Name an Italian Food

In library school, we've learned that the question a person asks is not always the question he or she really wants answered.  So when this person asked for some different types of Italian food, I thought he or she might be interested in some recipes or a little information about the characteristics of cuisine from various regions throughout Italy.  I hoped to direct this person to a few pages that would enable them to try cooking Italian foods, including sites listing common ingredients, and guides on basic cooking skills, in my answer I tried to pepper in a few of the most Italian-sounding terms to pique the person's interest. 

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Name an Italian Food