🇮🇹 Italian Local Foods Tourists Often Don’t Recognize
(Italian name → English explanation)
🍝 CLASSIC PASTA & RICE DISHES
Risotto Creamy Italian rice dish
Risotto alla Milanese Saffron risotto (Milan)
Lasagne Layered pasta with sauce
Pasta al Ragù Pasta with meat sauce (Bolognese-style)
Carbonara Pasta with egg, cheese & pork
Amatriciana Tomato pasta with cured pork
Cacio e Pepe Cheese & black pepper pasta
🍗 MEAT & MAIN DISHES
Cotoletta alla Milanese Milanese breaded veal cutlet
Pollo alla Milanese Breaded chicken cutlet
Saltimbocca Veal with ham & sage
Arrosto Roasted meat
Brasato Slow-braised meat
Spezzatino Meat stew
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