As much as we love our spaghetti & meatballs and fettucini Alfredo , we would gladly give them up for an authentic meal in Italy any day. This hot-blooded country serves up plate after plate of simple, well-rounded pasta dishes . They are masters with the eggplant . And they have blessed us all with the greatest way to use lady fingers: tiramisu . But it's not just the actual food that makes Italy a food-lover's paradise. It's the way they think about their food that sets them apart from the rest.
In Italy, the coffee is hot and to the point, the mozzarella is fresh and the people eat with gusto. Clearly, Italians are just better at life than the rest of us. And that's just the short list. Read on for the 15 reasons that the rest of us should take notes on how to live from the Italians -- or why we should all just up and move to Italy.
CORRECTION: a previous version of this story did not specify that Cynar was a liqueur commonly enjoyed as a disgestif.
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