Authentic Italian Recipes

Rome has many pizza styles, and this is one of our favorites. It’s a classic Roman street food, that you can pick up in any bakery. What...

One of our favorite treats from our recent travels through Italy is a humble but delicious dish that’s easy to master, simple to make,...

This isn’t your average sandwich roll. Puccia Pugliese is a large, completely hollow bread with a thin crust that’s sturdier than it...

This unconventional “sandwich” is a classic street food in Naples. Rather than consisting of separate bread and fillings, both are cooked...

Mafalda is a type of Sicilian sandwich bread that is not only delicious, but beautiful! The final product looks complicated, but it’s...

These Sicilian-style shish kabobs are made with rolls—or “involtini”—of meat stuffed with a deliciously seasoned bread crumb filling and...

These crispy, stuffed snacks are a classic street food treat in Puglia. Because they use pre-made puff pastry dough, it’s an easy and...

While many have misinterpreted the name of this dish to mean “Parisian Pizza,” it actually comes from Neapolitan dialect for (how it...

This recipe has always been a great meatball alternative for vegetarian guests, but it really deserves to be appreciated on its own...

When properly cooked, eggplant delivers a savory punch that can actually compete with meat. Don’t believe us? Try these delicious...

Friselle are a type of intentionally stale bread, shaped like a bagel or donut, that are dunked in water and topped like bruschette for...

These involtini meat rolls hail from the Sicilian city of Messina. They’re made by stuffing a beef or veal cutlet with seasoned bread...

There are a few different kinds of taralli “biscuits” in Italy, but these are our favorite. Hailing from Naples, where they can be found...

The most famous kind of Neapolitan fried pizza—“pizza fritta”—doesn’t actually resemble a pizza at all: it looks like a big, fried...

Most people don’t think of pasta as being street food, but in Naples they would disagree! “Frittatine di pasta” are a common sight in the...

These fried bites of cheesy rice are a delicious appetizer that will keep you coming back for more! This recipe comes courtesy of Eva’s...

One of the most common sights in Italian cities are little vendors who sell crepes. What are the crepes inevitably stuffed with? Nutella!...

Cauliflower for dessert? Yep! In Sicily, they make these fried vegetable treats which are unbelievably yummy despite a surprisingly low...

Piadina Romagnola is the most classic and famous Italian flatbread recipe. Hailing from the region of Emilia-Romagna (hence the name),...

This Italian flatbread variation is similar in appearance to the classic Piadina Romagnola… but appearances can be deceiving! Its unique...