Italian Food
Italian Dishes
PASTA
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100
What staple Italian starch is made from flour, egg yolks, and water?
Pasta.
100
What Italian dish is made by topping a flatbread with tomato sauce and cheese?
Pizza.
100
What is the name of a square pasta that is usually stuffed with meat or cheese?
Ravioli.
100
What is the capital of Italy?
Rome.
100
What are the colors in Italy's flag?
Green, White, and Red.
200
What is a boney, herring-like fish that is used in Southern Italian cooking?
Sardines.
200
What is the Italian version of ice cream, but it's churned at a slower rate?
Gelato.
200
What is the name of the pasta that is shaped like a butterfly?
Bowtie.
200
What city in Italy is know for its flooded streets?
Venice.
200
What famous mountain chain runs through Italy?
The Alps.
300
What product is made by an insect that resides in hives?
Honey.
300
What rich Italian dessert is made by layering Ladyfinger cookies and cream?
Tiramisu.
300
Yankee Doodle went to town riding on a pony stuck a feather in his cap and called it ?
Macaroni.
300
In which city is the leaning tower of Pisa located?
Pisa. (It's in the name.)
300
How did the Margherita pizza get its name?
It was named after Queen Margherita.
400
What dairy product is beloved throughout Italy and is sold at 4 different ages?
Parmigiano Reggiano.
400
What Italian side-dish is made from corn meal and cheese?
Polenta.
400
What pasta is typically served with Alfredo sauce?
Fettuccine.
400
What city in Italy is Mossemo Buttera's resterant Osteria Francescana located?
Modena. (Also where Ben's family is from.)
(This is the famous Plaza there.)
400
What animal raised Remus and Romulus?
A wolf.
500
What is made by crushing a pitted fruit, which comes in green and black varieties?
Olive oil.
500
What is added to some dishes that comes from the sea and turns the inside of your mouth pitch black?
Squid ink.
500
What pasta is cut into cylinders with diagonal ends and is the plural form of the word "Pen" in Italian?
Penne.
500
At one point in ancient history the Roman Empire ruled land in 3 continents, which 3 continents?
Africa, Asia, and Europe.
500
What does Ciao mean in Italian?
Hello OR Goodbye.
