Side Dishes: the Most Typical Specialties


Side dishes: the most typical specialties

THE MOST TYPICAL SIDE DISHES: HISTORY, INFORMATION AND INTERESTING FACTS. THE MOST TRADITIONAL RESTAURANTS TO SAVOR THEM.

This section of WebFoodCulture is about the most typical side dishes from Italy and all over the world. The following articles include their history, places, ingredients, preparation, calories, pairings and many interesting facts. Let’s find out the most traditional restaurants to enjoy their authentic taste.

IN THIS SECTION:

Specialties meant to accompany the main course, often made with vegetables, beans, etc.


Side Dishes: ‘Cianfotta’. Side Dishes: ‘Cianfotta’.

‘Cianfotta’.

Some Italian food specialties, although deriving from a common recipe, get different names and characteristics depending on the region where they are prepared. For example, the ‘Cianfotta’, also known as ‘Ciambotta’. To explain these differences, it’s necessary to remember the interesting history of this country.
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Side Dishes: Napoleon's 'grissini' (img-01) Side Dishes: Napoleon's 'grissini' (img-01)

Napoleon’s ‘grissini’.

‘Grissini’, one of the most famous specialties from the Italian city of Turin, were invented a long time ago to feed a sick young prince. Napoleon, the famous French Emperor, loved so much ‘le petits bâtons de Turin’, to establish a courier service to have them regularly delivered to Paris. (coming soon)

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WebFoodCulture: the most typical specialties, the most traditional restaurants and producers.

The most typical specialties, the most traditional restaurants and producers.

Side Dishes: Saint Augustine about food (img-02)

Side Dishes: Pretzel, bread of the monks.

Pretzel, bread made by monks.

‘Pretzel’ is a type of bread very common in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and in the Adige / Südtirol area.
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Even if there are no decisive proofs, its origin most probably dates back to the Medieval Period. Some think it was invented by monks: to support this theory they point out that its classic shape, the ‘pretzel knot’, has three holes, symbolizing the Holy Trinity.




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