When it comes to national cuisines, Italians have a lot they can boast about. For one thing, there's pizza, one of the most popular meals in the world, per The Washington Post. And of course, we can't forget about pasta. Add to this a healthy dash of illustrious drinks, including the negroni, and it quickly becomes apparent that Italy is home to one of the world's most prominent cuisines.

In America, the love for Italian cuisine runs deep thanks to nearly 200 years of cultural integration (via National Geographic). So deep in fact that there are some 100,000 Italian restaurants operating in America. Many of these serve the two giants of Italian food — pizza and pasta. However, there is another facet of Italian cuisine that is also widely sold in the United States — baked goods.