A traditional Italian menu consists of different phases, it is conceivable that the Pizza in most cases, in Italy, is considered a single dish (single recipe). The typical menu consists of at least four courses: antipasto, primo recipe, secondo and dolce recipe, ie, appetizers, starter, main and dessert.
The antipasto is usually made by small fleshy delicacies is ivas penis and other miniatures. Cousin usually a plate or pasta based or rice. The second is meat or fish and is usually served with some accompaniment, since in these dishes there is only meat or fish and, at most, a little trim.
Structure of a traditional Italian menu.
To accompany braised vegetables offered and also in northern polenta. The last place is the dessert, which might consist of only a small cheese board or a piece of fruit or try a regional specialty. If desired the end as some digestive concoctions are highly effective. It is usually drunk on grappa in the northern regions, south herbal liqueur is most characteristic. Also express can round out the meal.
Antipasto (Starter).
The appetizer is a light course that introduces the meal.
Cold cuts and cheeses, ham and melon, caprese salad or simply bruschetta, are typical examples of Italian appetizers.
Primo Piatto (First Course).
The first course is generally a dish based on pasta or rice, accompanied by a sauce or in soup. Some typical recipes of first courses of traditional Italian cuisine are: tagliatelle with porcini mushrooms, penne allarrabiata, spaghetti alla putanesca, or risotto seas and mountains.
Secondo Piatto (Second Course).
The second is the "main course"; the one to which the most attention is traditionally given.
The center of the meal, around which the whole menu is then built.
The second course is generally a meat or fish dish. Saltinbocca alla Romana and Polpette al Sugo are two typical meat dishes; and the Mixed Fried Sea Food, certainly one of the best dishes that is prepared with prawns, squid and mixed fish.
Side dish & salad.
The side dish is often a plate of mixed vegetables in the oven, or even a salad accompanying the second.
Cheese and Fruit.
Sometimes, after the second course, before the dessert, an assortment of cheeses and fruits (such as figs, black and red grapes), and even walnuts or almonds are served.
Dessert.
Then the dessert, which concludes the meal before moving on to coffee.
Typical Italian desserts are for example tiramis or panna cotta.
It can be said that after water, coffee is the most popular drink.
From cappuccino to macchiato, from decaffeinated to correct, up to more sophisticated combinations, such as Moroccan with white chocolate and mokaccino ... Italians love coffee!
After the meal, coffee is often served with a chocolate pastry.
Digestive.
The typical Italian fruit liqueur is limoncello.
Other typical liqueurs are grappa, or amaretto (obtained from the infusion of almonds in alcohol).
