Food Blog

Italian cuisine is not the same across the entire country. The Neapolitan pizza and hearty meat sauces found in Southern Italy are what most people think of when they think of Italian food, but Northern Italy is an entirely different animal. Popular dishes in Northern Italy tend to be influenced by the other European countries around [...]

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Most of the food for which Italy is best known comes from the central and southern regions of the country. Thick, rustic pasta sauces and traditionally made pizza are highly representative of Italian cuisine, but those types of dishes aren’t very prevalent in Northern Italy. The regions of Northern Italy, which include Liguria, Val D'Aosta, [...]

Turin, the first capital of Italy in the 1800s and the current capital of Piedmont, Italy, is one of the most impressive metropolitan areas in the country. Turin, Italy is a mecca of world-class cuisine, architecture, and history. Most people know the landmark city as being the home of the mysterious Shroud of Turin; a [...]

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 [...]

Photo Credit: Marco Verch, FlickrEuropean Deluxe Grilled Cheese(Salami, Pickles, Melted Gouda)Tired of the same old grilled cheese? Make your grilled cheese sandwich deluxe with salami, pickles, and Gouda cheese. The rich, gooey and warm taste of melted Edam Red Wax Gouda Cheese is total heaven. (Just don’t eat melted wax, of course.) Slice some Kuhne [...]

The Fatamorgana Gelato shops in Rome, Italy have topped many best-of lists, including our very own Top 5 Best Gelato Shops in Rome. Fatamorgana Gelato is revered not only in Italy but worldwide, which is why the United States considers itself lucky to have one of the franchise’s shops in California. Alessandro Jacchia, CEO of [...]

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 [...]

Wine and cheese is one of the world’s best duos. The combination of the two is so loved that there is now an entire science to wine pairing. But unless you’re a professional wine or cheesemaker or a trained connoisseur, you probably don’t know which types of cheese work best for your evening Chardonnay or [...]

Sorting out the best pizzerias in Naples, Italy is like trying to find a diamond in a diamond mine—there are just too many gems to choose! Ever since the first Margherita pizza was created in 1889 (at one of the pizzerias on our list, no less!) the city of Naples has been the epicenter of [...]

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 [...]

In Italy, when you’re not drinking water, you’re drinking one of two things: coffee or wine. The latter attracts travelers, wine enthusiasts and wine connoisseurs from all over the globe. Italian wine is about as ancient as the country itself and is therefore a large part of what it means to be Italian. In other [...]