No one does pasta better than Italy.
And although most pasta varieties are available around the world, there are some more traditional dishes that are best when tasted in the region they're originally from.
From gnocchi baked in tomato sauce and mozzarella to pappardelle cooked with wild boar ragu, we rounded up 17 authentic pasta dishes from all over Italy.
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You can find spaghetti alla carbonara pretty much anywhere today, but it's originally from Rome. The creamy dish is made with egg yolks, parmigiano reggiano, pecorino romano, and guanciale — not bacon.
Pizzoccheri are short tagliatelle noodles that come from the town of Valtellina in Italy's northern Lombardy region. The noodles are traditionally served with greens and cubed potatoes.
Hailing from the stunning region of Tuscany, pici all'aglione is a relatively simple dish made with noodles similar to spaghetti noodles — although thicker — and a tomato sauce with garlic.
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