Why does Italian food always involve pasta?

Italians are, of course, passionate about their food culture and ready at all times to chastise a foreigner for not understanding that right combinations or sequences of flavors. Salad always comes after the entrée -- never before. read more

Italian food does not always include pasta, although it is a staple to the Italian culture. As was previously stated, the misconceptions coincide with America's twist on Italian cuisine rendering it to pasta, chicken parm, and fried calamari at times. read more

The most popular Italian dishes include cold meat, cheese, small sandwiches, pasta, bruschette, spaghetti, risotto and ravioli which is easy, quick to cook and offers home style cooking. 8. Cheap ingredients. The ingredients are cheap and anyone can master Italian cook as it is fun to create your own. read more

There was always pasta in the cabinet at home. So, I started calling myself a fake Italian, openly and without shame. I still do, as I attempt a little bit of the language to help tourists in the New York subways, dropping Milanese slang learned from my friend Michele, who is as obsessed with burritos as I am with pasta. read more