The International Cuisine Experience

Italian food comes from a history of peasants who did not own their own land, suffered famine, agricultural disasters, population pressures, war and plague regularly. Italian foods often have a low ingredient count to focus more on the flavors and spices in foods, in other words letting the ingredients shine. Italian dishes often have 4 to 9 ingredients. Interestingly enough, pasta was not invented in Italy, but it did become a common side dish. Common Italian foods include pesto, tiramisu, caprese salad and the cannoli. Italian meals consist of 5 courses. First, the antipasti which are small dishes before the main course. Next, is the primo which is the first course and usually a pasta or gnocchi. The secondo is the main course and is usually a meat or fish. The fourth course is the formaggio which means cheese and this is the first dessert, usually a meat, cheese and fruit platter. Lastly, the fifth dish is the dolce and it's a sweet dessert with cappuccino or espresso....

What is international cuisine? The traditional foods eaten in other countries around the world.  Every country and region has its own unique cuisine. Why? Cooking can be a fun way to spend time with family. You could also end up finding your new favorite recipe if you decide to try something outside of the box. I enjoy cooking for my family and would like to spread that happiness to everyone. Cooking at home will also save you a lot of money and you should establish these habits before you are on your own. As you can see in this bar graph, most American families cook and eat home 3 to 6 days a week and 4% of millennials never cook at home and always eat out. In my opinion this is becoming a problem because people are wasting their money and health on eating out.  The average American family spends $3,008 a year on eating out. This money could easily be cut in half and spent elsewhere.  You could learn a lot in the process, whether it be ab...