Uncle Larry's Italian food guide

Everything Italian food

The complete Italian food guide: all 20 regions, 50 classic dishes, 60 pasta shapes with sauces, and Italy's essential cheeses and cured meats.

Italian food by region

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Italy has 20 regions, and each cooks differently. Here are the signature dishes, cheeses, cured meats and wines of every one.

Classic Italian dishes

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Short, straight answers on the most famous Italian dishes: what they are, where they come from and how they are made.

Pasta shapes & the sauces they love

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Every pasta shape has a sauce it was made for. Here are 60 shapes with their meaning, region and best pairings.

Italian cheeses & cured meats

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From Parmigiano-Reggiano to 'nduja: what each Italian cheese and salume is, where it's made and how to use it.

Italian-American food in the US

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From New York's Little Italy to New Orleans' muffuletta: the great Italian-American food cities and the dishes immigrants invented in America.

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