| When it comes to Italian food, you need to understand | | | | seafood as their prime meal of choice and the sales |
| that it was not just the Italians that shaped the way | | | | on seafood plates go through the roof. |
| the food tastes or looks. There is a great deal of other | | | | The Grain That Changed A Culture |
| influences that have molded the Italian food that we | | | | If you were to look at what actually changed the |
| know today, and if you really look hard enough you | | | | culture of Italy the most in regards to Italian food, it |
| can actually see some of the other countries handy | | | | would have to be the introduction of rice by the Arabs. |
| work and foot prints on the cultures of Italy. The | | | | When the Arabs made their way to Italy, they brought |
| Greeks being close and convenient neighbors have | | | | with them a grain now known as rice. This was |
| had a hand in the Italian food scene, and while they | | | | brought to Italy through Spain, and Greece and actually |
| have not always gotten along throughout history the | | | | did quite well in Italy when it settled. The land in Italy |
| Italians and Greeks have shared many recipes and | | | | was well equipped to grow rice in crops, as it called for |
| made them better. The same can be aid for the | | | | low flat land that was close to great water sources. |
| Persians as well, as Arabs moved into the regions | | | | Over the years the Italians used the rice to forge |
| within Italy and left their mark as well. | | | | some of their most well recognized recipes available |
| Sea Food Is A New Development | | | | today. And when you dine on Italian in a restaurant, |
| While the Italians have an abundance of coastlines the | | | | you will notice many dishes that will be either served |
| Italian food scene early on did not actually include | | | | with rice as the main course or with the rice on the |
| seafood as a prime choice. It took the Greeks to | | | | side. |
| show the Italians that seafood is plentiful and that you | | | | There Is No Denying The Grand Scope Of The |
| can actually make magnificent dishes with the likes of | | | | Cuisine |
| crustaceans and finned fish. There is a major Italian | | | | When it comes right down to it, there is no denying the |
| fish industry today, and it is most evident by the | | | | grand scope of fine Italian food. Italian restaurants can |
| amount of people that you find at the local fish | | | | be found in just about every major city in the world |
| markets on Saturday mornings. The Greeks introduced | | | | today, and this speaks volumes to the quality and |
| the Italians to fish recipes with white sauces and fine | | | | appreciation of the food that the Italians enjoy on a |
| pastas, and the country of Italy embraced and | | | | daily basis. You will be hard pressed to find a dish in |
| practically adopted this fare as its own. Today, you will | | | | the Italian menu that will not raise an eyebrow and |
| find many great Italian eateries that actually use | | | | make you curious to try. |