First of all, let me just say this. I love both Chinese food and Italian food. Don’t get all excited and start thinking I am bashing on any particular culture. I am not; in fact I am attempting to take a man’s view on cooking Italian. Both styles are mega delicious and should be consumed in great quantities.
- Italian wine: Need I say more? Ever hear of a good Chinese wine? I think not. Maybe a Saki, but as far as I am concerned, it’s an acquired taste.
- Complexity: Husbands who don’t venture into the kitchen much tend to feel more comfortable with something not as complex. Spaghetti and meatballs is really not too tough.
- Lots of variations: You can start with any kind of pasta, dump anything on top of it, and you have transformed the ordinary into the extraordinary. Anything in your pantry or refrigerator is fair game.
- Tomatoes: Tomatoes are beautiful. They come in so many varieties, and can be spiced in so many ways. How can you not like them?
- Simple ingredients: We have very good Chinese friends who invited us to dinner once. She asked me to grab something out of the refrigerator for her while she was creating our culinary delight. Upon opening the refrigerator, I saw items that I have never seen in my refrigerator before. There was funky plant life and animal parts that I did not think you could buy much less eat. This was one well stocked unit but I would have to imagine it would take a while to buy all those ingredients. Italian refrigerators seem a little simpler. Besides, gizzards and chicken feet just don’t work for me.
- Neater noodles: Italian noodles are just more fun to me. You get all kinds of noodles in all sorts of shapes and sizes. You can buy them in boxes and bags or make them yourself. Chinese noodles, while delicious, seem to have less variety.
- Easy to make: For some reason I just can’t get my white Anglo Saxon attempt at Chinese food to taste authentic. I never seem to have the one ingredient that creates the magic touch. In Italian cooking, I have everything I need,( which is the fab four: olive oil, onions garlic and basil), and it is usually just comes down to adding more of “this” or “that’
- Impersonations: I just don’t do a good imitation of an Asian, but I can get you going with my rendition of Vieto ala beanie. Everyone can do a good Italian imitation. This is the part where cooking is becomes fun. (its easier to make fun of your own) I love to entertain my children with my cheesy attempts at cultural impressions. It’s better received to kiss your fingertips in appreciation than to muster up a large belch.
- Italian food tastes better the next day: My grandmother would make sauce, but we were never allowed to eat it until the next day. That’s because all the flavors came together while it sat overnight in the refrigerator after assembly. What I once thought was a cruel thing to do to a boy, turned out to be a rewarding exercise in patience. (check out our pasta fagioli, most excellent the next day)
And the number one reason….(Actually #10)
Garlic: As far as I am concerned, garlic is the center of the universe. I can’t get enough of it. I love the smell of it, I like it on my hands, I like the way it smells in the kitchen, I like it on bread, in sauce, on pizza or in pesto. Heck if I could get away with garlic sheets on the bed. (you get the idea) Italians love to cook with it and its versatility is certainly bound to make it the signature of any dish. Sauté’ some with some onions and olive oil, it can make a grown man cry.
Tony Scorch is a contributing editor to Technocooks. You can find more articles about Italian Recipes and Restaurant reviews at our blog. We also carry a nice selection of Pasta Machines that we own and review. May you be covered in garlic or your favorite spice!
In order to truly enjoy the Italian dining experience you will need to go to Italy if you ever get the chance. However, before you prepare for such a trip, it is important to understand the major differences that exist in Italian dining.
Understanding The Menu
The first thing that you will need to understand is how to read a restaurant’s menu. Of course, this will be easier if you know some Italian. With this in mind, here are some words to make sure that you take with you:
* Antipasti: Appetizers
* Contorni: Vegetable side dish
* Dolce: Desserts
* Formaggi: Cheeses
* Insalati: Salads
* Primi Piatti: The first course, which is usually either a pasta or a soup
* Secondi: The second course, which is usually either meat or fish
You will also need to understand that everything is ordered a la carte, which means each item is ordered separately and that you will need to take the time to order precisely what you want. There are some travel agencies that will be able to recommend Italian classes that are directed to the traveler.
