Meats

Find Italian meat dishes spanning pork, beef, lamb, and poultry, featuring traditional techniques and regional specialities.

How Italians Cook With Offal

Italians have been cooking tripe and other offal for centuries, turning tough cuts into tender, flavourful dishes that pair perfectly with wine.

Italian Beef Dishes

The Fiorentina is a massive T-bone steak from Tuscany that'll shock you with its size, and here's how to cook it properly at home.

Italian Chicken Dishes

How Italian cooks use chicken as a blank canvas for regional ingredients like mushrooms, lemons, and wine.

Italian Cured Meats and Sausages

From prosciutto to mortadella, here's what you need to know about Italy's regional cured meats and sausages.

Lamb in Italian Cooking

How Italians cook tender young lamb, from the markets of Rome to a simple rosemary braise recipe.

Pork in Italian Cuisine

How Italian cooks turn pork into some of the world's best food, from whole roasted pigs to braised loin.

Veal and Its Use in Italian Cooking

Veal is central to Italian cooking, especially breaded cutlets from Milan that are pounded thin, breaded and fried until golden.

Wild Boar and Other Meats Used in Italian Cuisine

Wild boar, oxtail, and goat are traditional Italian meats that work best braised in wine with vegetables for authentic countryside cooking.