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Italian Regional Cuisines
North Italian Cuisines| Central Italian Cuisines
South Italian Cuisines| Italian Island Cuisines
Italian cuisine is regional. Extremely; though you may think about, say, Tuscan,
or Friulano, or iemontese cooking, the !ariations are actually much more local.
" cou#le o$ exam#les%
To celebrate Christmas, the residents o$ the Tuscan city o$ Siena
en&oy an$orte, a nutty $ruitcake s'eetened 'ith honey that dates back to the
middle ages, and (icciarelli, che'y orange)laced amaretti. Come the season,
e!ery bar and #astry sho# makes them and #roudly #uts them on dis#lay. InFlorence, 'hich is &ust a hal$ hour*s dri!e $rom Siena, you 'ouldn*t ha!e
$ound either, at least not $reshly made, until +uite recently, and
Florentines 'ho buy an$orte much is bought by tourists- say it*s a Sienese
thing.
Friuli en/ia 0iulia has many ties 'ith central Euro#e, and as a result
the cuisine includes ingredients one sim#ly doesn*t $ind in much o$ the rest
o$ Italy. Sauerkraut, $or exam#le, 'hich the inhabitants o$ the highlands
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abo!e Trieste combine 'ith beans to make 1ota#ronounced 2ota-, an unusual
but tasty bean sou# that*s one o$ the area*s signature dishes. 1ota is made
'ith sauerkraut as $ar inland as 0ori/ia, about 34 miles, 'here they also add
barley, but i$ you continue on to Cormons, another 5 miles, you*ll $ind
it made 'ith bro!ada, #ickled turni#s, rather than sauerkraut. "nd i$ you
continue on to 6dine, another 78 miles, #eo#le consider it to be $oreign and
don*t make it.
The reason $or this culinary $ragmentation is sim#le% 9ith the exce#tion o$
the nobility and the clergy, be$ore 99II most Italians sim#ly didn*t tra!el, and
as a result e!ery to'n and e!ery !alley has something uni+ue. Neighboring to'ns
and !alleys 'ill also share techni+ues, or reci#es, albeit 'ith indi!idualistic
t'ists, but $rom one end o$ a region to the other the #icture can change
com#letely. There$ore, 'hen s#eaking o$ regional cuisines, it*s a good idea to
kee# in mind that 'e are really dealing 'ith a series o$ local cuisines, each o$
'hich is related to those around it.
:a!ing said this, one can make some broad distinctions $rom North to South.
The 6se o$ Fats
Though no' extra!irgin oli!e oilis #o#ular throughout Italy, this has
not al'ays been true. 9ith the exce#tion o$ a $e' areas near lakes that exert a
moderating in$luence, Northern Italy is too cold $or oli!e trees to gro', and as
a result much o$ the #o#ulation used butter $or cooking. In much o$ Central and
Southern Italy, and the Islands, on the other hand, #eo#le cooked 'ith oli!e
oil. uch but not all; rendered lard 'as used in Cam#ania,
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a result !egetables that thri!e under hotter conditions, es#ecially tomatoes,
are more #o#ular in the South, 'hich thus also has many more dishes 'ith red
sauces than the North. "mong the other more Southern !egetables
are egg#lantand broccoli raab. In the North, on the other hand, one $inds
#lants better ada#ted to cooler tem#eratures and less sunlight, $or exam#le head
cabbages, black lea$ kale, cardoons, and radicchio.
Foreign In$luences
0i!en its #osition in the middle o$ the editerranean, Italy is a
crossroads, and many $oreign #o'ers ha!e le$t their mark. "s you might ex#ect,
you*ll $ind +uite a bit o$ French in$luence regional French, not haute cuisine-
in the areas o$ >iguria, iemonte, and the alle @*"osta bordering France, and
"ustro):ungarian in$luences in the eneto, Trentino "lto "dige, and Friuli
ene/ia 0iulia. There is also S#anish in$luence, es#ecially in ilano, 'hich 'as
under the S#aniards $or a time; this S#anish in$luence sur$aces again in the
South, 'hich 'as ruled by the
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Staple foods
amb and goatare also a!ailable, but
are not as #o#ular.
eat is usually #ot)roasted; #an)$ried dishes also exist, but
these reci#es usually originate $rom Franceor "ustria; Schnit/elis
#articularly #o#ular in 0ermany. Se!eral cooking methods used to so$ten
o$ten tough cuts ha!e e!ol!ed into national s#ecialties,
including Sauerbratensour roast-, in!ol!ing marinating bee$, horse
meat or !enison in a !inegar or 'ine !inegar mixture o!er se!eral days.
