One of Italy's most important dish remains pasta. You may also need to know that they love red wine, which they produce as well. They love football, and play it like god's. They love politics, commerce, architecture, arts, music and being sinister mafias. (Coso Nostra)
Most of the New Jersey Italians, just like other Italians have accent. (Sopranos)
They eat a lot and cook a lot, and if weather permits, they do have fig trees.
Most have lasagna instead of turkey on Thanksgiving.
They make most dishes with some type of pasta. Lasagna, Manigot (manicotti), Spaghetti and meat balls, Rigatoni , Ziti etc.
They love sausage and peppers and seem to be loud and obnoxious.
They don't forgive and never forget.
Most are Catholic and tend to swear a lot.
Cannolo is singular for Cannoli.
They don't get offended, getting offended is considered basically for beginners.
During the dark ages in Europe, they began the Renaissance, which was induced by the Christian Crusades against Muslims in the Middle East. It can undeniably be said that Italian merchants benefited most from the crusade while other European kingdoms were losing men, money and other resources.
As the war lasted for centuries, trade flourished between Italian merchants, other European Crusaders and Muslims alike, even when the popes warned that no Christian should ever trade with the Muslims.
Although the Muslims can be said to have ultimately won the war, but the European Christians gained much more.
Through the age long war, Europe got to know about wheel barrow, mirror, compass, rug, sugar, castle building and lots more, which they were never accustomed to.
You know what? Forget the history, let us first of all eat yummy Italian food.
Who is hungry?