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Quite simply the American palate has become accustom to certain flavor typically dried or preserve version of fresh products which are not acceptable to the Italian palate.
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NOTE ABOUT ITALIAN FOOD FOR AMERICANS traveling TO ITALY FOR FIRST TIME

While in New York city and in my area (Washington DC) - there are few real Italian restaurants, my subjective, but experienced, opinion is that 90% of the Italian restaurants in the US are not Italian at all. If "Italian food" conjures up thoughts of Italian American restaurant chains or pizza with a red-purple sauce and lots of garlic powder this is simply not Italian! I personally hate that type of cooking -Italian American food is loaded with too many strange tasting "additives". One might even call them "addictives" because these strong flavors cultivate consumer taste for heavy style foods, to the detriment of the much more delicate and healthier authentic Italian cooking. As an example of this altered taste are things like Italian dressing - Italian style bread crumbs - Italian seasoning are all things with 'oversaturated' taste that you will never find in Italy . In the minds of many in the US, Italian food continues to be associated with the image of a pretty large guy eating spaghetti with meat-ball sauce - the reality is that in Italy practically no one eats spaghetti with meat ball sauce. Italians do have some meat sauce recipes that require long and laborious preparation (including marinating the meat for 3-4 days in aged red wine), but they also have an incredible number of variations of pasta dishes cooked with vegetables or seafood. And when I say pasta, this is not equivalent to only spaghetti. Again there is an amazing range of forms, shapes, sizes of pastas, many of which are unique to specific regions.
The variety in the Italian diet, the continued widespread reliance on fresh ingredients cooked on the spot, and the extensive use of vegetables, fruit and olive oil all contribute to the generally healthy state of Italians that on average appear to be much thinner than Americans, especially in middle and later years. In my opinion, there is a direct relationship between being overweight and heavy consumption of industrial and chain foods, widespread soda drinking and avoidance of fruits, vegetables and reasonable amounts of wine, not only in the US but also among younger generations in Italy that love to imitate the American life style. A lot has been written about the health benefits of the Mediterranean diet. Without going deeper into the matter, I would like to tell you that Italian food - that found in Italy - is not only good for you but it really tastes great! Enjoy the adventure of exploring authentic Italian food, not only a delight for the senses but also an expression of the cultural and traditional heritage of the country.
By: Paolo Nascimbeni


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Appetizers - Antipasto 
Appetizers : Jars and miscllaneous - Antipasti di vario tipo
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Sat June 21, 2008 3:19pm
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Tue May 27, 2008 12:15pm
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Breads 
Breads Cookies Crackers Grissini
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Mon January 28, 2008 8:28pm
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Cheese 
Cheese, soft and hard cheeses Parmisan etc
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Mon January 21, 2008 10:03am
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Condiments 
Olive Oil, Vinegar, Italian dressing
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Mon January 28, 2008 7:29am
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Fish 
Tuna in olive oil and other fish
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Mon September 24, 2007 11:17am
by justindemetri
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Meats: Salame, Prosciutto,Mortadella,Soppressata 
Salami, prosciutto,soppressata,mortadella,other
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by paolo
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Pasta, Lasagne, Tortellini , Ravioli Dry and fresh pasta
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Pre-made 
Pre cooked italian food
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Mon January 21, 2008 10:14am
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Wed September 12, 2007 3:12pm
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Pasta sauce: pre made 
Pasta sauces
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Wed June 11, 2008 1:34pm
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Tue May 27, 2008 12:16pm
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Sweets, cake and Icecreams 
Sweets ( paste) , gelato Icescream
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Tue December 4, 2007 4:06pm
by paolo
Wed February 6, 2008 5:41pm
by Fond of Italian Food
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Dices Tomatoes, peeled tomato, chopped and so on
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Wed September 12, 2007 3:01pm
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Tue September 4, 2007 2:19pm
by paolo
Tue September 4, 2007 2:18pm
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2 1
Fri August 31, 2007 8:04pm
by paolo
Tue May 27, 2008 12:11pm
by ditalia

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