| If you've rented a villa or apartment in
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| | common foods in Italy:- Pane (bread: get
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| Italy, no doubt you'll be trying to
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| | it fresh in the morning!)
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| sample all the foods of Italy you can--
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| | - Aceto (vinegar: balsamic or wine)
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| dining out and eating in. Here's a quick
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| | - Aglio (garlic)
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| and easy guide for getting food in Italy,
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| | - Basilico (basil)
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| whether you're ordering your first
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| | - Olio di Uliva (olive oil)
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| Italian meal at that sumptuous restaurant
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| | - Limoni (lemons)
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| down the street or buying produce at the
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| | - Pomodori (tomatoes)
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| local market to create your own authentic
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| | - Capperi (capers)
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| Italian food. Shopping for Italian Food
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| | - Porcini (mushrooms)
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| One of the great delights of renting an
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| | - Other vegetables: potatoes, onions,
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| Italian villa or apartment is shopping
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| | carrots, green beans, peppers, cucumbers,
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| for produce at an outdoor market.
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| | lettuce, and everything else!
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| Virtually all towns in Italy have an
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| | - Tonno (canned tuna)
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| outdoor market, usually once a week (ask
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| | - Uova (eggs)
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| around to find out which day). But
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| | - Frutta (fruit)
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| regardless of whether you're at a market,
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| | - Pollo (chicken)
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| a small grocery, or a supermarket, there
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| | - Vino (wine)Italian Cooking - Recipes
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| is just one rule to remember when
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| | What could be better than cooking in
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| shopping for food in Italy: DO NOT TOUCH
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| | Italy with all those delicious fresh
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| THE PRODUCE. We're quite used to handling
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| | ingredients? Here are a few simple
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| our apples and oranges in the US, but in
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| | Italian food recipes you can make at your
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| Italy it is considered very rude! In an
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| | rental. If these tried-and-true favorites
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| outdoor market, you should indicate which
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| | get old, eat out and then experiment to
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| fruits or vegetables you need, and the
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| | see if you can duplicate the
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| seller will pick out the best specimens
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| | recipe.1. Tortellini in Brodo con Petti
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| for you. Don't try to indicate that you
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| | di Pollo: Make a broth using bullion and
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| don't, for example, want that slightly
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| | add tortellini, chopped chicken, and
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| green lemon-- picking out produce is a
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| | veggies. Serve with local parmigiano
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| point of honor for sellers, and rejecting
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| | cheese, mixed salad, and local bread.
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| his/her choice is an insult! Another
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| | 2. Pasta al Pomodor: Otherwise known as
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| thing to note about open markets in Italy
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| | spaghetti, this is delicious with fresh
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| is that there is no bargaining. In Italy,
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| | Italian ingredients! Buy fresh pasta at
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| a price is a price.In a small grocery,
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| | the market, heat sauce (or make your
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| you still can't touch the produce (no
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| | own), mix in garlic and basil, and add: a
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| matter how much you want to)! Instead,
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| | can of drained tuna, olives, or artichoke
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| wait until an employee comes to help you.
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| | hearts. Serve with parmesan, insalata
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| Indicate you choices and the employee
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| | mista (mixed salad), and bread.
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| will pick the produce and put it in a
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| | 3. Minestrone: Saute onions and garlic
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| bag. If you really need control over your
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| | in oil. Add broth, bring to a boil, and
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| produce selection, try a large
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| | add vegetables (carrots, zucchini,
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| supermarket: here you will be provided
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| | peppers, etc.). Just before the
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| with plastic gloves so that you can pick
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| | vegetables are cooked, add pasta and
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| your own fruits and vegetables! Weigh
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| | spinach. Season with your herbs of
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| each bag and punch a button for that
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| | choice. Italian Dining Customs
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| particular item, whereupon a machine will
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| | When you go dining in Italy, remember
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| dispense a sticker that you should put on
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| | this: Italy is a food culture! If you're
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| the bag before taking it to the checkout
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| | looking for fine Italian foods, it's not
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| line. Another great place to pick up some
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| | going to be fast. Meals are a social
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| traditional Italian food is a deli. There
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| | event to be enjoyed, one delicious course
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| are no special rules here (although you
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| | at a time. Let's begin with the courses,
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| might have to "take a number" or wait in
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| | in order:1. Primi - A pasta
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| line). Pick up delicious marinated meats,
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| | dish2. Secondo - The main course: meat or
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| prepared olives, artichoke salads,
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| | fish. This course may also include the
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| roasted peppers, fresh mozzarella, and
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| | contorno, or side dishes, which are
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| everything else you might find at a
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| | usually vegetables.3. Fromaggio -
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| full-service American deli-- only
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| | Cheeses4. Frutta - Fruit5. Dolce - A
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| better!Here's a list of some delicious
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| | sweet6.
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