Things to note when eating Italian food

Italian Cuisine

The boot-shaped country gives southern and northern Italy their own unique cooking styles with different climates and terrains. Showing his hospitable and friendly character during the meal is the biggest feature of Italian cuisine.

What's on the Menu

A formal traditional Italian dinner usually has four to five courses. In addition to choosing from the menu, you can also refer to the regularly updated dinner set menu. (Set menu). Although there are fewer choices (about three choices per dish), the portions are smaller than those of individual dishes.

First dish

Antipasto is called Antipasto in Italian, which means "before the meal". It can be divided into cold (such as ham sausage, salad or pickled vegetables, etc.) and hot (fried or fried dishes such as fried squid, etc.) appetizers. You can also choose a platter (Misto), which is a smaller portion but more choices. Starter combination.

The first course

Mainly refers to soup (Zuppe), spaghetti or risotto (Risotto), which is Primo Pratto in Italian. The portions will be smaller since there will be entrees afterward.

The second course/main course

is the soul of the entire dinner, mainly seafood or meat dishes. Most of the main dishes are cooked by grilling or frying, and you can add a little salt or olive oil on the table when you enjoy it.

Dessert

How can a menu be perfect without dessert? The dessert Dlolce itself means "sweet" in Italian. Usually ordered after enjoying the main course.

Ordering method

Basically, it is an appetizer, followed by pasta and main courses, and finally desserts. Those with larger appetites can order an extra helping of cheese (Formaggi) before dessert, and you can also choose to share a plate of spaghetti for two, but this must be stated when ordering.

Meals for Italian Cuisine

·Bread and olive oil will never be missing on the Italian restaurant table. There are various kinds of Italian bread (Pane). Usually, a variety of breads are served before the appetizers are served. You can use your fingers to put your favorite bread directly on the bread plate. If there is no plate, put it on the napkin. Can. When eating, you can dip it in some olive oil or Italian vinegar (Balsamic vinegar, which tastes sweet and sour). The flavor is more unique than eating it with butter.

·The very familiar Italian pizza (Pizza) was originally made for the convenience of take-out. It rarely appears in high-end restaurants. At most, it only appears in the form of appetizer platter (Misto). Authentic Italian pizza is thin and crispy, and is only covered with tomato sauce, cheese, olives or herbs (such as spicy spinach Rucloa). It can be cut into bite-size sizes with a knife or fork, or rolled up to make it easier to eat.

·Pasta in Italian cuisine can be described as ever-changing, and it is said that there are more than 300 styles alone. In addition to pasta, Risotto is also a popular choice for the first course. The stew made with cheese and clear soup has a harder texture and higher humidity; Gnocchi is a more family-style dish. Strong choice.

·Since the portion of pasta is generally not light, it is best to share it with other people to avoid leftovers. However, you must make a request in advance and the chef will allocate appropriate portions to each person. Putting several kinds of food on one plate will cause different sauces to mix together, which will affect the original taste and is also an act of respect for the chef.

·Vegetarian food is not popular in Italian cuisine. Vegetables mainly play a supporting role in the main dishes, but you can also make requests to the chef if necessary.

·After the main course, it’s dessert time. You can order cheese or dessert. Some restaurants will put several desserts on a silver trolley and bring them to you for you to choose from.

·After eating dessert, you can order a drink, most of which are coffee, black tea or digestivo. Generally, you can order a thicker Espresso, but you can also order a Cappuccino with milk.

·After dining in a high-end Italian restaurant, you often have the opportunity to meet and chat with the chef. This is quite common in Italy, and aside from their friendly nature, chefs (especially those who are also business owners) also want to hear what their guests have to say. Therefore, if you want to express your appreciation to the chef after the meal, you can ask the waiter to invite the chef to come out and talk.

·When accepting an Italian dinner invitation, punctuality is very important. Although it is not advisable to arrive early, it is also not advisable to arrive more than ten to fifteen minutes late. It would be considered impolite to skip the entire pre-dinner social period and arrive just before dinner begins.

Features of Italian cuisine

The Italian peninsula is long and narrow from north to south. The climate and geographical situation between the north and the south are very different, resulting in each having its own cooking characteristics. France is close to the north, and there are many dairy-based dishes that add cream. The taste should be richer (heavy) and the seasonings simpler. In the south, a lot of ketchup, dried tomatoes, chili peppers and olive oil are used in the dishes, which gives them a richer taste.

Italian summer recipes are mainly seafood, and cooking methods such as grilling, steaming or boiling are often used to maintain the original flavor of the ingredients. The seasonings are only salt and a small amount of pepper, because chefs believe that too much seasoning will mask the taste. The seafood is full of fresh flavor from the ocean.

Menu Declded - commonly used words on recipes

Dishes: Insalata salad, Saltati stir-fry, Minestra vegetable soup, elato ice cream, orbetto sorbet, Cioccolato grill, al Forno Bake, Lesso Poach, Umido Stew

Ingredients: Aglio garlic, Pomodoro tomatoes (dried tomatoes are Pomodoro Secchi, fresh tomato juice is Pomodoro E Basilico), Peperoncino peppers, Olio d'Oliva olive oil

Sauce: Arrabbiata sauce (such as Penne Arrabbiata, which is long pasta with spicy sauce), Nero di Seppia squid ink

Ingredients: Panceta Italian pancetta, Piccioncino squab, Calamaretti squid , Capesante scallops, Gamberoni shrimp, Aragosta lobster, La Sogliola tarragon, Filetto cowboy fillet, Fegato cowboy liver

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So Italians often say: "There is no Italian food in Italy, there are just authentic local dishes."

