If you are a culinary tester who also loves to travel, you could have both by planning to go on a fabulous culinary vacation in Italy. You can learn about Italian cuisine while touring the beautiful cities and towns where it originated.
Italy is one of the oldest and most diverse cuisines. Any culinary tour through Italy should include a break at food markets, sidewalk cafes, and fine dining establishments and, of course, wineries.
The first thing you do is determine the location. Try to start at Piedmont. This region is in the northwestern part of the country. This location is famous known for its hearty wines, including Barolo, Barbera and Barbaresco.
Piedmont is also known for the home of white truffle as well as for its creamy risotto and fine, Italian chocolates. Do not run out of the list since Italy also have Venice. This romantic and mysterious city is known for its fish and seafood.
The food here reflects the spices of the Orient as well as the blend of flavors found in the Middle East and North Africa. Venice is also home to delightful combination of sparkling wine, fresh peaches and peach Schnapps.
Next, you may want to explore Tuscany. This central region includes the cities of Florence, Siena and Pisa. The food is the most adventure in this region and includes robust vegetable soups, grainy breads, beans and seasonal vegetables, such as asparagus and spinach, from the fertile countryside. Tuscany is also home for the wine region from which the eponymous red white hails, Chianti.
Finally, your culinary tour is not complete when you do not visit Naples. This city is famous for culinary artistry on hearty red sauces, its thin crust pizzas and Italian favorites, such as eggplant Parmesan and spaghetti and meatballs.
This Mediterranean coast city is also home to a variety of spirits, including the sweet, after-dinner drink, limoncello.