Travel Tuesday: 7 Foods the Italians Are Hiding From Us

Carbonara, pesto, pizza -- we, of course, have the Italians to thank for these oh-so-delightful dishes. But things like lasagna, alfredo sauce and garlic bread? That stuff is few and far between once you actually set foot in Italy. We’ve Americanized a lot of the Italian cuisine we all consider so near and dear to our hearts, but there are a few things that the Italians have held onto that you’ll be hard pressed to find anywhere other than sidewalk cafés in Florence and markets in Rome. Need an excuse to book a trip to the Beautiful Country? I’ll give you seven.

Brigitte Carreiro
by Brigitte Carreiro
Apr 2, 2019