Panettone Cake

For more than 500 years, Italians have been doing one thing every Christmas - eating a Christmas cake called "Panettone! "Christmas cake. PANETTONE cake produced in Milan, is the city's symbol of the new food. It has a simple appearance, but it is filled with dried fruits such as raisins and candied fruits, and it is fluffy, delicious, and full of flavor. As a must-have for Italians at Christmas, the authority of the panettone is unquestionable, and sharing a cake as a family strengthens communication and enhances feelings.

Italian nougat

Christmas is approaching, and Christmas desserts are also colorful. The most common Christmas dessert in Italy is Italian nougat (Torrone), which is divided into two types: soft and hard. Different regions, nougat flavor is also different - in Abruzzo, nougat must add cocoa. In Sardinia, nougat is made with honey and contains no sugar, giving it a special ivory-white appearance. One of the newest Sicilian practices is to add hazelnuts to traditional nougat and coat the outside with chocolate.

Cappon Magro

Cappon Magro is a traditional Christmas dish in Liguria. The main ingredient is cheap root vegetables. Cappon Magro is made from cauliflower, carrots, beet, basil... It is cooked with ingredients that are readily available in fishermen's yards, such as the local Taggiasca. Seasoned with the local Taggiasca variety of olive oil, salt and pepper and stacked. It's a cheap dish, but one that reflects the poor and frugal life of the fishermen of old.

Parma Ham

When it comes to Italy, it is necessary to mention Parma Ham - a specialty of the province of Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Because of its tender red color, like a pink rose, even fat distribution, and the softest taste among all kinds of hams, authentic Italian restaurants, are served. The ability to provide good quality Parma ham has almost become the standard for evaluating the quality of restaurants.

Pan-fried Gaji Fish with Dried Aubergine Butter Sauce

There is an interesting story about the origin of the name of Gaji fish. According to legend, Emperor Li Shimin of Tang Dynasty went on an eastward expedition and came to Dengzhou (Penglai, Shandong Province). One day, he chose an auspicious day to cross the sea to visit the sea fairy mountain (now Changshan Island), on the island after tasting the beautiful-looking and tasty fish, they asked the accompanying civil and military officials, what is the name of this fish? The officials did not dare to talk nonsense, so bowed and replied: "Your Majesty to give the name is." Emperor Taizong was delighted, thought of is to choose the auspicious day to cross the sea, taste the fresh fish and for the auspicious day to add color, and this gave the name "Gaji fish".