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An editorial order, starting with familiar Italian classics and expanding to international favourites, ingredients and regional dishes. Recipe coverage and existing rating evidence inform the selection; these numbers are not measured search or popularity ranks.

01 Carbonara 20 min Egg Guancialeor Pancettaor Bacon Pecorinoor Parmigiano

02 Aglio, olio e peperoncino 15 min Garlic Chilli Parsley

03 Ragù alla bolognese 90 min Tomato Onion Red wine Parmigiano Carrot Celery+1

04 Pesto alla Genovese 20 min Parmigiano Garlic Basil Pine nuts

05 Amatriciana 25 min Tomato Pecorino Guancialeor Pancettaor Bacon

06 Spaghetti alle vongole 20 min Garlic Chilli Parsley Clams White wine

07 Cacio e pepe 15 min Pecorino Black pepper

08 Pomodoro 25 min Tomato Garlic Basil

09 Penne all'arrabbiata 20 min Tomato Garlic Chilli Parsley Olive oil

10 Lasagne alla Bolognese 300 min Beef Pancetta Tomato Onion Celery Carrot+7

11 Spaghetti alla puttanesca 20 min Tomato Garlic Parsley Anchovy Capers Olive oil

12 Pasta alla Norma 30 min Ricotta Tomato Garlic Basil Aubergine Black pepper

13 Spaghetti allo scoglio 35 min Tomato Garlic Parsley White wine Mussels Prawns+4

14 Pescatore 22 min Prawns Squid Clams Tomato Onion Garlic+2

15 Vongole Rosso 35 min Clams Tomato Onion Garlic White wine Olive oil

16 Pasta ai quattro formaggi 20 min Gorgonzola Milk Pecorinoor Parmigiano

17 Fettuccine Alfredo 20 min Parmigiano Butter Cream

18 Pasta alla gricia 20 min Pecorino Guanciale Black pepper

19 Pasta al Limone 20 min Butter Lemon Pecorinoor Parmigiano

20 Spaghetti al Nero di Seppia 20 min Tomato Onion Garlic Squid Squid ink Olive oil+1

21 Napolitan 20 min Tomato Onion Mushrooms Green pepper

22 Mentaiko Spaghetti 18 min Butter Mentaiko Nori

23 Tarako Spaghetti 15 min Tarako Butter Soy sauce Shiso Olive oil

24 Tarako Carbonara 15 min Tarako Egg

25 Pepetama 15 min Egg Garlic Chilli Olive oil

26 Japanese-style Meat Sauce 20 min Beef Minced pork Tomato Onion Olive oil

27 Wafu Kinoko Pasta (Japanese-style Mushroom Pasta) 20 min Bacon Garlic Butter Mushrooms Soy sauce Olive oil

28 Shrimp Tomato Cream Pasta 20 min Prawns Tomato Cream Garlic White wine Butter+1

29 Salmon Cream Pasta 30 min Salmon Spinach Onion Milk Flour Olive oil

30 Mushroom Cream Pasta 15 min Mushrooms Onion Bacon Milk Olive oil

31 Uni Cream Pasta 20 min Sea urchin Cream Tomato Garlic White wine Olive oil

32 Mac and cheese 35 min Cheddar Fontina / Casera American cheese Milk Butter Onion+1

33 La Genovese napoletana 280 min Onion White wine Carrot Celery Beef Pecorinoor Parmigiano

34 Orecchiette con le cime di rapa 30 min Garlic Anchovy Broccoli rabe Breadcrumbs Olive oil

35 Pasta con le Sarde 35 min Onion Anchovy Sardines Pine nuts Saffron Fennel+3

36 Spaghetti all'Assassina 25 min Tomato Garlic Chilli Olive oil

37 Ragù napoletano 300 min Sausage Tomato Onion Red wine Olive oil Pecorinoor Parmigiano

38 Pesto alla trapanese 25 min Tomato Garlic Basil Almonds Olive oil

39 Pasta alla Norcina 25 min Ricotta Sausage Garlic Truffle Olive oil Black pepper+1

40 Bigoli in salsa 30 min Egg Onion Anchovy Sardines Breadcrumbs Olive oil+1

41 Tajarin al tartufo bianco 90 min Egg Beef Butter Mushrooms Truffle

42 Penne alla Vodka 25 min Pecorino Pancetta Tomato Garlic Vodka Parmigiano+1

43 Spinach and ricotta lasagna 60 min Ricotta Spinach Milk Butter Flour Parmigiano+6

44 Spinach and ricotta cannelloni 110 min Ricotta Spinach Egg Garlic Parmigiano Milk+3

45 Ricotta and spinach ravioli 100 min Ricotta Spinach Egg Flour Parmigiano Nutmeg+2

46 Tortellini in broth 350 min Pork loin Mortadella Ham / prosciutto Parmigiano Egg Flour+6

47 Tortellini with ham and cream 165 min Cream Ham / prosciutto Butter Parmigiano Minced pork Veal+5

48 Gnocchi alla Sorrentina 70 min Potato Flour Egg Tomato Mozzarella Basil+3

49 Gnocchi with Gorgonzola 90 min Potato Flour Egg Gorgonzola Cream Black pepper

50 Gnocchi with butter and sage 105 min Potato Flour Butter Sage Parmigiano Lemon+1

