In addition to the fact that Italy's traditional cuisine is one of the most liked in the world and the Italians approach each other with enormous attention, seriousness and love, it also has its own fun side, and somewhat strange rules. We have selected for you a few interesting things about the gastronomy of Italy, which you may not have known before.
Believe it or not, there is a World Eating Day of Italian food on the 13th day of February. A wonderful holiday, which is not hard to love, right?
Although we thought that from the very beginning, an inseparable combination, the tomato sauce with spaghetti began to serve only in the 18th century.
The head of the Roman Catholic Church in the 13th century set the standard for paste quality, which is still closely followed today. As it is claimed, there are about 600 shapes and types of Italian pasta.
One person in Italy annually eats around 30 kilograms of paste, while in other countries this average is about 5 kilograms.
The first Italian paste factory was opened by the Agnes family near Genoa in 1824, while the pizza was first made in Naples in 1889.
Traditionally, the Italians do not put bouffettes in tomato sauce on spaghetti. They serve it in separate plates.
Prosciutto originating in Italy was banned in the United States until 1989, and Mortadella was officially legalized only in 2000.
Bread in Italy is not an appetizer, but is used at the end of the meal to "pick up" the rest of the sauce from the plate or to say the Italians "fare la scarpetta".
In Italy, do not eat while standing on your feet, literally. It can offend them. Sit down and pay attention to every bite. The Italians will know that. So there is always a story and a laugh.