" long tradition o$ sausage)making exists in 0ermany, including hundreds
o$ regional !ariations. ore than 7844 di$$erent ty#es o$ sausage
0erman% 9urst- are made in 0ermany. ost 9urst is still made by 0erman
sausage butchers 0erman% et/ger, Fleischer or Schlachter- 'ith natural
casings deri!ed $rom #ork, shee# or lamb intestine."mong the most #o#ular and most common are
the
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s#ecialties, such as the Dnchner 9ei'urstunich 'hite sausage-
#o#ular in
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Side dishes
0erman Sauerbraten'ith #otato dum#lings=le-
Noodles, made $rom 'heat $lour and egg, are usually thicker than
the Italian$lat #asta. Es#ecially in the south'estern #art o$ the
country, the #redominant !ariety o$ noodles are S#t/le, made 'ith large
amounts o$ egg yolk, and aultaschen, traditional stu$$ed noodlesreminiscent o$ ra!ioli.
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Spices and condiments
>'ensen$% a &ar o$ s#icy @Dsseldor$er mustard
0enerally, 'ith the exce#tion o$ mustard $or sausages, 0erman
dishes are rarely hot and s#icy; the most #o#ular herbs are
traditionally #arsley, thyme, laurel, chi!es, black #e##erused in
small amounts-,&uni#er berriesand cara'ay. Cardamom, anise seed,
and cinnamonare o$ten used in s'eet cakes or be!erages associated 'ith
Christmas time, and sometimes in the #re#aration o$ sausages, but are
other'ise rare in 0erman meals. Gther herbs and s#ices, such
as basil, sage, oregano, and hot chilli #e##ers, ha!e become more
#o#ular in recent times.
ustardSen$- is a !ery common accom#animent to sausages and can
!ary in strength, the most common !ersion being ittelschar$ medium
hot-, 'hich is some'here bet'een traditional English and French mustards
in strength. @Dsseldor$and the surrounding area are kno'n $or its
#articularly s#icy mustard, 'hich is used both as a table condiment and
in local dishes such as Sen$rostbraten roasted steak 'ith mustard-. In
the southern #arts o$ the country, a s'eet !ariety o$ mustard is made
'hich is almost exclusi!ely ser!ed 'ith the
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and Turkishcuisines.
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becoming 'ides#read in the 75H4s. S#aghettieis, 'hich resembles
s#aghetti, tomato sauce, and ground cheese on a #late, is a #o#ular ice
cream dessert.
Bread
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hence ischbrot, mixed bread-, and o$ten also 'holemeal and 'hole seeds
such as linseed, sun$lo'erseed, or #um#kinseed ollkornbrot-. @arker,
rye)dominated breads, such as ollkornbrot or Sch'ar/brot, are ty#ical
o$ 0erman cuisine. um#ernickel, a steamed, s'eet)tasting bread, is
internationally 'ell kno'n, although not re#resentati!e o$ 0erman black
bread as a 'hole. ost 0erman breads are made 'ith sourdough. 9holegrain is also #re$erred $or high $iber. 0ermans use almost all a!ailable
ty#es o$ grain $or their breads% 'heat, rye, barley, s#elt, oats,
millet, corn and rice. Some breads are e!en made 'ith #otato starch
$lour.
0ermany*s most #o#ular breads are%
7. (ye)'heat (oggenmischbrot-
H. Toast bread Toastbrot-
. 9hole)grain ollkornbrot-
3. 9heat)rye 9ei/enmischbrot-8. 9hite bread 9eibrot-
B. ultigrain, usually 'heat)rye)oats 'ith sesame or linseed
ehrkornbrot-
M. (ye (oggenbrot-
A. Sun$lo'er seeds in dark rye breadSonnenblumenkernbrot-
5. um#kin seeds in dark rye bread =Drbiskernbrot-
74. (oasted onions in light 'heat)rye bread 'iebelbrot-
Bread rolls
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then #laced bet'een the t'o hal!es, or on each hal$ se#arately, kno'n as
a belegtes
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(hine, =lsch, a similar style, but light in color, in the Cologne area,
and the lo')alcohol
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o#ular so$t drinks include Schorle, &uice or 'ine mixed 'ith
s#arkling mineral 'ater, 'ith "#$elschorlebeing es#ecially #o#ular in
southern 0ermany, and S#e/i, made 'ith cola and an orange)$la!ored drink
such as Fanta. 0ermans are uni+ue among their neighbors in
#re$erring bottled, carbonated mineral 'ater, either #lain S#rudel- or
$la!ored usually lemon- to noncarbonated ones.
