Italian Tradition

Italian Tradition 

~Blog Post #1~

April 12th, 2015

By: Michael Abbene

Italy is located in southern Europe and comprises the long, boot-shaped Italian Peninsula, the southern side of Alps, the large plain of Po Valley and some islands including Sicily and Sardinia. The Italian culture plays a large role in my life. Being just the second generation of my family in this country, my family has many Italian traditions. Our whole family gets together roughly once a month to make homemade cuccidati’s, cannoli’s, and ravioli’s. Everyone knows ravioli, most people know cannoli’s, but no one knows cuccidati’s. Cuccidati’s are an Italian cookie that can be made differently. In my family, we use lemon dough, a homemade recipe for the fig filling, then sprinkled with a sauce after they are baked to the appropriate crisp. I’m interested in this culture because my family is mainly Italian and the traditions mean a lot to me. I hope to grasp an even better understanding of a culture in which I think I already know pretty well. The history of Italy has definitely helped shape the food they eat. One fact I learned was that in the 13th century, the Pope at the time set quality standards for pasta. Also, most Italian families eat pasta at least once a day although it is not necessarily the same type of pasta for each meal. Another fact I learned about the Italian culture is that on February 13th, it is National “Eat Italian Food” Day. Everyday should be February 13th. 

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