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VIDEO RECIPE: Tagliatelle al Prosciutto
There are few foods more Italian than pasta and Prosciutto di Parma, so why not bring them together in one mouth-watering dish? This is one of the easiest pasta recipes to follow that will still blow your taste buds away. All you need are a few basic (but delicious!) Italian ingredients.Ingredients:Agnesi #224 Italian Tagliatelle Egg [...]
10 Vegan Italian Recipes You Have to Try
Italian food is some of the world’s best food, but a lot of Italian recipes involve meat. There are meatballs, ragu sauces, and countless types of salami and dry cured meat cuts. On the other hand, what is more Italian than pasta or pizza? There are so many vegan recipes featuring these two popular dishes [...]
6 Traditional Lasagna Recipes from Different Regions of Italy
In America we have a habit of taking traditional recipes from other countries and reducing them to their most basic forms. For example, the most popular ingredients for lasagna in the states are ricotta cheese and beef ragu. However, the Italians actually have several different recipes for lasagna based on the region. So here are [...]
10 Ingredients You Need to Spice Up Your Mac and Cheese
Photo Cred: Steve Johnson, FlickrMac and cheese is one of America’s favorite dishes, but you don’t have to get stuck in a rut of the traditional mac and cheese recipe. This cheesy, gooey, delicious comfort food can be made even more fun by using some out-of-the-ordinary ingredients. Whether you’re looking to make easy baked mac [...]
VIDEO RECIPE: How to Make Capocollo and Roasted Garlic Pizza
Every true Italian (and pretty much everyone else) loves capocollo. So we at Supermarket Italy came up with a fun way to include capocollo as part of one of our other favorite foods: pizza! Watch this quick video on how to make capocollo & roasted garlic pizza and try it yourself at home! In this video, we [...]
This Is How True Italians Celebrate Father's Day
Did you know that you already missed Father's Day this year? The Italian Father’s Day, that is. While this holiday is celebrated in June in the United States, Father’s Day in Italy actually takes place on March 19. This is because true Italians celebrate Father’s Day on Saint Joseph’s Day. How else would a predominantly [...]
4 Extremely Easy Pasta Salad Recipes
With Memorial Day weekend coming up, everyone is getting ready to bust out their grills and fire up some BBQ. We at Supermarket Italy have already given you the 3 Best BBQ Recipes You Need for National BBQ Day, so now it’s time to fill you in on how to make easy pasta salad recipes. [...]
A Traditional Italian Easter Feast: Abbacchio a Scottadito
In Italy, Easter is one of the most important holidays. In fact, the festivities start with the Holy Week, which begins a week earlier on Palm Sunday. Along with religious services and elaborate street processions, the celebration is also centered around an epic feast that is typically enjoyed on Easter Sunday. According to tradition, lamb [...]
The Traditional Italian Christmas Dinner
Italian cuisine varies from
region to region, and the menu for Christmas dinner is no exception. While each
region features their own classic dishes, a traditional Italian Christmas
dinner always includes several courses. For Italians, this is an epic feast that lasts all day and
into the evening. This holiday season, bring the
flavors of Italy to your holiday dinner table with [...]
What Is Cotechino?
It would be unfair to
claim that this Italian delicacy’s popularity is a recent occurrence. Cotechino
(Zampone) has been enjoyed by Italians, and other ethnic groups for that
matter, for centuries. However, its history is just as intriguing. It all began
in Gavello; a town in the Italian region of Veneto, about 37 miles southwest of
Venice. In 1511, Gavello [...]