Italian food

You might have had Italian food before or you might have not ever had it before. On this page you will learn about the origins of food from Italy and foods that you might want to try sometime!

Lets start off with Pizza!

Pizza is a very popular food around the globe but we know the origins of pizza is that it is from our beloved country Italy!

A baker named Raffaele Esposito from Naples, a city in Italy is known for being the person who created the fist pizza ever! He created pizza in the 18th century. Though he did create the first pizza pie, flatbread with toppings was popular and was made long before he started making the very first pizza pies. Now pizza is eaten all over the globe and is a popular dish that everyone knows and loves. The picture on the left was found on nationalfoods.org and the picture on the right was found on thedailymeal.com.

Arancini!

Arancini is a popular Italian dish. They are stuffed rice balls that are coated in bread crumbs and deep fried to a golden color. Arancini is believed to have originated while Sicily was under Arab rule, beginning in the 9th century. During this time, Middle Eastern foods including rice, citrus fruits, and spices were introduced to the locals. Arancini was fried, most likely to preserve transport. The photo on the left was found on a website called BBC and the photo on the right was found on a website called christinascucina.com

Gelato!

Did you know that Gelato is the Italian word for ice cream derived from the Latin word “gelātus” or frozen? Gelato is a delicious frozen treat that many people love for it's smooth texture and cool flavors but where exactly did it come from and when and who did the person make it? Though we don't exactly know who made it we think gelato was made in the 16th century. One of the most popular versions of the story is that a person named Bernardo Buontalenti, a native of Florence, a city in Italy, created a form of the modern gelato. The picture on the left was found on a website called Recipes.net and the picture on the right was found on a website called realsimple.com. Now lets learn about food from Japan! (The gif of the Japanese flag was found on Tenor.com.)