Facts About Italy Food History

Facts About Italy Food History

Italian food, dishes and cooking is well-known all over the world through its finest ingredients and excellent recipes. Italian food, cuisine and dishes as are known to the modern world today have undergone a large evolution and revolution over couple of centuries through its cultural, socio-economic and political changes and can be traced back to as old as 4th Century BC. Much of what is known to the current Italian food traditions that include potatoes, tomatoes, olive, maize and mozzarella and bell pepper have come into existence only during the 18th century.





Italian food and cuisines are influenced greatly by the regional cultures and traditions, which have been in turn affected by the mmigrants from the neighboring regions, invaders, high profile chefs, political upheavals and discovery of the New World in Italy. Several regional dishes and food have evolved through extensive variations and proliferated as the Italian National Food. Cheese, wine and coffee in different variations have also taken over the control of Italian national cuisine, espresso coffee and mozzarella being the most notable.