At the table with…
For centuries, famous historical figures have left their mark on the Italian gastronomic tradition.
Did you know that Catherine de' Medici’s love for Tuscan cooking shaped the course of French cuisine? Or that Napoleon ate the same thing after every victory?
Read further to discover the favorite foods of your favorite people from history.
- Cato: Savillum – Seadas (Sardinia)
- Alboin: Colomba (Lombardy)
- Matilde of Canossa: Bianco mangiare (Emilia)
- Frederick II: Candied violets (Emilia)
- Catherine de' Medici: Tuscan cibreo (Tuscany)
- Anne of Austria: Maccheroni (Italy)
- Francesco Procopio dei Coltelli: Frozen oranges (Sicily)
- Giacomo Casanova: Venetian suckling veal liver (Veneto)
- Napoleon Bonaparte: Chicken Marengo (Piemont)
- Maria Amelia di Borbone: Neapolitan Ragù (Naples)
- Marie Louise of Austria: Sweet green tortelli (Parma)
- Gioacchino Rossini: Tournedos (Marche)
- Giuseppe Garibaldi: Garibaldi's hymn (Tuscany)
- Bettino Ricasoli: Vegetable soup– Pot roast with Brolio Chianti (Tuscany)
- Camillo Cavour: Risotto with Barolo (Piemont)
- Giuseppe Verdi: Risotto Verdi's style – Spalla cotta(Parma)
- Margherita of Savoy: Pizza – Margherita Cake (Campania)
- Gabriele D'Annunzio: Parrozzo (Marche)
- Enrico Caruso: Bucatini Caruso-style (Naples)
- Antonio De Curtis (Totò): Spaghetti Gennaro (Naples)
