Five Foods to Eat in Italy

Here are the top 5 most iconic foods to eat in Italy.

1. Focaccia
All over Italy, there are authentically delicious breads on every corner bakery or cafe. But the Italian region of Linguria is known for being the home of famous flat bread focaccia. It is served best with toppings like rosemary, olives or cheese, or simply drizzled with olive oil. Depending on the area of Italy you travel to, you may find that focaccia bread will vary in texture and thickness, sometimes resembling a flatbread and at other times, pita bread.

2. Tortellini 

Although pretty simply constructed, this dish lacks nothing in the flavor department. It consists of tortellini pasta in a delicious broth. It is traditionally a dish for the winter season. This pasta is just one of the many great pasta dishes that Italy is known for around the globe.

3. Coffee
Authentic coffee in Italy will have some of the same titles you’ve heard before, but will mean something totally different. The meaning of latte, cappuccino, macchiato will be completely different drinks even as you travel through Italy regionally. But this is apart of the beauty of Italian coffee drinking: an adventure that you can never quite complete but will thoroughly enjoy..

4. Gelato

Gelato is famous the world over, but you’ve never had real gelato if you’ve never had it in Italy. Gelato is like ice cream, but much more dense and rich. There are many flavors of gelato, but most authentic purveyors of gelato will serve traditional and deliciously simple flavors, like stracciatella, vanilla, chocolate, hazelnut, pistachio and tiramisu just to name a few.

5. Cheese

A guide to best foods in Italy wouldn’t be complete without the mention of cheese. Mascarpone,
Ricotta, scamorza, gorgonzola, asiago, mozzarella, Parmigiano-Reggiano, taleggio, burrata, grana padano, scamorza, piave, stracchino and robiola are just a few of the many delectable cheese you can find in Italia. Some of these cheeses are only found locally in specific regions, and some can be found countrywide.