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Veneto is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about five million, ranking fourth in Italy. The region's capital is Venice while the biggest city is Verona.

Featured Dishes from Italy

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Casciotta d'Urbino

Semi-soft cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk and sheep's milk, from Pesaro and Urbino, Marche, Italy

Casoncelli

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Casoncelli

Stuffed pasta, filled with ingredients such as pancetta, bread, grated cheese, sausage, meat, spinach, swiss chard, vegetables, amaretti biscuits, raisins

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Castagna Cuneo

Castanea sativa M. chestnuts grown in Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy

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Castagna del Monte Amiata

Castanea sativa M. chestnuts grown in Tuscany, Italy

Castagna di Montella

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Castagna di Montella

Castanea sativa M. chestnuts grown in Campania, Italy

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Castagna di Vallerano

Chetnuts grown in Vallerano, Lazio, Italy

Castelmagno

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Castelmagno

Semi-hard blue cheese made from cow's milk, goat's milk or sheep's milk, from Piedmont, Italy

Casu martzu

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Casu martzu

Rotten maggot-infested Pecorino sardo cheese, Note: It is illegal to produce and sell casu marzu because it is considered unsafe for human consumption

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Caviar

Salt-cured fish roe, several different varieties and ways to serve

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Celery sauce

Chateaubriand sauce

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Chateaubriand sauce

Espagnole sauce with white wine, shallots, lemon, tarragon

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Checca sauce

A no-cook tomato sauce with mozzarella, olive oil, garlic, serve with pasta

Cheese sauce

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Cheese sauce

Chianti Classico

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Chianti Classico

Extra virgin olive oil made from Correggiolo, Frantoio, Leccino and Moraiolo olives, from Colline del Chianti, Tuscany, Italy

Chili oil

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Chili oil

Vegetable or soybean oil infused with chili peppers, garlic, used with dim sum, soups, noodles, rice, dumplings

Chutney

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Chutney

Preserved fruits and vegetables made into relishes, dips, sauces

Ciabatta

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Ciabatta

Ciauscolo

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Ciauscolo

Smoked pork salami from Marche, Italy

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Ciccioli

Small crispy pieces of pork that are byproducts of rendering lard, eaten as a snack, in bread

Cilento

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Cilento

Extra virgin olive oil made from Frantoio, Leccino, Ogliarola, Pisciottana, Rotondella, Salella and Uogliarola olive oils, from Cilento, Campania, Italy

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Ciliegia dell’Etna

Donnantonio and Mastrantonio cherries grown in Catania, Sicily, Italy

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Ciliegia di Marostica

Prunus avium L. cherries grown in Vicenza, Veneto, Italy

Ciliegia di Vignola

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Ciliegia di Vignola

Cherries grown in Emilia-Bologna, Italy

Cioccolato di Modica

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Cioccolato di Modica

Chocolate produced in Modica, Ragusa, Sicily, Italy

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Cipolla Bianca di Margherita

White onions grown in Foggia, Apulia, Italy

Cipolla Rossa di Tropea Calabria

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Cipolla Rossa di Tropea Calabria

Red onions grown in Calabria, Italy

Cipollata

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Cipollata

Onion soup, though cipollata exists in many variations such as stewed or braised onions, onion jam, onions wrapped in pancetta, served as a side, with pasta, focaccia, savory pies, fish

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Cipollotto Nocerino

Nocerino scallions grown in the Sarno River valley in Campania, Italy

Clementine del Golfo di Taranto

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Clementine del Golfo di Taranto

Clementine citrus grown in Taranto, Apulia, Italy

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Clementine di Calabria

Clementine citrus grown in Calabria, Italy

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Cloud bread

Pancake-shaped bread substitute that is gluten-free and low-carb, made with eggs, cream cheese or yogurt, and cream of tartar

Colatura di alici

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Colatura di alici

The liquid resulting from fermenting anchovies, a strongly flavored fish sauce that is used in pasta and fish dishes

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Collina di Brindisi

Extra virgin olive oil made from Ogliarola Salentina, Cellina di Nardò, Coratina, Frantoio, Leccino and Picholine olives, from Apulia, Italy

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Colline di Romagna

Extra virgin olive oil made from Correggiolo, Leccino, Moraiolo, Pendolino and Rossina olives, from Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

