Italian cuisine early 20th centuries, influencing the cuisine of the country (which was otherwise dominated by meat and dairy products that the narrow Ligurian hinterland would have not allowed). Pasta dishes based on the use of "guanciale" (unsmoked bacon prepared with pig's jowl or cheeks) are often found in Lazio, such as pasta "alla carbonara" and pasta "all'amatriciana". Another pasta dish of the region is "arrabbiata", with spicy tomato sauce. The regional cuisine widely use offal, resulting in dishes like the entrail-based "rigatoni" with "pajata" sauce and "coda alla vaccinara". Iconic of Lazio is cheese made from ewes' milk (Pecorino Romano), "porchetta"
Italian ice ice is also known as water ice in the Philadelphia metropolitan area (i.e. the Delaware Valley and South Jersey). Like Italian ice, water ice is similarly derived from granita brought to Philadelphia by Italian immigrants. Water ice has also been described as a specific type of Italian ice originating in Philadelphia, or a "variation on the more broadly-accepted Italian ice." Except when made from fruit or fruit juice, Italian ice is defined in US law as a food of minimal nutritional value. Italian ice Italian ice is a sweetened frozen dessert made with fruit (often from concentrates, juices or purées)