Italian Food Voted As The Favorite Cuisine According To A Survey Of Menupages.ie’s

Italian food has been voted as the favorite cuisine of Ireland according to a survey of Menupages.ie’s members. There are numerous Italian restaurants in Dublin that are known for their delicacies. Many of these restaurants take pride in preparing home- made pastas and sauces. These restaurants create the ambience so that you can relax, be comfortable and feel at home. You can have pastas and pizzas with extra toppings of spicy lamb, pork or any other toppings of your choice. Wine, beer and coffees are also served in these Italian restaurants.

The ever increasing craze for Italian food in Dublin can be because of the healthy and unique ingredients used for preparing the dishes. Italian foods are very simplistic and prepared from simple ingredients, many dishes using just 4 to 8 ingredients in all. The most common ingredients that are used in an Italian kitchen are fruits, vegetables, sausages, meat, fish, rice, corn, maize and potato. Tomatoes and cheese are widely used in every dish. The tomatoes, before being used for cooking, are usually sun-dried and marinated in garlic, herbs and olive oil.

Here are some of the popular foods found in the Italian Restaurants in Dublin - pizza, burger and pasta.

Pizza
Pizzas with several delightful toppings are very popular food among the Dubliners. The popular Pizza toppings are - fresh sage, roasted walnuts, pork, beef, spicy lamb, mushrooms, olives, green peppers, jalapeno, onion etc.

Pastas
Pastas are noodles and they vary in length, width and shapes. In the restaurants in Dublin one can find pastas in various edible colors. Depending on the shapes, pastas have different names- spaghetti, macaroni , penne, lasagna, fusilli, linguini etc and the good news is you can find all such varieties in the Italian restaurants in Dublin.

Olive oil- the backbone of Italian food
Olive oil is the indispensable element in Italian cooking. Nowadays various types of olive oils are used in cooking like virgin olive oil, extra virgin olive oil, etc. But it would surprise you that the use of olive oil in Italy had not been so popular in the past. Northern Italy was too cold and olive plants could not survive in the harsh weather; though olive oil was popular in southern Italy.

Health benefits of olive oil
Olive oil is not only one of the tastiest but the healthiest oils you can eat. Besides adding taste to your food it is very beneficial for your health. You can use olive oil for dressing salads and also sprinkle it over other food items. It will add that extra taste to your food.

Drinks
Espresso, the Italian style coffee, is highly liked in Dublin. They are made from coffee beans which are cultivated usually in Brazil. It is thought by most people that espresso has a greater degree of caffeine than regular coffee but this is not true. In fact the contrary is true.
Popular Italian Wines in Dublin
Some of the popular Italian wines that the locals in Dublin love to drink are –
• Frascati
• Valpolicella
• Lacryma Christi
• Asti Spumante
• Bardolino
• Chianti

Alice dylan is an out-and-out foodie, loves to read and her favorite pastime is browsing through different Italian restaurants in Dublin. Her Motto of Life is Eat, Pray and Shop!


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