Main ingredients used for italian cooking are olive oil , herbs like basil, thyme, oregano, rosemary, cheese, pasta and fresh vegetables, chicken , pork, fish. Yes most of the time it is the same ingredients used in varoius forms and sometime cooking wines are used to make certain sauces. While baking you could use mozzarella, ricotta, Parmesan, mascarpone and varoius forms of blue cheese.
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