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Colline Pontine

Extra virgin olive oil made from Itrana, Frantoio and Leccino olives, from Latina, Lazio, Italy

Colline Salernitane

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Colline Salernitane

Extra virgin olive oil made from Carapellese, Frantoio, Nostrale, Rotondella, Leccino and Ogliarola olives, from Salerno, Campania, Italy

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Colline Teatine

Extra virgin olive oil made from Gentile di Chieti olives, from Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy

Colomba Pasquale

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Colomba Pasquale

Easter dove bread or cake

Coppa di Parma

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Coppa di Parma

Charcuterie made with the neck of Duroc, Landrace and Large White pigs reared in Emilia-Romagna, Lombardy and Piedmont, Italy

Coppa Piacentina

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Coppa Piacentina

Cured pork neck meat from Large White, Landrace Italiana and Duroc pigs reared in Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Coppia Ferrarese

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Coppia Ferrarese

Twisted wheat bread from Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Coppiette

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Coppiette

Strips of meat that are seasoned and dried in the sun, modern recipes typically use pork or beef but traditional methods used meat from the hind limbs of goats, sheep, donkeys, cows, horses, pigs

Cotechino Modena

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Cotechino Modena

Pork sausage from Emilia-Romagna, Lombardy and Veneto, Italy

Cottage cheese

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Cottage cheese

Coulis

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Coulis

Sweet or savory sauce made with puréed and strained fruits or vegetables, used with meats, soup, vegetable dishes, desserts

Couscous

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Couscous

Steamed balls made of crushed durum wheat semolina

Cozze alla marinara

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Cozze alla marinara

Steamed mussels with garlic, tomatoes, parsley

Cranberry sauce

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Cranberry sauce

Whole cranberry sauce, jellied cranberry sauce, made with fruit, zest, spices, bourbon

Craquelin

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Craquelin

Craquelin is a type of Belgian brioche that is filled with nib sugar. Sugar pieces are flavored with orange, lemon, vanilla, or almond essence, then inserted into the dough before cooking. They melt and cool, leaving gaps encrusted in sugar. The craquelin dough will have a brioche dough overlay to prevent sugar protrusion. Note that this is different from choux au craquelin, which are mini cream puffs with crackly tops.

Cream sauce

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Cream sauce

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Crema di ceci

Chickpea spread or puree, serve with bread, pasta, as a soup, with fish, seafood

Crème fraîche

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Crème fraîche

A thick and creamy dairy product similar to sour cream, made with dairy cream that has been soured using bacteria from a starter culture, used in many different dishes and recipes

Crocchetta

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Crocchetta

Rice or potato croquette made with vegetables, cheese

Croissant

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Croissant

Flaky, buttery pastry, made with raisins, almonds, chocolate, cream, serve with coffee

Croutons

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Croutons

Seasoned and dried pieces of bread, serve with soup, salads

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Crudo di Cuneo

Prosciutto, salted and cured ham from Duroc, Landrace and Large White pigs reared in Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy

Culatello di Zibello

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Culatello di Zibello

Cured pork thigh from Duroc, Landrace and Large White pigs reared in Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Culurgionis d’Ogliastra

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Culurgionis d’Ogliastra

Dumpling-shaped pasta filled with a mixture of potatoes, pecorino cheese, mint, serve with tomato sauce, from Sardinia, Italy

Dal

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Dal

Lentils and pulses such as biuli, chhola, red and green gram and pigeon peas, used in curries, soup, side dishes

Dark soy sauce

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Dark soy sauce

Naturally brewed soy sauce with a rich flavor, less salty, made with added sugar or molasses, used only for cooking or to color dishes

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Dauno

Extra virgin olive oil made from Coratina, Ogliarola Garganica, Peranzana/Provenzale and Rotondella olives, from Foggia, Apulia, Italy

Demi glace

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Demi glace

A rich brown sauce made by simmering bones, aromatics and wine for days, made by mixing espagnole sauce and stock or broth

Dumpling sauce

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Dumpling sauce

Sauce made for dumplings, many different dipping sauces exist

Duxelles

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Duxelles

A spread made with finely chopped mushrooms, shallots and herbs sauteed in butter or olive oil, use to top toast, in beef wellington, to fill raviolis, with scallops

Espagnole Mother Sauce

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Espagnole Mother Sauce

Basic brown sauce made from brown stock and brown roux, serves as a base for many other sauces

