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20 classic dishes from Italy, each with a recipe to find and a video showing how it’s made.

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20 dishes

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    Ragù alla bolognese

    Slow-cooked meat sauce with soffritto, wine and milk.

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    Pizza napoletana

    Wet-centred pizza from a blistering wood oven.

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    Carbonara

    Pasta with guanciale, egg, pecorino and black pepper.

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    Cacio e pepe

    Pasta emulsified with pecorino and pepper alone.

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    Amatriciana

    Tomato sauce with guanciale and pecorino.

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    Risotto alla milanese

    Saffron risotto finished with butter and Parmesan.

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    Ossobuco

    Braised veal shanks with gremolata.

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    Lasagne

    Layered pasta with ragù and béchamel.

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    Vitello tonnato

    Cold sliced veal under a tuna and caper sauce.

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    Parmigiana di melanzane

    Fried aubergine baked with tomato and mozzarella.

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    Saltimbocca

    Veal escalopes with prosciutto and sage in butter.

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    Bistecca alla fiorentina

    Thick T-bone grilled rare over embers.

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    Acqua pazza

    Fish poached in tomato, garlic and white wine.

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    Panzanella

    Bread salad with tomato, onion and basil.

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    Ribollita

    Twice-cooked Tuscan bread, bean and kale soup.

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    Arancini

    Fried rice balls filled with ragù or mozzarella.

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    Polenta

    Cornmeal served soft with cheese or set and grilled.

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    Tiramisù

    Coffee-soaked biscuits layered with mascarpone cream.

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    Panna cotta

    Set cream with vanilla and a fruit or caramel sauce.

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    Cannoli

    Fried pastry tubes filled with sweetened ricotta.

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