The TV programs dedicated to the kitchen have been enjoying considerable success for some years now. They are light and family-friendly entertainment programs in which participants compete by performing tutorials on the best way to prepare the recipes proposed in each episode.
The challengers who fight in the kitchen are common people, starred chefs or owners of important Italian restaurants.
Food with its taste and nutritional properties, different for each food, is the fulcrum of this kind of transmission that keeps thousands of people glued to the television screen attracted by the possibility of varying the usual daily menu by learning new recipes.
Il matched TV program to the Italian Lottery "It's always noon!" conducted by Antonella Clerici is an example of an Italian Cook show, but the first program of this trend dates back to the late 90s and has foreign origins.
At the restaurant with a critical attitude
Following programs such as the Cook Show has influenced a large slice of the population which, compared to the past, is increasingly attentive to the quality of food, especially that served in restaurants.
Equal attention is paid more and more often to wines to be paired with the courses because each dish has its own wine: white for the fish and red for the meat.
The presentation of the dishes is another aspect that is not underestimated by the spectators of the programs dedicated to cooking who even at home love to amaze guests by creating increasingly elaborate culinary choreographies.
In Italy, cooking has represented a real cult over the centuries, purely Italian foods such as pasta and pizza are known and appreciated in all those countries where they have been introduced thanks to the emigration of our compatriots who have opened numerous restaurants abroad.
The effects of the Cook Show on everyday cooking
Italian cuisine is a precious asset of tradition to be preserved, handed down and disseminated, i television programs dedicated to cooking they are helping to spread the recipes of good culinary tradition by eliminating regional borders.
Very often a breath of modernity is added to the traditional recipe thanks to the addition of some ingredients that enrich the recipes without distorting them.
These variants are highly appreciated by young people but criticized by conservatives who disapprove of some choices deemed too bold.
The recipes proposed on TV enrich the daily menu with new ideas, also suggesting dishes to be prepared to make a good impression with the guests while having a small budget available.
Limiting waste by making a careful shopping is very important in this period of economic crisis that we are going through, so food-saving suggestions from the best chefs are welcome.
Unlike television programs focused on not very creative and stimulating themes, good food is a theme that tends to thrill viewers by literally taking them by the throat, certainly this is the key to the success of the Cook Show.
