Most people have never tasted the real thing.

This layered pastry from Italy's Amalfi Coast may have origins in a 17th-century convent.

Artichokes form the backbone of this vegetal liqueur.

To do Christmas right, Italians turn to heavenly chestnuts.

Venetians celebrate the end of a 16th-century plague with sweet and sour sardines.

Historians debate whether this dish actually originated with Italian sex workers.

Baloney's predecessor is sweet, delicately spiced, and bigger than your head.

If there is anything that should rest on its laurels, it’s probably this laurel-infused digestif.

Grown in the volcanic soil around Mt. Vesuvius, these tomatoes are one of only a couple varieties used in authentic Neapolitan pizza.

As fine as the marble it's cured in, this pig fat salumi is a Tuscan masterpiece.

The fiery Calabrian meat spread also goes by "red Nutella" and "poor man's Viagra."

The washed and dried root of the licorice plant was once a popular natural “candy.”

Making a pound of this pretty pasta can take an entire day.