{"id":9374,"date":"2017-09-22T07:44:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-22T06:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/?p=9374"},"modified":"2025-07-18T14:06:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T13:06:47","slug":"cook-like-local-regional-italian-recipes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/cook-like-local-regional-italian-recipes\/","title":{"rendered":"Cook like a local with regional Italian recipes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We can all cook spaghetti Bolognese, but how about something a little more local, a little more authentic, and ultimately a\u00a0little more <em>special<\/em>. These regional Italian recipes are incredibly simple to prepare and will effortlessly bring a delicious taste of Italy to your kitchen.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>PUGLIA &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Orecchiette with Turnip Tops<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9377\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2017\/09\/Oricchiette-www.istockphoto.comgbphotoorecchiette-with-turnip-tops-gm139550746-19340395-milla1974.jpg\" alt=\"Italian recipes Oricchiette-www.istockphoto.comgbphotoorecchiette-with-turnip-tops-gm139550746-19340395-milla1974\" width=\"1698\" height=\"1131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Oricchiette-www.istockphoto.comgbphotoorecchiette-with-turnip-tops-gm139550746-19340395-milla1974.jpg 1698w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Oricchiette-www.istockphoto.comgbphotoorecchiette-with-turnip-tops-gm139550746-19340395-milla1974-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Oricchiette-www.istockphoto.comgbphotoorecchiette-with-turnip-tops-gm139550746-19340395-milla1974-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Oricchiette-www.istockphoto.comgbphotoorecchiette-with-turnip-tops-gm139550746-19340395-milla1974-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Oricchiette-www.istockphoto.comgbphotoorecchiette-with-turnip-tops-gm139550746-19340395-milla1974-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Oricchiette-www.istockphoto.comgbphotoorecchiette-with-turnip-tops-gm139550746-19340395-milla1974-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1698px) 100vw, 1698px\" \/>Stroll through any Puglian village or town and you&#8217;re likely see groups of <em>nonnas<\/em> gathered around tables on a side street, hand-rolling <em>orecchiette<\/em>. Translating to &#8216;little ear&#8217; these round pasta shapes are local to Puglia and commonly served with sprightly green turnip tops. This recipe is traditional and very tasty.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deliciousitaly.com\/puglia-recipes\/orecchiette-pasta-with-turnip-tops\">Cook Orecchiette with Turnip Tops here with this recipe from Delicious Italy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>UMBRIA &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Tagliatelle with Truffles<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2017\/09\/Truffle-taglieatelle-www.istockphoto.comgbphototagliatelle-with-truffles-gm158337757-22422409-bonchan.jpg\" alt=\"Italian recipes Truffle-taglieatelle-www.istockphoto.comgbphototagliatelle-with-truffles-gm158337757-22422409-bonchan\" width=\"1698\" height=\"1132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Truffle-taglieatelle-www.istockphoto.comgbphototagliatelle-with-truffles-gm158337757-22422409-bonchan.jpg 1698w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Truffle-taglieatelle-www.istockphoto.comgbphototagliatelle-with-truffles-gm158337757-22422409-bonchan-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Truffle-taglieatelle-www.istockphoto.comgbphototagliatelle-with-truffles-gm158337757-22422409-bonchan-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Truffle-taglieatelle-www.istockphoto.comgbphototagliatelle-with-truffles-gm158337757-22422409-bonchan-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Truffle-taglieatelle-www.istockphoto.comgbphototagliatelle-with-truffles-gm158337757-22422409-bonchan-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Truffle-taglieatelle-www.istockphoto.comgbphototagliatelle-with-truffles-gm158337757-22422409-bonchan-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1698px) 100vw, 1698px\" \/>Every autumn, truffle markets appear all over Umbria, brimming with these rarefied delicacies. In fact, Umbria is Italy&#8217;s largest black truffle producing region, and hunting for them is an integral part of the culture. Combined with silky tagliatelle, truffles are a sumptuous treat.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.italianfoodforever.com\/2013\/10\/umbrian-truffle-festival-in-pietralunga-fresh-pasta-with-white-truffles\/\">Cook Tagliatelle with Truffles here with this recipe from Italian Food Forever<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>CAMPANIA &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Neapolitan Pizza<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9381\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2017\/09\/Pizza-www.istockphoto.comgbphotoneapolitan-pizza-gm539651044-96220423-VincentvdW-1.jpg\" alt=\"Italian recipes Pizza-www.istockphoto.comgbphotoneapolitan-pizza-gm539651044-96220423-VincentvdW\" width=\"1698\" height=\"1132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Pizza-www.istockphoto.comgbphotoneapolitan-pizza-gm539651044-96220423-VincentvdW-1.jpg 1698w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Pizza-www.istockphoto.comgbphotoneapolitan-pizza-gm539651044-96220423-VincentvdW-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Pizza-www.istockphoto.comgbphotoneapolitan-pizza-gm539651044-96220423-VincentvdW-1-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Pizza-www.istockphoto.comgbphotoneapolitan-pizza-gm539651044-96220423-VincentvdW-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Pizza-www.istockphoto.comgbphotoneapolitan-pizza-gm539651044-96220423-VincentvdW-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Pizza-www.istockphoto.comgbphotoneapolitan-pizza-gm539651044-96220423-VincentvdW-1-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1698px) 100vw, 1698px\" \/>Home to Naples, if Campania is famed for one regional Italian recipe, it&#8217;s a classic Neapolitan pizza. Utterly simple made with fresh tomatoes, mozzarella and fresh basil, it lets the quality of the ingredients do the talking. Funnily enough, people believed tomatoes to be poisonous until Naples peasants began to top their flatbreads with them in the 18<sup>th<\/sup> century. Thus, the pizza was born!