Moving to Italy is bound to be an adventure for the palette as well as the mind. Italians are world renowned for their love of food, fresh produce and wine. Developed over many centuries, Italian cuisine has roots that date back to the 4th century BC.

Italian cuisine blends a vast mix of different ingredients, from vegetables to meat, pulses to sauces. Cod is common in the north of Italy, as is potato, corn, sausage and cheese. Surprisingly, tomato is nearly absent in the majority of northern Italian cuisine.

Pasta is perhaps the most notorious of all Italian dishes, and moving to Italy will certainly make you want to learn how to make fresh pasta for those lasagne nights and spaghetti Bolognese evenings. Pasta comes in two categories; fresh and dried. Dried pasta can keep for up to two years, as it is not made with egg, this is most popular in southern Italy. In the north, people prefer fresh pasta, which generally keeps for a few days in the fridge.

Suffice it to say that your knowledge of Italian cuisine will become greater the longer you visit or live in Italy. There are loads of different cookery courses held in Italy, so it would be worthwhile signing up to one. Here you will be taught how to make traditional and contemporary Italian dishes, including that all important fresh pasta!

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