Pizza and noodles

When it comes to Italian food, we The most familiar ones are pizza and pasta. Depending on cooking methods and seasonings, there are endless variations on the simple pasta dish.

For example, pizza can be divided into round iron plate baked and square iron plate baked according to different shapes; according to different methods, it can be divided into thin pizza and thick pizza.

The ingredients added to the pie are even richer: the pizza with tomatoes and cheese is called Pizza Margherita; the pizza with tomatoes, cheese, and mushrooms is called Pizzacon Funghi; the pizza with tomatoes, cheese, mushrooms, and ham is called Pizzacon Funghie Prosciutto; the pizza with tomatoes, cheese, and sardines is called PizzaconFunghi. Pizza Napoletana; tomato sauce with spices is called Pizza Marinara; meat slices with yellow green peppers are called Pizzacon Peperoni; seafood pizza is called Pizza Pescatore.

So if you don’t know a little bit of Italian, you will be confused by so many names.

Pasta is the general name for pasta. Legend has it that when the Italian traveler Marco Polo first traveled to China, he fell in love with Chinese noodles and brought them back to Italy. However, he was afraid that the journey would be long and would not be able to preserve them, so he thought of using drying methods to preserve them. The method of drying noodles is recorded in detail in the travelogue "Oriental Insights". Today's pasta is a low-calorie carbohydrate made from wheat flour mixed with water or eggs and salt.

There are numerous types of pasta, which can be roughly divided into three types according to shape and taste: long noodles, short noodles and egg noodles. The long noodles are represented by Spaghetti. Short surfaces include tubular surface (Macaroni), pen tip surface (Penne), shell surface (Conchiglie), spiral surface (Fusilli), butterfly surface (Farfalle), etc. Egg noodles are noodles kneaded from wheat flour and eggs. They are more elastic and taste better. They include Tagliatelle, Fettuccine, Lasagne and so on.

Generally, northern Italy prefers lasagna, tubular noodles, and dumplings, while central Italy eats more gnocchi, while the south maintains the tradition of using dry noodles. The sauce and ingredients used with each type of noodles must also be different. For example, long noodles are suitable to use thin sauce or olive oil, and paired with mushrooms or cuttlefish, clams, and cod seafood; short noodles are suitable to use thicker sauce. It tastes best when made into meatloaf noodles.

Italian Food in Shanghai

Palando Italian Restaurant opened at the Portman Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Shanghai can be said to be the flagship of Italian cuisine in Shanghai.

Palladio restaurant is named after the famous Italian architect Andrea Palladio (1508-1580). His works include the Cathedral and many other buildings in the Vicenza region of northeastern Italy. His architectural designs often feature stable arches. This style was passed down later and was named Parlando School after him.

Parando Restaurant has three Parando-style arches at the entrance of the hotel, the main entrance of the restaurant and the other end of the restaurant, giving people a sense of Italian style. The lighting design of the restaurant dome is unique, and the lighting and natural light are perfectly integrated. Inspired by the decoration of the Doge's Palace in Venice, the lighting on the central wall of the restaurant applies Japanese fiber optic technology for the first time, making the changing lights a part of the restaurant's scenery and creating an elegant atmosphere.

Landuo Restaurant has hired chef Angelo Sabatelli, who has won many international awards, as its chief executive. Sabatelli grew up on the Adriatic Coast, where the Mediterranean's natural healthy vegetables, fish, shellfish and olive oil abound, giving him a natural talent for cooking authentic Italian cuisine.

Mr. Sabatelli’s signature dishes include: foie gras in Marsala wine with saffron rice; gourmet seafood and fresh asparagus risotto; Roman-style grilled chicken with paprika, olives and spices; braised halibut with clams , roasted tomatoes, olives; hot chocolate pudding with vanilla ice cream; tanramisu dessert, etc.

Because he likes to drill by nature, he has been studying the cooking methods of various dishes in the kitchen, and constantly develops new menus, so Landuo Restaurant can have a new menu every quarter. If you have the opportunity to eat at Parlan Restaurant one day, you may also have the opportunity to ask Sabatelli in person for some tips on how to make Italian food.

The drinks at Parlando are also worth mentioning. Such as wine vinegar for appetizing and digestion. These wine vinegars are made from traditional high-quality German wines. Wine vinegar is served in slim, elegant glass bottles that are all handmade. For tasting, the wine vinegar will be poured into special long-handled glasses. Sip slowly and slowly, the taste is mellow, the sour vinegar taste brings out the sweetness of honey and the unique fragrance of wine. The wonderful taste and the unique wine glass complement each other, and everyone is amazed.

Wine vinegar has always been regarded by Europeans as the most noble gift for entertaining guests and a wonderful medicine for strengthening the body. Because wine vinegar has a powerful bactericidal function, it can promote the body's metabolism and help digest carbohydrates and break down fat. , it is also rich in vitamins B1, B12, C, niacin, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus and other minerals