12 Italian Dishes Every Foodie Must Try

Lobster Risotto: It is an expensive Italian appetizer made with herb butter, poached lobster, and looks creamy outside but is juicy inside.

Caprese Salad: It includes fresh, thick-sliced tomatoes, equally thick slices of mozzarella cheese, a drizzle of olive oil, and a sprinkle of salt and pepper.

Gelato: It is an Italian dessert flavoured with chocolate and nuts.

Grilled steak: This dish is topped with tomatoes, red onion, and balsamic oil.

Prosciutto & Melon: This dish requires only three ingredients- melon, prosciutto and basil leaves.

Bruschetta: This dish is mainly topped with tomatoes, mozzarella, basil and olive oil. The crispy slide of bread is a perfect starter.

Lasagna:

This is prepared with several layers of lasagna sheets and includes ingredients like meat and cheese. Toppings and noodles filling is optional, but not present in typical lasagna.

Lavender ice cream: It is a rich, creamy decadent summery dessert and it contains 204 calories per 100g.

Pasta salad: It is served almost chilled or at room temperature, tossed in vinegar, oil, or mayonnaise. Can be served as an appetizer.

Red Wine: Italy makes one of the best red wines that come in different forms, but usually in a ruby red colour.

Fish Soup: It is made up of big pieces of fish such as mussels, shrimp or haddock and is eaten in coastal areas of Tuscany and port city of Livorno.