1. Focaccia : (pronounced for-CAT- chia) is a flat oven-baked Italian bread. Focaccia is related to pizza. but not considered to be the same

2. Turrón (Spanish), torró (Catalan), or Torrone (Italian) is a nougat confection, typically made of honey, sugar, and egg white, with toasted almonds or other nuts, and usually shaped into either a rectangular tablet or a round cake. Nowadays it is mostly consumed as a traditional dessert for Christmas in Spain.nougategg whitealmonds Recipe: It calls for honey and some egg whites, cooked until it becomes breakable once cooled. Once the honey is caramelized the recipe suggests adding pine nuts, almonds or hazelnuts, peeled and roasted. The mix is then cooked a bit further, and finally removed from the heat and cut into slices.

3. Some sad souls think that Prosecco, the Italian sparkler, would lose in a taste-off against a bucket of dog pee. I certainly thought so until forced by the shrunken pound to reconsider. Prosecco is probably best known as the bubbles in a bellini. It is also treated as a second-rate champagne. Bad Prosecco and processed peach juice make horrible bellinis. But the best Prosecco needs no peaches to outshine champagne at twice the price. It’s more refreshing and lower in alcohol: a safely wicked start-the-day drink if you deserve one.

4. Made of over 70 different barks and herbs, it was first produced in Benevento, central Italy and is steeped in history where it is told that the drink was first made by beautiful female sprites and used their new potion to cast spells on lovesick humans, thereby giving its name, Strega, meaning witch. It dates back to the 1860's and continues to have a romantic association where legend has it that couples who drink it together will remain united in love forever.