It's easy to think of sandwich recipes as bland and boring, but really, a sandwich is a blank canvas on which you can paint a masterpiece of colours, flavours and textures. Italy – home of the ...

Bottarga is cured fish roe, made from either grey mullet or tuna (known as bottarga di tonno). It's considered to be a real delicacy in Italy, particularly in Sardinia where the majority of bottarga ...

Aubergine caponata is a traditional dish from the beautiful island of Sicily. The origin of the term caponata is not entirely clear. It could derive from the term caupone (which means tavern), or, ...

Pork is one of the most widely used meats in Italian cooking, although Italian consumers remain far more likely to buy cured meats (such as salami and prosciutto) than fresh. Preparations of cooked ...

When we think about tuna here in the UK, our brains head directly to briny tins of grey fish, often mixed with a hefty dollop of mayonnaise. In Italy, it's rather a different story – the Adriatic Sea ...

Becoming one of the most famous chefs in Milan (and, after starring in her own television show, all of Italy) isn't easy, but Viviana Varese remains at the top of her game by sourcing the very best ...

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Working on his grandfather's farm, Massimo Spigaroli manages to run a Michelin-starred restaurant at the same time as his charcuterie business, which produces the best Culatello in the world. Dating ...

The cod in this luxurious recipe from Teresa Buongiorno is marinated in a heady blend of herbs before being confited in olive oil for a gorgeously tender finish. The punchy mullet roe that is used to ...

Polenta – a type of Italian cornmeal – is the main staple in certain parts of northern Italy. Essentially just dried corn ground down to a powder, it is boiled until thick and creamy and can then be ...

In its essence, Neapolitan ragù is a meat and tomato sauce cooked over a very low flame for a long time. Unlike ragù alla Bolognese, Neapolitan ragù is started without a battuto (the combination of ...

While lemons were originally native to Asia it is believed they were brought to Europe during the time of the Roman Empire and Italian lemons are now considered among the finest in the world. The ...