Authentic Italian Cooking – What is it and How To?
One cannot help but think that much of what we eat or recipes that we see online are commercialized or have been tweaked to appeal to the masses and to the taste buds of the locals. True authentic Italian cooking or real Italian recipes are those that have been passed on from generation to generation. They use quality ingredients and the finished product typically cannot be purchased in grocery stores or even found in high end restaurants. Authentic means believed, trustworthy and reliable or true to its type. The only place most of us know where we can get true authentic cooking is at home and from Mom or Mamma. Generally, the taste might be region specific or may be slightly different depending on what part of Italy your family was raised in but the food is very similar and made with quality ingredients coming right from the garden. Mamma makes a minestrone soup certain times of the year with ingredients picked right from the garden earlier or usually the same day. That is what I am