51 Baked ziti 70 min Tomato Mozzarella Parmigiano Milk Butter Flour+6

52 Pasta primavera 30 min Courgette Asparagus Tomato Peas Onion Garlic+5

53 Pasta e fagioli 125 min Beans Tomato Ham / prosciutto Onion Carrot Celery+5

54 Pasta e ceci 60 min Chickpeas Pancetta Tomato Onion Carrot Celery+4

55 Pasta e lenticchie 70 min Lentils Pancetta Tomato Onion Carrot Celery+5

56 Pasta e patate 45 min Potato Shallot Rosemary Thyme Olive oil Black pepper

57 Pasta e piselli 50 min Peas Scallion Parmigiano Olive oil Black pepper

58 Pasta with broccoli 40 min Broccoli Garlic Flour Olive oil Black pepper

59 Pasta with cauliflower 30 min Cauliflower Garlic Chilli Olive oil

60 Zucchini pasta 30 min Courgette Shallot Garlic Chilli Pecorino Lemon+3

61 Spaghetti alla Nerano 35 min Courgette Provolone Garlic Basil Olive oil Black pepper

62 Pasta alla Sorrentina 60 min Tomato Mozzarella Parmigiano Garlic Basil Olive oil

63 Pasta alla boscaiola 50 min Mushrooms Porcini Sausage Pancetta Onion White wine+4

64 Smoked salmon and lemon farfalle 15 min Smoked salmon Butter Lemon Black pepper

65 Soup Pasta 15 min Chicken Onion Mushrooms Tomato Bacon

66 Chilled Tomato Pasta 20 min Tomato Green pepper Onion Lemon Garlic Olive oil

67 Chilled Mentaiko Pasta 15 min Mentaiko Cream Lemon Shiso Nori Olive oil

68 Chicken Cream Pasta 15 min Chicken Mushrooms Lemon Milk Olive oil

69 Spinach and Bacon Pasta 20 min Spinach Bacon Onion Flour Milk Olive oil

70 Cabbage Anchovy Pasta 15 min Cabbage Anchovy Onion Mushrooms Bacon Garlic+2

71 Curry Pasta 25 min Curry Tomato Aubergine Courgette Broccoli Garlic+2

72 Tuna Tomato Pasta 15 min Tuna Tomato Olive oil

73 Japanese-style Tuna Pasta 15 min Tuna Komatsuna Mushrooms Bonito stock / flakes Soy sauce Daikon+1

74 Natto Pasta 15 min Natto Chicken

75 Ume Shiso Pasta 10 min Umeboshi Shiso Tuna Bonito stock / flakes Onion Garlic+1

76 Shirasu Pasta 15 min Whitebait Soy sauce Chilli Olive oil

77 Sakura Shrimp Pasta 15 min Sakura shrimp Mushrooms Garlic Soy sauce Olive oil

78 Butter Soy Sauce Pasta 10 min Butter Soy sauce Nori

79 Spaghetti alla Bottarga 25 min Bottarga Garlic Parsley Lemon Olive oil

80 Tuna and Lemon Pasta 30 min Tuna Lemon Chilli Garlic Basil Olive oil

81 Pistachio Pasta 35 min Pistachios Tomato Lemon Parmigiano Garlic Basil+2

82 Red Pesto Pasta 15 min Tomato Sun-dried tomatoes Almonds Pecorino Garlic Basil+2

83 Arugula Pesto Pasta 20 min Arugula Pine nuts Parmigiano Garlic Olive oil

84 Walnut Pesto Pasta 45 min Walnuts Pine nuts Breadcrumbs Milk Parmigiano Garlic+1

85 Sicilian Pesto Pasta 25 min Ricotta Tomato Almonds Basil Garlic Parmigiano+2

86 Pasta alla Carrettiera 25 min Pecorino Garlic Chilli Parsley Olive oil

87 Seafood Spaghetti al Cartoccio 60 min Mussels Clams Prawns Tomato Garlic Parsley+1

88 Pasta alla Zozzona 40 min Guanciale Sausage Tomato Egg Pecorino Olive oil

89 Pasta alla Cenere 20 min Gorgonzola Olives Cream Black pepper

90 Tomato Sausage Pasta 30 min Sausage Tomato Onion Garlic White wine Pecorino+2

91 Porcini Pasta 50 min Mushrooms Garlic Parmigiano Milk Thyme Olive oil+1

92 Asparagus Pasta 40 min Asparagus Garlic Parmigiano Olive oil Black pepper

93 Artichoke Pasta 50 min Artichoke Shallot Mint Olive oil Black pepper

94 Pumpkin Pasta 60 min Pumpkin Pancetta Ricotta Shallot Rosemary Olive oil+1

95 Bell Pepper Pasta 45 min Bell pepper Anchovy Tomato Onion Basil Olive oil+1

96 Spaghetti with Mussels 75 min Mussels Tomato Garlic Parsley Olive oil Black pepper

97 Calamarata 70 min Squid Tomato Garlic Chilli Parsley Olive oil

98 Lobster Spaghetti 50 min Lobster Tomato Garlic White wine Parsley Shallot+1

99 Pasta Frittata 30 min Egg Milk Parmigiano Pancetta Garlic Scamorza+1

100 Pizzoccheri della Valtellina 60 min Buckwheat Flour Butter Fontina / Casera Parmigiano Cabbage+3

101 Zucchini Carbonara 40 min Courgette Egg Pecorino Olive oil Black pepper

102 Seafood Carbonara 75 min Mussels Clams Squid Egg Parmigiano Cream+5