<\/p>\n<h3><strong>LAZIO &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Abbacchio alla Romana (Roman-style Lamb)<\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2017\/09\/Lamb-chop-www.istockphoto.comgbphotobraised-lamb-chops-gm171337344-21274551-LauriPatterson.jpg\" alt=\"Italian recipes Lamb-chop-www.istockphoto.comgbphotobraised-lamb-chops-gm171337344-21274551-LauriPatterson\" width=\"1698\" height=\"1131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Lamb-chop-www.istockphoto.comgbphotobraised-lamb-chops-gm171337344-21274551-LauriPatterson.jpg 1698w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Lamb-chop-www.istockphoto.comgbphotobraised-lamb-chops-gm171337344-21274551-LauriPatterson-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Lamb-chop-www.istockphoto.comgbphotobraised-lamb-chops-gm171337344-21274551-LauriPatterson-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Lamb-chop-www.istockphoto.comgbphotobraised-lamb-chops-gm171337344-21274551-LauriPatterson-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Lamb-chop-www.istockphoto.comgbphotobraised-lamb-chops-gm171337344-21274551-LauriPatterson-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Lamb-chop-www.istockphoto.comgbphotobraised-lamb-chops-gm171337344-21274551-LauriPatterson-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1698px) 100vw, 1698px\" \/>Suckling lamb (<em>abbacchio<\/em>) has been a traditional Roman delicacy since ancient times, and this dish is the Lazio region&#8217;s signature recipe. Served up either as a large joint or in diced chunks, the lamb&#8217;s almost always prepared with fragrant rosemary, wine and anchovies to give it a salty kick. You&#8217;ll find abbacchio alla Romana on the table at Easter and other celebrations.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gourmettraveller.com.au\/recipes\/recipe-search\/feature-recipe\/2012\/3\/roman-style-lamb-with-rosemary-sage-and-anchovy\/\">Cook Abbacchio alla Romana here with this recipe from Gourmet Traveller<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>TUSCANY &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Ribollita<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9379\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2017\/09\/Ribollita-www.istockphoto.comgbphototuscan-ribollita-thick-soup-with-bread-closeup-on-the-table-gm622957490-109121553-ALLEKO.jpg\" alt=\"Italian recipes Ribollita-www.istockphoto.comgbphototuscan-ribollita-thick-soup-with-bread-closeup-on-the-table-gm622957490-109121553-ALLEKO\" width=\"1698\" height=\"1132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Ribollita-www.istockphoto.comgbphototuscan-ribollita-thick-soup-with-bread-closeup-on-the-table-gm622957490-109121553-ALLEKO.jpg 1698w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Ribollita-www.istockphoto.comgbphototuscan-ribollita-thick-soup-with-bread-closeup-on-the-table-gm622957490-109121553-ALLEKO-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Ribollita-www.istockphoto.comgbphototuscan-ribollita-thick-soup-with-bread-closeup-on-the-table-gm622957490-109121553-ALLEKO-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Ribollita-www.istockphoto.comgbphototuscan-ribollita-thick-soup-with-bread-closeup-on-the-table-gm622957490-109121553-ALLEKO-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Ribollita-www.istockphoto.comgbphototuscan-ribollita-thick-soup-with-bread-closeup-on-the-table-gm622957490-109121553-ALLEKO-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Ribollita-www.istockphoto.comgbphototuscan-ribollita-thick-soup-with-bread-closeup-on-the-table-gm622957490-109121553-ALLEKO-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1698px) 100vw, 1698px\" \/>Aside from lashings of Chianti and Montepulciano, Tuscany is heralded for its ribollita \u2013 a hearty soup using up pantry leftovers and the previous day&#8217;s minestrone soup. You&#8217;ll commonly find cannellini beans, cabbage, carrots, potatoes and stale bread in the delicious broth. Its name translates to &#8216;re-boiled&#8217; and like much Italian cuisine, has peasant origins, when utilising every scrap of food was an essential practice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cook Ribollita here with this recipe from River Cottage<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Fancy tasting some authentic Italian dishes in their native country? Click <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/destinations\/europe\/italy\"><em>here<\/em><\/a><em> to discover a gastronomic Trafalgar trip.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Image credits: Lead image \u00a9 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.istockphoto.com\/gb\/photo\/alfesco-mediterranean-meal-gm611075624-105068527\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iStock\/SolStock<\/a>. Abbacchio alla Romana \u00a9 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.istockphoto.com\/gb\/photo\/braised-lamb-chops-gm171337344-21274551\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iStock\/LauriPatterson<\/a>. Oricchiette \u00a9 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.istockphoto.com\/gb\/photo\/orecchiette-with-turnip-tops-gm139550746-19340395\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iStock\/milla 1974<\/a>. Tagliatelle \u00a9 i<a href=\"http:\/\/www.istockphoto.com\/gb\/photo\/tagliatelle-with-truffles-gm158337757-22422409\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stock\/Bonchan<\/a>. Pizza \u00a9 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.istockphoto.com\/gb\/photo\/neapolitan-pizza-gm539651044-96220423\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iStock\/VincentvdW<\/a>. Ribollita \u00a9 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.istockphoto.com\/gb\/photo\/tuscan-ribollita-thick-soup-with-bread-closeup-on-the-table-gm622957490-109121553\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iStock\/ALLEKO. \u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We can all cook spaghetti Bolognese, but how about something a little more local, a little more authentic, and ultimately a\u00a0little more special. These regional Italian recipes are incredibly simple to prepare and will effortlessly bring a delicious taste of Italy to your kitchen. 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