In my opinion the Italians invented the best items in the world when it comes to food. If you had to choose only one sort of food you could eat for the rest of your life, every day, it would probably be Italian for a lot of people, including the humble keeper of this foodblog.

Here’s why:

• Parmesan cheese : the cheese that makes even a brick taste good
• Olive Oil: if you’ve got the right quality it tastes better than butter and it’s better for your health
• Pasta : yum, need we say more
• Pizza : how often do you not feel like grabbing one
• Gnocchi : you think its pasta, it is potato, it is delicious (picture: pumpkin gnocci)
• Salami : vegetarians sometimes get tempted
• Pomodori : fresh sauce from Italian tomatoes with basil
• Ice-cream and deserts : that’s no big secret
• Coffee : Italian Barista’s know how to make a nice espresso or cappuccino
• Wine : the finest wines ( e.g. Amarone) come from Italy and spumanti (prosecco!) often tastes better than champagne, and of course it is cheaper