Italian food is the most popular ethnic cuisine in the U.S., with 61% of Americans reporting they eat it regularly (the numbers are 50% for Mexican food and 36% for Chinese food).
Assembling a list of 99 essential Italian-American foods may be a fool’s errand, but we did it anyway, and after much delicious debate. (“How can you leave off rigatoni!?”) We also had tough choices to make in our ultimate guide to Italian nakeries and The Italian deli, explained.