appetizer

Stuffed grape leaves, known as dolmades, are one of the most  popular Greek recipes, although it is not exclusive because dolmas are also prepared in the surrounding countries. Preparing stuffed grape leaves is time consuming, but not difficult.

This is the Galician white bean soup recipe, known as caldo gallego adapted to the ingredients at hand.

Rösti is made with onions, Appenzeller cheese, and caraway seeds in German cantons, while you'll see tomatoes, sweet paprika, and Gruyere cheese in French cantons, and you will notice the addition of rosemary in the Italian ones.

Gambas al ajillo are very popular as tapas. The shrimp used for this recipe should not be excessively large. The kind of chili used for this in Spain is known as guindilla, a Spanish hot red chili of the thin and long varieties, usually dried.

This recipe is based on the one for gnocchi with spinach; to take a step up from those spinach gnocchi, try the tomato ones.

Gnocchi with a flavorful spinach and cheese sauce. Simple, filling, and delicious. Making this dish is simplicity itself.

Far east of Verona is a town called Trieste. From this city hails a soup that shows how the cuisine of Italy has been influenced by other cultures. It uses sauerkraut!