Italian Cooking & The Ingredients To Know

By Rebecca Mills


The Italian culinary arts is a style that I am quite familiar with. Having grown up in a predominately Italian family, it went without saying that I was exposed to a number of foods. As I became more active in cooking, I started to recognize some of the most traditional ingredients, with some standing out more than others. With that said, if you're curious to know what the most common implementations entail, here are a few points to recognize.

There are many Italian culinary ingredients to point out, but few are as prominent as tomatoes. In fact, you can be certain that they will be integrated into most of the dishes you create in this style. Tomatoes can provide some of the richest tastes, provided they are fresh, but the high amount of vitamin C should not be overlooked either. Reasons like these are just a few as to why tomatoes stand as one of the most important additions to this particular style.

Garlic can help to add a bit more kick to whatever it is you'd like to create. This particular vegetable has a number of anti-inflammatory, not to mention anti-cancer properties, that cannot be disputed. In fact, there are those who will say that one's risk of breast and stomach cancer, just to name a few, can be reduced because of this veggie. Throw in the fact that it has a strong taste, as mentioned earlier, and it's easy to see why Italian chefs rely on it to a heavy degree.

Olive oil may be another possible candidate, as far as your Italian culinary endeavors are concerned. Many experienced chefs have taken to this product for numerous reasons, amongst them being the antioxidants associated with said product. When the body takes these in, the immune system in particular benefits. There are also monounsaturated - or "good" - fats which are helpful in moderation. These are just a few reasons why you should think about using this ingredient more often.

With these points in mind, it's clear that Italian cooking is one of the most extensive styles to be imagined. Anyone who's been involved in this field can agree, especially when there are so many different ingredients to bring in. Even though some of them may be used for cooking alone, others are heavily influential as far as taste is concerned. Whatever the case may be, it would be a mistake for any culinary novice to overlook these.




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