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Shell shaped pasta that comes in a variety of sizes. The larger pasta shells, called "conchiglie" in Italian, are used for stuffing with ingredients such as meat, vegetables, cheese, and legumes.

An Italian sauce, which uses traditional or country ingredients, with a rustic style of preparation comparable to the region from which it was created.

A food dish commonly served in Italy that is prepared with ravioli pasta. Made with noodle dough, the ravioli is stuffed with raisins that are mixed with ricotta cheese that has been aged.

A larger version of ravioli.

Like many pasta sauces, there are several that are traditional sauces native to their region of origination, such as Bolognese, a traditional Italian sauce originating in Bologna, Italy.

Very thin egg noodles, which are available in various widths. Wonton noodles are generally used in soups.

A sauce made from artichoke hearts that is served over or stuffed into vegetables, added to pasta or rice, or served as a condiment for a variety of foods and appetizers.

A starch that is extracted from a variety of palm plants, most notably the sago palm. This starch is commonly used as a thickener for soups, puddings, sauces, and glazes.

Native to Italy, this variety of cheese is very similar to an Italian stracchino cheese. Made from whole cow's milk, Crescenza is a fresh cheese that matures for only 2 to 5 days before being sold.

A fresh cheese, popular in Spain and Mexico that is white in color and grainy in texture. As a soft, spreadable cheese, it provides a mildly sweet flavor similar to fresh milk.

Long and conical in shape, the Italian Sweet Pepper is a popular variety of chile pepper commonly used in Italian cooking.

The aged variety of blue cheese made from cow's milk. Native to Italy, Gorgonzola is available as either a milder version known as "dolce" or the naturale version, which is the aged variety of Gorgonzola Blue.

A traditional Italian pork sausage made throughout Italy but most notably northern Italy, that is considered to be a mild homemade or country sausage.

A cow's milk blue cheese from Italy that is a milder version of the traditional (naturale)aged Gorgonzola Blue.

A type of food wrap made from various ingredients that are mixed together to become a fresh dough used to make the skins.

A fresh Italian link sausage made from ground pork and pork cut into very small pieces that are mixed with fat and then highly seasoned with herbs and spices.

A round pork sausage from the cervelat family of sausages, which is fine textured and has a mild, somewhat bland flavor.

Common in Italian cooking, this food item consists of sweet peppers sauteed in olive oil. The Italian Sweet Pepper is a common pepper to use for making this food dish, but any variety of sweet pepper can be served.

A variety of Italian dry sausage that is produced in the manner of artisan foods from the rural regions in and around the province of Napoli, Italy.

A moulded crust that serves as an edible container for various food ingredients. Croustades are traditionally formed into a circular or bowl shape to be filled with savory foods, which are then served as a main dish, an appetizer or a dessert.