Bring Italy home
Italian recipes, all 20 regions
There isn’t one Italian kitchen. There are twenty. Here’s a four-course menu from every region, the way they cook it there, with US and metric measurements, a wine pairing for each course and a shopping list you can print.
Northern Italy
A Piedmontese dinner at homeVitello tonnato, Tajarin al burro e salvia, Brasato al Barolo, Bonet
An Alpine dinner from the Aosta ValleyFontina and bresaola, Polenta concia, Carbonade, Tegole
A Milanese dinner at homeBresaola with arugula and Grana Padano, Risotto alla milanese, Ossobuco, Torta sbrisolona
An Alpine dinner from the DolomitesSpeck and rye bread, Canederli in brodo, Goulash with polenta, Strudel di mele
A Venetian dinner at homeSarde in saor, Risotto all’Amarone, Baccalà alla vicentina, Tiramisù
A dinner from Friuli at homeProsciutto di San Daniele, Cjarsons, Frico, Gubana
A Ligurian dinner at homeFocaccia genovese, Trofie al pesto, Coniglio alla ligure, Pandolce genovese
A Bologna dinner at homeParmigiano, Parma ham and mortadella, Lasagne verdi alla bolognese, Cotoletta alla bolognese, Zuppa ingleseCentral Italy
A Tuscan dinner at homeCrostini toscani, Ribollita, Bistecca alla fiorentina, Cantucci and Vin Santo
An Umbrian dinner at homeTorta al testo with prosciutto, Strangozzi al tartufo nero, Porchetta, Rocciata
A dinner from the Marche at homeOlive all’ascolana, Vincisgrassi, Brodetto all’anconetana, Ciambellone
A Roman dinner at homeCarciofi alla romana, Cacio e pepe, Saltimbocca alla romana, Maritozzo
An Abruzzo dinner at homePallotte cacio e ova, Spaghetti alla chitarra, Arrosticini, Parrozzo
A dinner from Molise at homeGrilled caciocavallo, Cavatelli al ragù, Agnello cacio e uova, Ostie ripieneSouthern Italy
A Neapolitan dinner at homeCaprese, Spaghetti alle vongole, Pesce all’acqua pazza, Babà with limoncello
A Puglian dinner at homeBurrata and taralli, Orecchiette alle cime di rapa, Bombette, Pasticciotto
A dinner from Basilicata at homePeperoni cruschi, Lagane e ceci, Lucanica, Calzoncelli
A Calabrian dinner at home’Nduja on toast, Pasta alla ’nduja, Pesce spada alla ghiotta, Tartufo di Pizzo
