Learn how to cook langoustines with our handy guide, packed with tips for getting the best out of these prized shellfish.

Guanciale is a type of salumi made from cured pork cheek, and is similar – although importantly different – to bacon and pancetta. The cheek is cured in salt and flavoured with pepper, sage, rosemary ...

Baccalà mantecato is one of the most iconic dishes of Venetian cuisine. Back in the days when the Venetian Republic was a major European trading hub, huge amounts of preserved fish found their way ...

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Aside from its sweet, earthy flavour, beetroot is hugely valued by Italian chefs for its colour, which they use to bring deep purple and bright pink hues to their dishes. Looking for more beetroot ...

Manuela Zangara serves up a simple and refreshing beef carpaccio recipe, perfect for summer. The key to success if to get the slices of beef as thin as possible – if you're wary about the process, you ...

A classic, Tuscan-born tart, Torta della Nonna has to be one of the most widespread and well-known Italian desserts. Its success likely lies in its simplicity: it consists of nothing more than two ...

Parma Ham (or Prosciutto di Parma PDO, to give it its full name) is arguably Italy’s most famous cured meat. Famously made using only pork, salt, air and time with no additives, nitrates or nitrites, ...

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 ...

The crespelle with ricotta and spinach are a typical dish of the Florentine tradition. It might look like a demanding dish, but the good news is that you can prepare the required ingredients – ...

Compared to many other varieties of shellfish, mussels are cheap and plentiful. They can be served in their shells to add aesthetic quality to soups, pastas and starters – just be sure to give them a ...

Cheese is so important in Italy that some banks accept wheels of aging Parmigiano Reggiano as collateral against loans. Whether made with milk from sheep, cow, goat or buffalo, Italian cheeses are ...