103 Sweet Corn Spaghetti 30 min Sweet corn Spreadable fresh cheese Garlic Butter Olive oil

Where the dishes come from La mappa

Places associated with each dish. Touch a pin to raise the plate; click for its page.

Dishes not plotted on this map

Rome & Lazio 1

Pasta alla Zozzona

Naples & Campania 5

Sicily 2

Emilia-Romagna 3

Liguria 1

Walnut Pesto Pasta

Lombardy 1

Pizzoccheri della Valtellina

Across Italy 44

Japan 17

United States 4

Other 1

Sweet Corn Spaghetti

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Where they come from

Carbonara Rome — The leading account has it born in post-war Rome; the name means 'the charcoal burner's'
Aglio, olio e peperoncino Naples — Built entirely from what a southern Italian kitchen always has on hand
Ragù alla bolognese Bologna — The Bologna Chamber of Commerce registered an official recipe in 1982
Pesto alla Genovese Genoa — First recorded in the 1852 book La vera cuciniera genovese by Emanuele Rossi; basil from the Prà district DOP is the traditional choice
Amatriciana Amatrice — A mountain town in Lazio. The dish still carries its name after the earthquake
Spaghetti alle vongole Naples — A coastal dish built on the small clams of the Bay of Naples
Cacio e pepe Rome — Said to have started as food shepherds carried into the hills
Pomodoro Naples — The tomato entered the Italian table through 18th-century Naples
Penne all'arrabbiata Rome — Several competing accounts exist for its date of origin
Spaghetti alla puttanesca Naples — Origin is disputed; an Ischia origin is the leading theory
Pasta alla Norma Catania — The leading account traces the name to composer Bellini's opera
Fettuccine Alfredo Rome — Said to have originated in 1907 or 1908, when Alfredo Di Lelio created it for his wife after she gave birth (the English Wikipedia hedges with '1907 or 1908')
Pasta alla gricia Rome — The name is most often traced to a Roman grocer known as 'il Griccio'
Pasta al Limone Amalfi (Campania) — A coastal regional dish built on the local lemon variety, sfusato amalfitano
Spaghetti al Nero di Seppia Catania (Sicily) — Said to have grown out of a fisherman's habit of using every part of the squid, a dish of eastern Sicily
Napolitan Yokohama — Said to have been created at the Hotel New Grand in post-war Yokohama
Mentaiko Spaghetti Shibuya, Tokyo — Said to trace back to Kabe no Ana, the birthplace of tarako spaghetti
Wafu Kinoko Pasta (Japanese-style Mushroom Pasta) Shibuya, Tokyo — Birthplace of Kabe no Ana, the originator of wafu spaghetti. The inventor of the mushroom version is unknown
La Genovese napoletana Naples — The origin is disputed (theories include merchants and mercenaries) and remains unsettled
Orecchiette con le cime di rapa San Nicandro di Bari (Bari province, Puglia) — The site credited with an origin under the 12th-13th century Norman-Swabian era
Pasta con le Sarde Palermo — Legend traces it to Arab-ruled Palermo; the Italian-language source lists it as a seasonal dish
Spaghetti all'Assassina Bari (Puglia) — Invented in 1967 by restaurateur Enzo Francavilla
Ragù napoletano Naples — Said to trace back to the 18th-century Bourbon court, via French chefs known as 'monzù'
Pesto alla trapanese Trapani (Sicily) — Grew out of agliata, changed via ties to Genoese trading ships that called at the port
Pasta alla Norcina Norcia (Umbria) — The dish takes its name directly from the town, home of the pork butchers known as norcini
Bigoli in salsa Venice — A fish pasta for "lean days", said to originate in the Jewish quarter
Tajarin al tartufo bianco Alba (Langhe, Piedmont) — A yolk-heavy hand-cut fresh pasta passed down among Langhe and Monferrato farming families since the 15th century
Penne alla Vodka New York — Origin unconfirmed. The New York Orsini restaurant (Luigi Franzese) theory, the Bologna Dante theory, and a Rome theory all coexist; a Gambero Rosso investigation rejected the New York theory and traced the dish to Mario Zorzetto in Rome. New York is the place where it became a standard Italian-American dish