@rinking 'ater o$ excellent +uality is a!ailable e!ery'here and at any
time in 0ermany. 9ater #ro!ided by the #ublic 'ater industry can be had
'ithout hesitation directly $rom the ta#. 6sually no chlorine is added.
@rinking 'ater is controlled by state authority to ensure it is #otable.
(egulations are e!en stricter than those $or bottled 'ater
see Trink'asser!erordnung-. There is no need at all to buy 'ater in
bottles in 0ermany $or health reasons, though the taste o$ the ta# 'ater
!aries 'idely de#ending on the layers o$ earth and stone dominating on
each 'ell.
Regional cuisine
ret/elsare es#ecially common in the South o$ 0ermany
0erman regional cuisine can be di!ided into many !arieties such
as o'er Saxon cuisineor those o$ Saxony)"nhalt.PHQ
Thuringia
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"griculture $igures highly in the diet o$ Thuringia, 'ith about
hal$ o$ the state being used $or agriculture
9heat, gra#eseed, sugarbeets, and barleygro' 'ell, along 'ith a !ariety
o$ !egetables, 'hich gro' near Er$urt, the state*s
ca#ital.Cauli$lo'erPM34 acres .4 kmH-Q, cabbagesa!oy, red, 'hite-
PH8 acres 744,444 mH-Q, kohlrabiPM acres 784,444 mH-Q,and broccoliPM acres 784,444 mH-Q gro' by traditional means near
Er$urt. Tomatoes, lettuce, broad beans, onions, andcucumbersare gro'n
in the eastern #ortion o$ the region near 1enaunder glass centers on
about 7H acres 35,444 mH- o$ land. Thuringia is the second)
largest herb)gro'ing region in 0ermany; the to'n o$ =olleda'as once
considered the J#e##ermintto'nJ, 'here herb gro'ers used to congregate
to study herb culti!ation.PQ
Gne)third o$ Thuringia is co!ered in $orest, and is considered to be one
o$ the best game)hunting regions in 0ermany. 6ntil the uni$ication o$
East and 9est 0ermany, the game meats 'ere reser!ed $or those #ri!ilegedenough to obtain it in luxury hotels, or it 'as ex#orted. Today, anyone
holding a !alid hunting license 'hich ho'e!er re+uires #assing a
com#rehensi!e 'ritten and #ractical exam-P3Qand a local hunting #ermit
$or the area may hunt $or game such as red deer, roe deer, 'ild
boar,rabbit, duck, and mou$lonmountain
shee#-. heasantand ca#ercaillieare #rotected game s#ecies that may
not be hunted. The 'ooded areas also contain a 'ide !ariety o$ edible
mushrooms, such as chestnut mushrooms, #orcini, and chanterelles, along
'ith 'ild berries, such as blueberries, cranberries, ras#berries,
and blackberries, 'hich are all traditional accom#animents to game
dishes.P8Q
The most $amous $oods $rom Thuringia are Thuringian
sausagesand Thuringian dum#lings. The state is also kno'n $or
its sausages; steamed, scaled, and cured !arieties are all #re#ared.
o#ular !arieties include ThDringer ett'ursta s#readable cured
sausage-, Feldkiekera cured, air)dried sausage dried u# to eight
months-, ThDringer >eber'ursta steamed #ork and li!er sausage-,
ThDringer (ot'ursta steamed blood sausage #acked in a bladder or other
natural casing-PBQand ettminced #ork-.
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SaxonyAnhalt
ilbenkse
Cereal grainculti!ation occu#ies BHR o$ the culti!ated land in Saxony)
"nhalt. 9heat, barley, oats, and ryeare gro'n, 'ith the rye being gro'n
near
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Specialities from the former German Democratic
Republic
Solyanka 'ith oli!es
The cuisine o$ the $ormer 0erman @emocratic (e#ublic 0@( or East
0ermany- di$$ered in se!eral 'ays $rom the cuisine o$ 9est 0ermany and
today*s united 0ermany.
East 0erman cuisine 'as strongly in$luenced
by (ussian, olish,
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o$ 1agd'urst, co!ered 'ith bread crumbs, #an)$ried and ser!ed 'ith
tomato sauce and noodles; it should not be con$used
'ith 1gerschnit/elin 'estern 0ermany, 'hich there means a
normal Schnit/el ser!ed 'ith dark mushroom sauce.
