Only available in Rome
A real Parma ham has to dry for at least how long to earn the name?
1 year
As a starter in Italy you often get arancini. What is it mainly made from?
Dishes which are described as “fiorentina” are made with
what main ingredient?
Eggs
In a "Pasta e Fagioli" which ingredient is important?
Beans
In what Italian city was Neopolitan-style pizza created?
Naples
Italian food technically got its start in what century?
400 BC
Italian food turned into what it is today after the fall of what Empire?
Roman Empire
Mortadella is an Italian what?
Sausage
Of these ingredients, which is NOT used when making pesto?
Black olives
Papa John's and Domino's are restaurants which sell what type of Italian food?
Pizza
Pecorino is a cheese made from the milk of what animal?
Sheep
Spinach and rice were introduced to Italian cuisine after
what group invaded Italy?
Arabs
The finest olive oil is called "extra virgin". But what is the name of the oil of lower quality, used, for example, in soap?
Olio di Oliva
Tiramisu is a popular Italian dessert. What does the word
“tiramisu” mean?
Pick me up
Truffle is popular in the Italian kitchen. To find the funghi you can use dogs or ...?
Pigs
What do the Italians call the classic salad with mozzarella and tomatoes?
Caprese
What do you need to make your own spaghetti?
Flour, water
What group introduced casseroles and stockfish to Italian
cuisine?
Normans
What is “focaccia”?
Bread
What is “proscuitto”?
Ham
What is the first part of an Italian meal known as?
Aperitivo
What is the Italian name for 'lunch"?
Pranzo
What is the last part of an Italian meal known as?
Digestivo
What is the main ingredient in Gnocchi?
Potatoes
What is the name of the type of pasta which looks like small screws?
Fusilli
What is the primary flavor in the dessert known as tartufo?
Chocolate
When you make a real Italian risotto which rice should you use?
Arborio rice
Which of these is an Italian word used to describe
spaghetti?
Trii
Which of these is an early Italian cookbook?
Apicius
Which if these is the meaning of the word ice cream in
Italian?
Gelato
Who was the first-known Italian food writer?
Archestratus