A first course that has become a symbol of Lazio's culinary tradition: spaghetti amatriciana (bacon and tomato spaghetti) is made with cured pork jowl, pecorino cheese, and peeled tomatoes.
One of Sicily's most famous dishes, this specialty from Catania is a tribute to "Norma", the opera by Vincenzo Bellini: pasta alla Norma (pasta with eggplant) is an institution!
Seafood carbonara is a first course inspired by the classic spaghetti alla carbonara. Instead of pancetta, a sauce of salmon, swordfish and tuna is used.