| Traveling to a foreign land is not complete without | | | | These types of food are served "before the meal" so |
| tasting the local delicacy and menu of the place. It | | | | it's called L'antipasto in Italian. |
| wouldn't definitely be complete to travel in Italy without | | | | First course servings already include pasta, risotto and |
| tasting the country's own pasta and pizza. Just | | | | soup (zuppa). It is called "Il Primo" in Italian. Next is the |
| imagine, it's like visiting the United States without tasting | | | | second course serving and it includes heavy meals |
| their burger, shake, fries and hotdogs. | | | | and it is also regarded as the main course. Meat, |
| It's a must to dine out at least once at an Italian's local | | | | poultry or fish are what this meal offers and it is called |
| restaurant, autogrill, osteria or the trattoria. But before | | | | by Italians "Il secondo". |
| you engage yourself to the sumptuous Italian dishes, | | | | Then, there's also the side dish and dessert after the |
| you have to painstakingly order something right? Don't | | | | main course. Usually, the Italian side dish consists of |
| be scared in reading the Italian words in the menu. The | | | | melanzane (eggplant), spinaci (spinach), or insalata |
| thing is that, menus in Italian restaurants are entirely | | | | mista (mixed salad), yes, it's all vegetables and it's |
| done in the Italian language. To clue you in further, you | | | | called "Il contorno" by Italians. |
| only need to know the food under Italian descriptions | | | | Now the dessert is plainly called "Il dolce" and as |
| which follow the order of the meal. It is common in Italy | | | | always, it's mostly sweets. There are a wide variety |
| to serve different plates for specific orders so expect | | | | of desserts served in Italian restaurants but most of it |
| to find groups of food under certain categories like | | | | is made of custard. |
| before meals, main course and dessert. | | | | There, now that you know how to properly identify |
| To translate the Italian categories from the menu, we | | | | Italian food from a menu, you can now truly enjoy your |
| start with food like mozzarella in carrozza or crostini. | | | | meal and your stay in Italy. |