Is it illegal to eat pizza with a knife and fork in Italy?


Is it illegal to eat pizza with a knife and fork in Italy? In Italy you can eat a pizza with cutlery or directly with your hands. However, according to etiquette, you have to eat it with cutlery only if it's a whole pizza (e.g. as they serve it in a restaurant), while you can eat sliced pizza with your hands (e.g. as they serve it in the street food tradition).


What are some food taboos in Italy?

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  • Eating Chicken with Pasta.
  • Serving Everything on the Same Plate.
  • Ketchup.
  • Drinking a Cappuccino After a Meal.
  • Asking for Non-Italian Dishes.
  • Sprinkling Parmesan on Everything.
  • Dipping Bread into Oil and Balsamic Vinegar.
  • Drinking Anything Other Than Water or Wine With Food.