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Speck, the Smoked Ham of Alto Adige
A white bowl filled with rigatoni alla vodka topped with parmesan.
Does Vodka Sauce Really Need Vodka?
PizzArte (Midtown, Manhattan)
What to Expect at a Neapolitan Pizzeria
A serving of spaghetti that has been lightly coated with tomato sauce and fashioned into a swirl-like heap in a shallow bowl.
How to Cook Italian Food Like an Italian
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What Is a DOP Tomato?
Amaro Nonino is poured from the bottle into a small glass.
Amari 101: Your Guide to Italy’s Essential Bittersweet Liqueurs
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Love Italian Food? 5 Essential Cookbooks for Your Collection
Overhead view of jar of passata, a bag of pasta, and mise en place ingredients.
All About Tomato Passata, Italy's Puréed Pantry Essential
An assortment of cookies typically found in an Italian bakery.
A Closer Look at Your Italian Bakery's Cookie Case
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Scooped: Pistachio Gelato with Strawberry Sauce Recipe
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Seriously Italian: Punctuating Flavors with Ricotta Salata
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Meet the Italian Ice Cream Sandwich: Brioche Con Gelato
Pork, Salt, Air, and Time: The Long Road to Prosciutto di Parma
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A Pizza Snob's Approach To Toppings
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The Serious Eats Guide To Pizza In Naples
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The Nasty Bits: Lardo
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Serious Entertaining: An Italian Picnic
Closeup of lemon pine nut biscotti on a cutting board, flanked by two lemons.
Lemon Pine Nut Biscotti Recipe
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Gricia, Amatriciana, Carbonara: The Origins of Rome's Pasta Classics
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What Is VPN Pizza?
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Seriously Italian: Mint in Italian Cooking
A closeup of a fork lifting a stuffed pasta piece from a dish of agnolotti with garnish
Agnolotti del Plin (Italian "Pinched" Ravioli With Savory Beef Filling)
A serving of lasagna being lifted from a glass baking dish with melted cheese and visible layers
Pumpkin Lasagna
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Seupa Vapellenentse (Savoy Cabbage Soup)
A spoonful of Italian wedding soup featuring meat greens and small pasta in a broth
Minestra Maritata (Italian Wedding Soup)
A bowl of zuppetta Scarola e Fagioli with croutons and beans a spoon scooping out the soup
Neapolitan Escarole Bean Soup
A fork holding a piece of cooked spinach dumpling with more dumplings on a plate in the background
Malfatti (Northern Italian Spinach Dumplings)
A bowl of pasta with Romanesco broccoli being sprinkled with grated cheese by a hand
Broccoli Romanesco Pasta
A transparent glass cup containing affogato, an espresso-based dessert with a scoop of vanilla ice cream
Affogato (Espresso-Topped Gelato)
Maritozzi on a platter
Maritozzi
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Nidi di Rondine (Rolled Lasagna)
Overhead view of Aquacotta Maremmana
Aquacotta Maremmana (One-Pot Tuscan Vegetable Soup)
Cacio E Pepe on a serving plate
Perfect Cacio e Pepe
Overhead view of filetti di baccala
Filetti di Baccalà (Roman-Style Fried Salt Cod Fillets)
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Spaghetti All'Assassina
Side view of lasagna all norma
Lasagna Alla Norma (Lasagna With Eggplant, Tomato, and Cheese)
Fresh Cavatelli on a green bowl with a fork, with parmesan on a smaller green dish to the side, and a drink in a textured glass
How to Make Homemade Cavatelli
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Eggs in Purgatory
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Mozzarella in Carrozza (Italian Fried Mozzarella Sandwiches)
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Piadina (Italian Flatbread Sandwich)
Overhead view of plate of risotto
The Key Techniques for Perfect Risotto
Italian wedding soup in a bowl with vegetables and meatballs
The 10 Italian Recipes Our Readers Are Loving the Most Right Now
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Scallop Crudo
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Stop Overthinking Dinner—These 23 Easy Italian Recipes Are the Answer
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Pappardelle With Tuscan Pork Ragù
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Canederli di Pane (Northern Italian Bread Dumplings)
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Aperol Spritz Recipe
A white oval platter holding chicken cacciatore and a good amount of golden brown sauce. The platter is on a textured grey-blue surface.
12 Italian Chicken Recipes
Side view of Lemon Ricotta Cake
Lemon Ricotta Cake
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Spaghetti allo Scoglio (Spaghetti With Mixed Seafood)
The pasta on a large serving platter, sprinkled with parsley-flecked breadcrumbs.
Lobster Fra Diavolo
Deep golden brown fish fillets on a large serving platter are covered in a creamy, glossy, perfectly emulsified butter sauce, studded with capers and flecked with minced parsley.
Fish Piccata
A large platter of fritto misto di mare with fried shrimp, squid, and smelt.
Fritto Misto di Mare (Fried Mixed Seafood)
Closeup overhead of a skillet of baccalà alla napoletana.
Baccalà alla Napoletana (Neapolitan-Style Braised Salt Cod With Tomatoes, Olives, and Capers)
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Risotto ai Gamberi (Shrimp Risotto)
Deeply browned braised swordfish steaks on a platter with a rich tomato, caper, olive sauce.
Agghiotta di Pesce Spada (Sicilian Braised Swordfish With Tomatoes and Olives)
Overhead view of Malloreddus alla Campidanese in a white bowl on a titled background with pink floruishes surrounded by the pot and two wine glasses
Malloreddus Alla Campidanese (Sardinian Ridged Pasta With Saffron and Pork Ragù)
A bowl of creamy pasta with mushrooms
Pasta ai Funghi (Creamy Pasta With Mushrooms)