Henry Bagatti
Mr. Kuykendall
English-C
Italian cooking isn't just cooking its an art and a tradition. It dates as back to ancient times. Being from an Italian family, I feel that the italian foods have helped me keeps a connected to my ancestors. While I live in america and have a fast pace life. I can appreciate the time and effort it takes to cook an authentic italian meal. Many dishes are based around holidays and some dishes are specific to region because of resources.
Italy has more than 20 regions. Each of these regions has some of their own distinctive cooking and traditions. My family has roots in the region of Tuscany. Tuscany is known for hearty soups, crusty loaves of bread, sheep’s milk cheeses, stuffed pastas and incredible wines. My Nona was famous for her tortellacci, a cheese stuffed pasta. She hand-made this dish for all of our family celebrations, along with cream and Bolognese sauce. We usually ended our meal with a dessert famous in Florence called vin santo. Vin santos are almond biscuits (cookies), which are quite hard and dry if eaten alone, however when dipped into a glass of sweet wine or cappuccino become a delicious.
Italians consider most meals a celebration. My grandparents lived through the depression and always saved their money. However, my Nona never skimped on food. She believed that the quality of food was very important. She grew her own vegetables and always made pasta and sauces from scratch.
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