Italian food quiz

Tagliatelle al ragù – which the locals will never call spaghetti bolognese – is the beloved local dish of which Italian city?

What type of bread, with a name meaning ‘carpet slipper’ was invented in 1982 by baker Arnaldo Cavallari in the Italian town of Adria?

Seemingly unbeknownst to many many sandwich shops around the world, panini is a plural. What would you ask for if you wanted just one in Italy?

What does the word ‘crudo’ mean on an Italian restaurant menu – as in prosciutto crudo?

What is the name of the fried, breadcrumb-coated rice balls that are round in western Sicily, but conical – evoking Mt Etna – in eastern Sicily?

What, in Italy, is a pizzaiolo?

From which Italian city, also home to Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper and the Scala opera house, does panettone come from?

Which cocoa powder-sprinkled Italian dessert was supposedly invented in 1969 at Le Beccherie in Treviso?

Which herb gives pesto, a gift to the world from the Italian city of Genoa, its distinctive green colour?

Which Italian region do buffalo mozzarella, San Marzano tomatoes and pizza traditionally come from?