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Italian food secrets that make it the world's greatest cuisine

Embrace all things Italy at home
Choose quality ingredients
Make time for an aperitivo
Know your olive oils
Be generous with sage
Don’t sniff at tinned tomatoes
Use the right risotto rice
Add the finishing touch to risotto
Cook pasta in lots of water
Keep an eye on the pasta cooking time
Use the pasta water
Add your pasta to the sauce
Start with a soffritto
Be careful with chilli – to a point
Don't overlook capers
Use breadcrumbs
Cook potatoes for gnocchi in their skins
Get the pasta right
Don’t put cream in carbonara
Don’t add oil to pasta water
Go easy on the garlic
Use courgette flowers
Take time for coffee
Finish with a digestivo
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Embrace all things Italy at home

Italians pride themselves on having some of the best food – if not the best – in the world. It’s easy to see why. So much of it boils down to using good-quality ingredients and keeping things simple. And there’s a lot to be said for taking things slowly and getting as much pleasure out of eating and drinking as possible. Start with these tips for cooking and eating the Italian way.
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Mary Novakovich

25 October 2017

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