Unfortunately, some restaurants, under the banner of Italian restaurants, can have bacon pizza, durian pizza, fruit pizza, tomato pasta, spaghetti with meat sauce and seafood pasta on the menu, but no matter how many flavors you have, pizza or pizza, pasta or pasta is more appropriate.
Even though Italian food is not as rich as Chinese food, its status in the world is still quite high. There are thousands of dishes with a long history, which have had a far-reaching impact on European and American catering, and have exposed many factions including French cuisine and American cuisine, and are known as the "mother of western food".
Let's take a look at some classic Italian dishes, because pizza and pasta are widely known, so we ignore them. But one thing is that many domestic pizzas and pasta are different from authentic Italian Neapolitan pizzas and pasta. If nothing else, fresh pasta is more popular than dry pasta in supermarkets, especially in northern Italy, where the proportion of tomato sauce is also very light.
1. risotto
Risotto originated in northern Italy, which is rich in rice. It is a special dish in Milan. This is a classic Italian dish. Rice grains are cooked in stock to make a creamy texture. First, put the butter in a pot and heat it to melt, then add onion, wine and broth. Then add rice and cook slowly with slow fire, and finally add seasoning and toppings. Finally, it is creamy, rich in texture and rich in flavor.
Authentic risotto is medium-cooked raw rice, which is hard for Asians who are used to cooked and rotten rice to accept. Broth is usually based on meat, fish or vegetables. In many places, butter, wine, saffron and onions are added to the stew.
2. Milan veal/Milan Osobuco
In Italy, risotto is usually the first course (primo piatto), which is served separately before the second course, but the risotto alla milanese is served together with Sobko alla Milanese.
The boneless beef tendon here is a super feature of Milan cuisine! The tender calf leg is slowly stewed with white wine and fragrant vanilla sauce (gremolata, a seasoning made of lemon peel, garlic and parsley).
Traditionally, the side dishes are risotto or corn porridge, depending on regional differences. When you finish eating meat and vegetables, don't get up and leave in a hurry, because the best part of this dish is the creamy bone marrow scooped out from the bones of veal.