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Fagioli Bianchi di Rotonda

White Rotonda beans grown in Pollino National Park, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy

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Fagiolo Cannellino di Atina

Cannellino white beans grown in Frosinone, Lazio, Italy

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Fagiolo Cuneo

Red-speckled beans and pods of Bianco di Bagnasco, Billò and Corona legumes grown in Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy

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Fagiolo di Lamon della Vallata Bellunese

Phaseolus Vulgaris L. beans grown in Belluno, Veneto, Italy

Fagiolo di Sarconi

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Fagiolo di Sarconi

Borlotto, Cannellino and other beans grown in Potenza, Basilicata, Italy

Fagiolo di Sorana

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Fagiolo di Sorana

White or red Phaseolus vulgaris L. beans grown in Tuscany, Italy

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Farina di Castagne della Lunigiana

Chestnut flour from Massa Carrara, Tuscany, Italy

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Farina di Neccio della Garfagnana

Chestnut flour from Garfagnana, Tuscany, Italy

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Farina Senatore Cappelli

Senatore Cappelli durum wheat

Farro della Garfagnana

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Farro della Garfagnana

Spelt grown in Lucca, Tuscany, Italy

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Farro di Monteleone di Spoleto

Integrale, Semiperlato and Spezzato spelt grown in Perugia, Umbria, Italy

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Fichi di Cosenza

Dried Dottato figs from Cosenza, Calabria, Italy

Fichi secchi

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Fichi secchi

Dried figs, for example, dipped in chocolate

Fico Bianco del Cilento

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Fico Bianco del Cilento

White Dottato figs from Salerno, Campania, Italy

Ficodindia dell'Etna

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Ficodindia dell'Etna

Prickly pear grown in Catania, Sicily, Italy

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Ficodindia di San Cono

Prickly pear grown in Catania, Enna and Caltanissetta in Sicily, Italy

Finocchiona

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Finocchiona

Fennel-flavored pork salami, from Tuscany, Italy

Fiore Sardo

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Fiore Sardo

Hard cheese made from unpasteurized sheep's milk, from Sardinia, Italy

Fiori di zucca ripieni

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Fiori di zucca ripieni

Stuffed and fried squash blossoms

Fish sauce

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Fish sauce

Sauce made with fermented fish and salt, used as a dipping sauce, added to many dishes, many different types of fish sauce

Focaccia con il formaggio

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Focaccia con il formaggio

Baked focaccia flatbread topped with fresh cow's milk cheese, from Genoa, Liguria, Italy

Focaccia genovese

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Focaccia genovese

Thin bread baked on a baking sheet, pressed down with fingers before baking

Fontina

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Fontina

Semi-soft cheese made from unpasteurized cow's milk, from Aosta Valley, Italy

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Formaggella del Luinese

Semi-hard cheese made from goat's milk, from Varese, Lombardy, Italy

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Formaggio di Fossa di Sogliano

Semi-hard cheese made from cow's milk and sheep's milk, from Bologna, Emilia-Romagna and Marche, Italy

Formai de Mut dell'Alta Valle Brembana

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Formai de Mut dell'Alta Valle Brembana

Semi-hard cheese made from cow's milk, from Brembana Valley, Lombardy, Italy

Fra diavolo sauce

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Fra diavolo sauce

Spicy tomato sauce with red pepper flakes, used with pasta, seafood, lobster, shrimp, mussels

Fregola sarda

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Fregola sarda

Small bead-shaped pasta, used with clams, shrimp, in soups, salads

French fries

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French fries

Deep-fried french-cut potatoes

Frisella

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Frisella

Rusk-like double-baked wheat roll, commonly topped with fresh tomatoes, basil, salt and olive oil

Frittata di pasta

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Frittata di pasta

Noodle frittata

Fritto misto

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Fritto misto

Fried appetizers

Fungo di Borgotaro

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Fungo di Borgotaro

Porcini mushrooms that grow in the forests of Parma, Emilia-Romagna and Massa-Carrara, Tuscany, Italy, four types: Boletus aestivalis, Boletus pinophilus, Boletus aereus and Boletus edulis

Garam masala

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Garam masala

Seasoning mix made with coriander, cumin, peppercorn, cinnamon, cardamom, fennel, cloves, bay leaves

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