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🇮🇹 Traditional dishes from Italy

3 dishes people actually cook in Italy: what they are, how long they take, and what you need to buy.

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Cacio e pepe

20 min · hard · 3 ingredients

Cacio e pepe, a traditional dish from Italy

Three ingredients and nowhere to hide.

  • 200 g tonnarelli or spaghetti
  • 120 g pecorino romano
  • 2 tsp black peppercorns

Ragù alla bolognese

210 min · medium · 8 ingredients

Ragù alla bolognese, a traditional dish from Italy

Milk, wine, and three hours of patience.

  • 500 g beef mince, coarse
  • 150 g pancetta
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 celery
  • 1 onion
  • 250 ml whole milk
  • 200 ml dry white wine
  • 300 ml tomato passata

Panzanella

30 min · easy · 6 ingredients

Panzanella, a traditional dish from Italy

Stale bread rescued by tomato water.

  • 300 g stale sourdough
  • 700 g very ripe tomatoes
  • 1 red onion
  • 1 basil
  • 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 4 tbsp olive oil

What do people eat in Italy?

The three dishes from Italy documented in Copper are Cacio e pepe, Ragù alla bolognese and Panzanella. Not one needs an oven — they cook entirely on the hob. Between them they use 17 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from Italy?

The three recipes need 17 ingredients between them. Copper's atlas covers 588 dishes from 196 countries, and these three are the Italy entries. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Italy take?

Cacio e pepe is the quickest at 20 minutes. Ragù alla bolognese is the longest at 210 minutes, most of it unattended. The median is 30 minutes — a weeknight, not a project.

Which dish from Italy is easiest to make at home?

Panzanella is rated easy — start there. The full method is on its recipe page, step by step, free to read.

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