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Ep234: Italian Cuisine · Kidcast Daily

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  Open wide. Come on kids, let's amplify kid
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  Welcome to Kick Ass Daily, where we bring news, trivia, fun
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  facts, and more just for curious kids like you.
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  Today, we're taking a tasty trip to Italy, but not on a plane.
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  Instead, we'll explore the delicious world of Italian
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  cuisine. Get your imaginary chef hats
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  ready because we're about to learn what makes Italian food so
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  special, why it's loved around the world, and some cool facts
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  you can share at your next family meal.
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  First, let's start with a big question.
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  What is Italian cuisine? Italian cuisine means the
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  traditional foods and ways of cooking from Italy.
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  Italy is a country in Southern Europe shaped almost like a
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  boot. People in different regions of
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  Italy, like the north-south or the islands cook in different
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  ways, but there are some foods and ingredients that almost
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  everyone in Italy loves. One of the things that makes
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  Italian food stand out is its focus on fresh, simple
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  ingredients. Instead of using lots of spices
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  or complicated sauces, Italian cooking usually lets the natural
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  flavors of the food shine. For example, many Italian dishes
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  use olive oil instead of butter, and they often cook with fresh
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  tomatoes, garlic, and herbs like basil and oregano.
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  Let's talk about some of the most famous Italian foods.
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  I bet you've heard of pizza and pasta.
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  Pizza, especially the kind from Naples called Pizza Margarita,
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  is a round flatbread topped with tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese
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  and fresh basil leaves. Did you know that the Margarita
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  pizza was named after an Italian queen Queen Margarita in the
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  late 1800's? The colors on the pizza, red
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  tomato, white mozzarella, and green basil are the same as the
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  colors on the Italian flag. Now, pasta is another superstar
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  in Italian cuisine. Pasta comes in many shapes and
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  sizes. There's spaghetti, which looks
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  like long, thin strings. There's penne, which are short
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  tubes with slanted ends. There's also farfalle, which
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  looks like little bow ties. Italians usually eat pasta with
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  different kinds of sauces. A classic one is tomato sauce,
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  but there's also creamy Alfredo sauce, meaty Bolognese sauce,
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  and simple pesto sauce made from basil, garlic, pine nuts, olive
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  oil and cheese. Here's a fun Did You know
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  moment. There are more than 350
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  different shapes of pasta in Italy.
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  Each shape is made to go with certain kinds of sauces.
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  For example, chunky sauces stick better to tube shaped pasta,
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  while thin sauces are great with long noodles like spaghetti.
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  Italian cuisine is also famous for cheese.
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  Mozzarella, parmesan, ricotta, and gorgonzola are all types of
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  cheese from Italy. Parmesan cheese, which comes
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  from the parmigian, is hard and salty, and people often grated
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  over pasta. Mozzarella is soft and stretchy,
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  perfect for pizza or salads. Ricotta is creamy and smooth,
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  and Italians use it in both savory dishes like lasagna and
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  sweet desserts like cannoli. Speaking of desserts, Italy has
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  some of the yummiest sweets. One of the most famous is
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  Gelato, which is Italy's version of ice cream.
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  Gelato is creamier and usually has more intense flavors than
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  regular ice cream. People in Italy also love
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  tiramisu, a dessert made with layers of coffee soaked lady
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  fingers, creamy mascarpone cheese, and cocoa powder on top.
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  Another popular treat is pannakata, which means cooked
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  cream. It's a wobbly pudding that's
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  often served with Berry sauce. Now that we've talked about
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  foods, let's learn how Italians usually eat their meals.
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  In Italy, a traditional meal has several courses.
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  It often starts with an Antipasto, which means before
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  the meal. This might be a small plate of
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  cheese, cured meats like salami, or marinated vegetables.
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  Next comes Primo, which is the first main course, usually
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  pasta, risotto, A creamy rice dish or soup.
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  After that is the condo, the second main course, which is
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  often meat or fish. It's served with a side dish
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  called contorno, like salad or cooked vegetables.
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  Finally, there's Dolce, which means dessert.
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  But don't worry, Italians don't eat huge meals with every course
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  every day. Often families just pick a few
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  simple dishes, especially for lunch or dinner at home.
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  But on weekends or holidays they might enjoy a big multi course
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  meal together. Let's take a quick trip around
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  Italy to see how food changes from place to place.
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  In the north, especially in regions near the Alps, people
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  use more butter, cream, and cheeses in their cooking.
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  They eat foods like risotto and polenta, which is a warm, thick
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  cornmeal dish. In the South, where the weather
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  is warmer, people use more olive oil, tomatoes, and seafood.
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  This is where you'll find famous dishes like pasta with tomato
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  sauce or pizza. Italy also has lots of islands
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  like Sicily and Sardinia, where the food is unique.
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  In Sicily, people love sweet treats made with almonds and
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  citrus fruits, and they eat dishes with eggplant, swordfish,
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  and sardines. In Sardinia, you might taste
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  special breads and cheeses you can't find anywhere else.
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  Now let's talk about why Italian cuisine is so popular all over
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  the world. One reason is because it's
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  simple and delicious. Another reason is because
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  Italian immigrants brought their recipes with them when they
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  moved to other countries. That's why you can find pizza
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  and pasta restaurants in cities almost everywhere on earth, from
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  New York to Tokyo to Sydney. Here's another Did You know
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  Moment? The very first pizzeria in the
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  United States opened in New York City in 1905.
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  It was started by an Italian immigrant named Gennaro
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  Lombardi. Today, pizza is one of the most
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  popular foods in America, and people all around the world have
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  their own favorite ways to top a pizza.
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  Italian cuisine isn't just about eating, it's also about sharing.
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  In Italy, meals are a time for family and friends to come
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  together, talk, and enjoy each other's company.
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  That's one reason why Italian food is often served in big
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  bowls or on large plates for everyone to share.
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  You might be surprised to learn that some foods we think of as
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  Italian aren't actually from Italy.
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  For example, spaghetti and meatballs is a dish that was
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  created by Italian immigrants in America.
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  In Italy, pasta and meatballs are usually eaten separately.
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  Also, pepperoni pizza is more popular outside of Italy than in
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  Italy itself. In Italy, pepperoni means bell
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  Peppers, not spicy sausage. Before we finish up, let's
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  explore some fun Italian words you might hear in a restaurant.
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  Won't appetito means enjoy your meal, grazie means thank you,
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  and Prego means you're welcome. If you want to order a scoop of
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  Gelato, you can say varey on Gelato per favor, which means I
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  would like a Gelato, please. Now let's do a quick recap of
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  what we've learned about Italian cuisine today.
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  Italian food is famous for being fresh, simple, and tasty.
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  Some of the most popular dishes are pizza and pasta, which come
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  in many different styles and flavors.
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  Italians love their cheeses and desserts like Gelato and
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  tiramisu. Meals in Italy often have
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  several courses, but families usually keep things simple for
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  everyday eating. Italian cooking changes from
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  region to region, and people all over the world enjoy Italian
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  food because it's easy to make, easy to share, and full of
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  flavor. So next time you eat a slice of
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  pizza, a bowl of spaghetti or a scoop of Gelato, you'll know the
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  story behind these foods and how they connect people around the.
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  Thanks for joining us on kit cast daily for our journey into
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  Italian cuisine. Keep asking questions, keep
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  exploring, and remember, good food is even better when you
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  share it with others. Arrivederci, which means goodbye
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  in Italian. See you next time.
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  For more fun facts and adventures, grab your.
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  Breakfast, feeling fine, adventures waiting.
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  Don't be late. Today's.
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  The day we celebrate.