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Pears Stuffed With Gorgonzola Cheese Recipe
Italians often opt for a simple dessert of cheese and fruit. This recipe combines the two for a light ending to a meal.

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art36679.asp

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Pork Loin with Orange Sauce
Pork is eaten all over Italy, with taste and style of the dishes changing region to region. This recipe features a luscious orange marinade.

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art37083.asp

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Italian News

Poll Finds Food Best Symbolizes Italy

(ANSA) - Rome, August 8 - More than its art and culture it is Italy's food which best symbolizes the country, according to a vast majority of Italians. A poll published Friday by the Coldiretti farmers' union found that 63% of Italians thought that Italy was best represented by its food, cuisine and wine, compared to 24% who indicated art and culture and 8% who thought it was fashion.

Food was also what 45% of foreign tourists remember most about their visits to Italy, according to another poll from the Pieopoli Institute. The tourists who were most impressed by Italian cuisine were the Swedes (70%) and Americans (58%), while the Chinese and Russians appeared to be the least impressed by Italy's culinary delights, which appealed to 31% and 28% respectively.

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