Who is the originator of western food? Many people will get the wrong answer-French food? Don't! The mother of western food is Italian food! Italy is located in the Apennine Peninsula in southern Europe, with a population of more than 76 million, most of whom believe in Catholicism. Since the completion of Rome in 753 BC, the Roman Empire has developed advanced ancient Roman civilization on the basis of absorbing the essence of ancient Greek civilization, thus becoming the political, economic and cultural center of Europe at that time. In this context, the princes and nobles headed by Florence began to compete with each other in cooking-whoever developed new cooking skills and had the most cooking experts was a powerful representative; Therefore, ordinary people at that time thought that as long as they could become masters of cooking, they would have the opportunity to join the aristocratic circle, and even the whole country was filled with the pleasure of researching and developing cooking skills, which pushed the development of the catering industry to the peak, thus laying the sacred position of "the mother of western food" and affecting most parts of Europe, and was known as "the ancestor of continental cooking". In A.D. 1533, the Italian princess Catherine di Medici married the French Crown Prince Henry II with 30 chefs and brought her own ingredients and cooking skills to France. The French combined their strengths and created the most famous representative of western food-French cuisine, which also established the status of Italian cuisine as the "ancestor of mainland cooking". The fork used in western food today was also invented by Italians. Compared with French cuisine, Italian cuisine is also very artistic and well-made, but it is not as rigorous and formal as the former, but more original and more casual. Sicilian fish fillet rolls learn about Italian food 1. The homely complex of Italian food Italians are "casual" in their diet, as Chen Weizhong, the executive chef of the Garden Hotel Western Restaurant, said-French food is more in line with the chef's taste, the sauce should be very beautiful, while Italian food is more casual and homely. "Italians want to eat the original flavor when eating any ingredients. They often use the simplest method, such as steak, and the best method is charcoal roasting. " Among the Italian dishes launched in Mingshige Restaurant of Garden Hotel, there is a dish called "Fried Cowboy Slices with Baoxianni Mushroom and Martha Wine". Little cowboy meat selected by the chef can't tell you how rare it is-distribute calories with the best taste in the chef's mind and "fry casually" in the oven. This is the way Italians eat beef, just like having a barbecue party at home. Italian food is described as "the taste of mother". Many Italian mothers cook hand-rolled spaghetti on Sundays. The most commonly used ingredients are vegetables grown in the garden and poultry raised by themselves. This kind of home cooking ingredients and mother's love are combined to cook a warm taste. 2. Italian "Don't eat from time to time" A cooking principle that Cantonese people know best and are good at practicing is "Don't eat from time to time". You may not know that romantic Italians are also big fans of this cooking principle. It can be said that as long as you eat real Italian food, the chef will definitely give you the best combination of local and seasonal ingredients. Here bread contains two important elements-place and season. Alessandro, the chef of OGGI Italian restaurant, is Italian. His father is from Milan and his mother is from Sicily, so the food culture in Sicily has a deep influence on him. Italy has a long and narrow terrain, from north to south and from west to east, and the styles of dishes vary from place to place. However, in different Italian cuisines, there is not much difference in taste, and more importantly, there are also differences in the choice of ingredients-all places have their own rich ingredients, and the most popular ones are seasonal ingredients. "In summer, seafood and fish in Sicily are very popular. They are used to match some summer fruits and vegetables. The cooking method can be boiled or roasted without using too much oil. " It is reported that sicilian introduced many oriental spices and invented linear pasta. Local fresh fruits and vegetables, high-quality seafood and Italian snail powder are all famous. OGGI Italian restaurant's "Luguola snail powder" must choose Sicilian snail powder with the longest history, the best quality and the most expensive price, because only this kind of snail powder is the most chewy. The chef plans to make an authentic Italian staple food with the fragrant leaf "Luguola" commonly used in summer, plus small tomatoes, cream sauce and Chen Ma cheese. 3. Important supporting role: Everyone knows Italian coffee. Eating Italian food must be accompanied by exquisite wine-red meat with red wine, white meat with white wine, aperitif before meals, brandy or sweet wine after meals, all of which are to set off the best taste of food with the fragrance of wine. Besides drinking, Italians also like to drink a glass of Expresso after meals to help digestion. As Rorty, the owner of Rorty Coffee Italian Restaurant, said: It is almost perfect to end an Italian meal with a cup of espresso. "For most people, coffee is just a refreshing drink, but in the hearts of people who know coffee, coffee is a work of art." Rorty believes that Italian coffee, like traditional Italian food, needs all kinds of colors and flavors, and latte that can show the art of pulling flowers can best illustrate this point. "Latte" stands for milk art in Italian. Rorty said that the art of latte is also called the art of drawing flowers, that is, soaking milk in coffee by external force or simply by hand, and forming various patterns by pushing forward or pulling back requires extremely superb skills. The best Italian coffee must be deeply roasted in essence, the original characteristics of coffee beans are fully respected, and finally its aroma and fragrance are displayed to the maximum extent-only such a cup of coffee with beautiful appearance and rich connotation can be regarded as the perfect ending of an Italian food trip. Sometimes, the barista will walk up to the guests and pull out the patterns they want on the spot, which is also a "special service" of Rorty Cafe. The protagonist of Italian food is not only pizza and pasta? Besides Italian pizza, pasta and tiramisu, Italian salads and seafood are also quite good. 1. Salad: Simple, casual and changeable. As an appetizer, Italian salad advocates simplicity. Generally, only olive oil and vinegar are used for seasoning, and cheese is often used. They have no fixed format, but they will change according to the ingredients around the chef-red meat and cheese are added in winter, and fresh vegetables, seafood and black olives are often used to appetize in summer. Rorty Coffee Italian Restaurant, the "red cabbage" recommended by the chef, is said to be one of the favorite appetizers for Italians. The method is to use fresh tomatoes with buffalo cheese, rocket vegetables and black olives, and finally drizzle with Italian vinegar sauce. It is said that many Italians eat red and white platters and pizza for dinner. In OGGI Italian restaurant, the "little snowball salad" made of rich mozzarella cheese is a portrayal of Italian cheese feelings. 2. Seafood: roasted, boiled and original. Because of its geographical coastal characteristics, seafood is an important protagonist in Italian cuisine. Alessandro, the chef of OGGI Italian restaurant, said that the seafood in Sicily is the most beautiful in Italy, and there are many seafood in the area, which is as delicious as mackerel. The most "Sicilian style" approach is to make mackerel into fish fillet rolls, roll the fish outside the secret sauce, and then match the dishes with small tomatoes, basil leaves, watermelon willows and colored peppers. This approach is rich in Mediterranean flavor. Seafood can also be made into a good side dish, such as "Zhu Zhishui boiled cuttlefish". On the southern Italian seashore, fresh cuttlefish is mixed with special spices such as Zhi Zhu, thyme and pine nuts, making it a fragrant and refreshing hot food. In addition, seafood is also the staple food of Italian appetizers, such as shrimp with exposed bamboo shoots and egg salad, which are common dishes in summer. Generally speaking, Italians eat seafood mostly in stew. After cooking, they will coat it with various sauces and spices. However, if baking is used, the original flavor must be maintained. 3. Bird-based Italians are good at using flour. An excellent Italian chef can make thousands of kinds of pasta, among which the unique bird-based is special. Bird food is transliteration, which is actually a ball made of potatoes and flour. It tastes fragrant, tough and strong, and the hot food is very delicious and diverse.