List of Italian Dishes - Ingredients

Ingredients

Most important ingredients (see also Italian Herbs and Spices):

  • Olio extravergine di oliva (Extra virgin olive oil)
  • Pomodoro (Tomato)
  • Parmigiano Reggiano (aged cow's-milk cheese), in the North
  • Pecorino (aged sheep's-milk cheese), in the Middle and South

Other common ingredients:

  • Acciughe (anchovies, preserved in olive oil, or in salt)
  • Aceto balsamico (Balsamic Vinegar)
  • Asparagi (asparagus)
  • Baccalà (Dried, salted cod)
  • Bresaola (air-dried salted beef)
  • Broccoli
  • Capperi (capers, preserved in vinegar or, more frequently, salt)
  • Carciofi (artichokes)
  • Cavolfiore (Cauliflower)
  • Ceci (Chickpeas)
  • Cetrioli (Cucumber)
  • Fagioli (Beans)
  • Farro (Emmer)
  • Finocchio (Fennel bulb)
  • Fragole (strawberries)
  • Funghi (Porcini mushrooms, white mushrooms)
  • Lenticchie (Lentils)
  • Limone (Lemon)
  • Melanzane (eggplants)
  • Olive (olives)
  • Pasta
  • Pesce spada (Swordfish)
  • Peperoni (Bell peppers)
  • Pesto
  • Pinoli (pine nuts)
  • Piselli (Peas)
  • Prosciutto
  • Radicchio Rosso di Treviso
  • Riso (Rice)
  • Rucola (or Rocchetta) (Rocket or Arugula)
  • Seppie (Cuttlefish)
  • Spinaci (Spinach)
  • Tartufo (Truffle)
  • Trippa (Tripe)
  • Tonno (Tuna)
  • Zucchine (Zucchini)

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