"n e$$ort has been made to #reser!e this cultural East 0erman heritage,
and a collection o$ East 0erman :G reci#es are a!ailable online in
0erman.
Bavarian Cuisine
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recei!ed s#ecial attention. In the cookbooks termed as J
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Muni!h !uisine
@am#$nudeln.
The citi/ens o$ the state ca#ital unichdi$$ered some'hat $rom
the e!eryday cuisine o$ the rural #eo#le, es#ecially by the greater
consum#tion o$ meat. In the city, more #eo#le could a$$ord bee$, and on
$esti!al days, roast !eal 'as #re$erred. From 7A34 to 7A37, 'ith unich
ha!ing a #o#ulation o$ about A,444 citi/ens, a total o$ MB,5M5 cal!es
'ere slaughtered, statically a##roximately one cal$ #er citi/en. The
number o$ slaughtered co's 'as about H4,444.
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S"AIN
Castilla#eon
Castilla)>eUn co!ers a huge area o$ the country and in $act is the
largest region o$ S#ain. It is re$erred to sometimes as VGld Castile.W The t'o
kingdoms o$ Castilla and >eUn 'ere united in the year 7H4 and then 'aged 'ar
against the uslims 'ho occu#ied the South o$ S#ain, trying to recon+uer S#ain
$or the Christians.
The 'estern edge o$ Castilla)>eUn touches the border 'ith ortugal. Extremadura,
Castilla la ancha and adrid to the south, "ragUn and >a (io&a to the east. To
the north, it is bordered by 0alicia, "sturias, Cantabria and the eUn and Salamanca.
Fa&ous 'ishes% Ste's 'ere common daily dishes in all households until !ery
recently. For centuries, this area relied on the chick#ea garban/o bean- as one
o$ the basic $oods o$ this region and it is the main ingredient o$ Castilian
ste's. Ste's also contained cabbage, morcillablood sausage- and meat. The
#hoto sho's a store 'indo' in
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(istory and Cultural In)luen!es
>ike the rest o$ S#ain, alencia 'as an im#ortant /one $or many in!aders Y
hoenicians, 0reeks, Carthaginians, (omans, oors and isigoths. The ca#ital
city is also called alencia, $ounded by (omans in 7A
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coastline. Its location has hel#ed bring many cultural in$luences $rom (omans
and "rabs in ancient times, as 'ell as $rom French and Italians in more recent
times. Its #eo#le are $iercely inde#endent and ha!e their o'n regional
language,Catalan.
Catalan Sau!es
So, 'hat is the regional cuisine o$ CataluZa kno'n $or?
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CataluZa has a 'ide !ariety o$ rice dishes, as 'ell as meat, #oultry and $ish.
To describe the dishes that CataluZa is kno'n $or, letXs re!ie' them by
#ro!ince%
Girona
0irona has coastline on the editerranean, but also includes the yrenees
mountains. In the mountain area, #oultry dishes are the most im#ortant and 'here
you $ind turkeys, geese, ducks and #oulards. This area is $amous $or Christmas
Turkey, #re#ared 'ith stu$$ing made o$ sausage, raisins and #ine nuts. 0ame is
also #o#ular and there are many traditional dishes made 'ith rabbit, hare and
#artridges.
This is also the area 'here you 'ill $ind dishes that mix $la!ors o$ the Vseaand mountain,Wmar i muntanyain Catalan. These dishes mix chicken, game or bee$
'ith $ish or sea$ood.
Bar!elona
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Tarragona
This area has a !ariety o$ dishes that are delicious, including rabbit 'ith
garlic, $ish and #otatoes and cod $ritters. :o'e!er, rice dishes ser!ed 'ith a
sauce. The most $amous rice dish is arroz abanda, rice and se!eral kinds o$
$ish, ser!ed 'ith alioliand romescosauces.
'esserts
@esserts in CataluZa include Crema Catalanaand natillas, a custard. There are a
!ariety o$ traditional cakes that are #re#ared, like so many other s'eets,
coinciding 'ith religious $east days, such aspa de pessic" co#ues, $or St.
1ohnXs E!e andpanellets, eaten $or "ll Saint*s @ay in No!ember.
The a (io&a, to the 'est Cantabria and Castilla y >eon, and to the east Na!arra.
This mostly mountainous region includes the
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9ith the disco!ery o$ "merica, many
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^la!a is also a 'ine)#roducing region. the )ioja Alavesais a sub)area o$ the
$amous (io&a 'ine region, and accounts $or about H7R o$ the area o$ the (io&a
`uali$ied @G.
Vi1!aya) J
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