Italian cuisine, you know, is considered as one of the best in the world if not the best ever for the depth of its recipes and for the continuous reference to tradition, something that abroad is certainly envied and well known. Just look at the many imitations not always successful of the most famous recipes.
But what are the most famous Italian dishes in the world? Small spoiler: not always and only those that are shown in TV broadcasts in which sorcerer's apprentices improvise chefs of the past. To make no mistake, in agreement with Il Caseificio Nobili, we have drawn up a ranking to satisfy your curiosity with the 5 most popular Italian dishes in the world.
1 – Pizza Obviously in the first place there could only be pizza. In fact, pizza is one of the most eaten and appreciated foods not only in Italy, but all over the world. Its main ingredients: tomato and mozzarella, like that of our professional line, give it an almost irresistible taste. We have already had the opportunity to tell it in the various facets that support it, but know that pizza is true only if it is Neapolitan, cradle of one of the most popular and daily appreciated foods around the world.
2 – Lasagne In second place we find the lasagna alla bolognese. Perhaps the combination of fresh pasta and the exquisite sauce of the Emilian tradition, the ragù, has managed to conquer the palates, not only Italian but also foreign, bringing this dish to fame.
But what is the secret of a stringy lasagna? For Americans it will certainly reside in the abundance of tomato sauce, for Italians instead in the right mix and dosage between stringy mozzarella and creamy béchamel sauce that make this dish delicious.
3 - Spaghetti alla Carbonara
Directly from the Italian capital, in third place we find spaghetti carbonara. Despite the disputed battle between the various types of dry pasta, carbonara seems to be the most famous abroad.
The reinterpretations of this dish are in fact many, some of which are not very successful and strongly criticized by the traditionalists of carbonara. The advice we can give you is not to give up traditional ingredients. Otherwise what carbonara would it be?
4 – Pesto
Gastronomic flag of Genoa, pesto ranks fourth in the ranking of the most popular Italian dishes abroad. Pesto is a traditional sauce made with basil, pine nuts, garlic and Parmesan, but with a series of variations that can be added that can make it more or less creamy.
His recipe, from Genoa, has been exported all over the world and sees competitors from all over the hemisphere clash every year for the World Pesto Championship, thanks to its own fame.
5 – Stuffed Pasta Could pasta not peep out once again in this special ranking? Whether they are tortellini, agnolotti or ravioli, it does not matter, in fifth place we find fresh stuffed pasta: a decidedly Italian specialty. This dish is present in numerous variations of shape and fillings in almost all of Italy. And it is no coincidence that it is so good that it can be seasoned with almost any type of filling or seasoning. Perhaps for these reasons and for its unmistakable taste, stuffed pasta is one of the most famous Italian dishes abroad.
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