Understanding The Ingredients
Whenever you are dining out in Italy you will get to enjoy unique, fresh ingredients that you may not otherwise get to enjoy. The foods that are in season will be listed as the special and will taste the best. Some of these seasonal favorites will include arugula, artichokes, boar, chicory, cod, fennel, mushrooms, and rabbit depending upon what part of Italy you are visiting. Some parts of Italy will serve familiar tomato based sauces and pasta cooked with olive oil. In other parts of Italy you will find rice and seafood cooked with butter.
Mind Your Manners
Make sure to mind your manners. This includes never asking the wait staff to modify a dish if you don’t like something that is in it because this is considered offensive (Italians are so passionate about their food). So, if you don’t like how a dish is prepared, simply choose something else. You will find that there are a lot of choices, which means that you will definitely be able to find something that you will like. Of course, you may need to try something new but this shouldn’t scare you. It is simply a part of the Italian dining experience.
Meal Lengths And Times
You are not going to get a quick meal in Italy unless you purchase a snack from a street vendor. This is because Italian moods focus on great taste, not quickness. For this reason, most Italians enjoy their meals later in the day. Of course, there are a lot of restaurants that do open around noon for lunch but most Italians don’t eat until at least one and then they eat dinner around 9PM. If this is too late for you, then have an afternoon snack while you are out and about in the afternoon. You will definitely be able to find a lot of pastries and fruits available from vendors.
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Ludovico Einaudi (born 23 November 1955 in Turin, Italy) is an Italian contemporary classical music composer and pianist. His phenomenal CD sales and ability to sell out major concert halls worldwide are confirmation that Einaudi is one of classical music’s success stories of recent years. After studying at the Conservatory in Milan, and subsequently with Berio, he spent several years composing in traditional forms. In the mid-1980s he began to search for a more personal expression in a series of works for dance and multimedia, and later for piano. His music is ambient, meditative and often introspective, drawing on minimalism, world music, and contemporary pop. He has made a significant impact in the film world, with four international awards to his name.
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In order to get ready for your big day he there are many details that have to be taken care of when you’re getting married. What wedding gifts are you going to give to your guests at the wedding reception is one of those details. This detail is certainly as important as all of the other details.
You show how much you appreciate them stand being your special day with you by the gifts you give to your guests. So you want to make sure that you take your time to choose the right souvenirs that will convey how much your guests mean to you. Did you know that Italian wedding favors are one example of giving a gift that matches the theme of the wedding?
So where are you supposed to find these Italian wedding favors? You can find them at a couple of different places. So that you know you’re getting the right ones for your reception. You just want to make sure you look at all the different ones that are available.
Here are the ways that you can find what you are looking for.
One: To take care of most of the details for yourself you can’t hire a wedding planner. Of course, you will have to help them decide what you want for your wedding and the reception. However, they will be able to do most of the ordering for you.
They may even be able to get a discount on the wedding souvenirs that you wouldn’t be able to. Just remember that when you hire a wedding planner you want to make sure that they are reliable and have a good reputation. Find out about them before you decide to use that particular planner.
Two: You can shop around your local area to find what you need. There are many stores that will have lots of favors that you can choose from.
In order to find the right one for your reception you may even want to go to more than one store. Make sure to give yourself plenty of time because it will take you some time to be able to look at everything that is available.
Three: Shopping around online is the easiest way to find what you want. There are literally thousands of ideas that can be found on the internet.
To tell your guests that you appreciate them time will be another factor when you’re looking for wedding souvenirs. You just need to go to any major search engine to start your search. You will definitely not have a shortage of websites to look at or products to look through.
No matter what way you decide to get the Italian wedding favors that you want, you need to make sure that you do this with plenty of time to spare. This way, if there is something wrong with what you bought you can get it fixed before your wedding day.
Wedding favors are not hard to find but you have to give yourself time finding them and deciding which ones to use.
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