I love Italian cuisine!  DO you enjoy it?
It's  my favorite!  Especially Pasta with vegetables and olive oil
Talking about it is making me hungry!  What is your favorite type of pasta?  Mine is penne!
I love spaghetti!  Interestingly Italian Cuisine has actually influenced several cuisines around the world, especially in the U.S.!
What other cuisines have been influenced?  I am not sure I understand what you mean.
Some U.S. chefs used ideas from Italian cuisine when creating their own dishes - this is because of its abundance of taste
Oh, I see.  I definitely can understand why.  Do you like the newer versions of the Italian cuisine or do you prefer traditional?
I like them both!  I especially like the  introduction of potatoes, tomatoes, bell peppers, maize and sugar beet
Aren't the potato pasta called gnocchi or something like that?  I have had those before and they are really yummy!
Gnocchi does contain potato - and they also can contain egg, cheese, and breadcrumbs!  They're delicious!