12, 2015
by Mike Robinson
`~Blog Post 1~
April 12, 2015
by Mike Robinson
Ora
di pranzo is just about the only Italian I know. It means "dinner
time" and is said just about every holiday at my Papa's house. I've
always been interested in Italian foods ever since I had my very first plate of
lasagna. The Italian food culture is one of the most prominent
around the entire world. Being the fifth
most visited country with more than forty seven million tourists a year,
Italians sure know how to please many.
Some of the most thriving food restaurants in America are Italian
based. Italians tend to eat three meals
a day, but these meals differ from the typical American meal. First off, breakfast is usually the lightest
meal of the day with just one course.
Following breakfast, lunch is typically the main meal of the day. It is similar to dinner in that both are four
to five courses. In addition, bread and
wine are served with every lunch and dinner. These courses include an antipasto,
pasta or rice dish, meat or fish, fruits or cheese, and dessert. Italy has an ideal location for their agriculture. Being the peninsula it is, many plants such
as tomatoes and basil are rooted in rich, moisturized soil. Prior to the 1800’s, Italy was compromised up
of many different republics with different cuisines. Then upon becoming an independent country,
Italy took a hold on many different types of food cultures. Throughout the entire country, tourists can
find a wide variety of Italian dishes.
Mike, I was really fascinated by your post. I did not realize that Italy was the fifth most visited country. I had heard that in many European countries lunch was the main meal but did not know how many corsairs were involved in Italy. Would have loved to have learned more about their traditional dinner meals. It was interesting to learn that in the 1800s Italy was evolved with many different food cultures because of the different republics. Being a peninsula I can see why the soil is rich for growing all those wonderful vegetables and spices found in Italian foods. Plus the sunshine!
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