Italian cuisine (Italian: Cucina italiana) is a Mediterranean cuisine
consisting of the ingredients, recipes and cooking techniques developed
across the Italian Peninsula since antiquity, and later spread around
the world. One of the main characteristics of Italian cuisine is its
simplicity, with many dishes made up of few ingredients, and therefore
Italian cooks often rely on the quality of the ingredients, rather than
the complexity of preparation It is one of the best-known and most
appreciated gastronomies worldwide.
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