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Olives: olives are an essential Italian ingredient. They are a native fruit to the Mediterranean region with a long history in Italian cuisine. They are quite often eaten as a snack during the day as they are quite healthy and full of nutrients.

Basil: basil is an herb commonly used in flavouring sauces, salads and pizza. It has a very diverse range of uses in the kitchen and is tough enough to grow in the harsh Italian climate.

Tomatoes: tomatoes are one of the most widely used Italian ingredients as it can be used for a number of meals. It is one of the main ingredients in pizza, pasta sauces, chunky and salads

Pasta: pasta is defiantly a staple food of an Italian cuisine. The average Italian can eat up to 41.1 kilograms of pasta per year! It can be made with nothing but flour and eggs.

Olive oil: olive oil has so many uses in the Italian cuisine. It can be used whilst making pasta to stop it sticking together, drizzled on salads and bread, uses when backing and much more.

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Carnevale di Venezia or the Carnival of Venice is one of the oldest  festivals held in Venice, they covered their face in public because it was unique to the Venetian culture.

The carnival ends with the Christian celebration of lent Forty days before easter. Before ash Wednesday, the  festivals is world famous for their detailed designed masks.

The Festa della Bruna is Matera's patron festival of the Madonna della Bruna. The main celebration of the Madonna takes place on the 2nd of July. However, the celebration goes over a week with coloured lights, market stalls, town bands and parades. All these events end with a procession of statue of the Madonna making the ritual journey back into central Matera, followed by a firework display.

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Traditional Eating Patterns and Food Etiquette

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Traditional Eating Patterns and Food Etiquette

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Italians food is famous world wide. Italian regions and town still have their own traditions and specialities.

Breakfast in Italy is very simple with coffee being a daily ritual.

Lunch is the main meal of the day with Italians often returning home to have a meal with the family.

Pasta is usually the first course and can be cooked in different ways. Risotto is also an alternative to pasta, and even the choice of pasta is influenced by which region you are in.

Meat or fish with vegetables or salad is usually the main course and can be followed with fresh fruit or dessert.

Italy  wines are famous all over the world and many people enjoy a glass of wine with their meal. In traditional Italian culture wine is usually consumed on special occasions rather than an everyday drink.

Dinner is typically lighter but as times have changed and most people in  the larger cities do not return home for lunch, it is more common for the main meal to be in the evening.

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-Pasta
-Pizza
-Risotto
-Zuppa de pesce(fish soup)
-Parmesan Cheese
-Tiramisù

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Italy is located in southern Europe and is a small sized country with a population 60 million people. Many people state that the country shaped like a boot.
The landscape of  Italy is mountainous/ volcanic and it is home to mount Vesuvius the only active volcano on the european mainland.
Becasue of the high ash levels in the soil from volcanos italy is one of the best places in the world to grow crops as the soil is so rich.
Italy is surrounded by water on three sides(Ligurian sea,Tyrrhenian sea and the Adriatic sea.

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-The Italian traditional drinks for a meal are usually wine or water
-Italy is largest producer of wine in the world.
-There is a Restaurant built into a grotto in Italy that overlooks the Adriatic sea called the Grotta Plazzese
-Spaghetti  must be never over cooked it must be al dente (to the bite)

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-wooden spoon
-Chef's knife
-garlic press
-grater
-Colander
-ladle

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-Red Pepper

-Black Pepper

-Oregano (Origano)

-Parsley (Prezzemolo)

-Bay Leaves (Alloro)

-Basil (Basilico)

-Sage (Salve)

-Rosemary (Rosmarino)

-Thyme (Timo)
-Onion powder
All of these spices are a key ingredient to make many great recipes.