Flickr: havankevin. by Marla Gulley, Italian Cuisine Expert for the Menuism Italian Food Blog. When you think about Italian food, the first foods that spring to mind might be pizza, pasta, Parmesan, or gelato, coffee and maybe even bread and olive oil.You certainly wouldn't be wrong.hen you think about Italian food, the first foods that spring to mind might be pizza, pasta, Parmesan, or gelato, coffee and maybe even bread and olive oil. You certainly wouldn't be wrong.