I love Italian food! Even though it's so good, it's often so simple! Many dishes have only two to four main ingredients!
I don't know a lot about Italian food, other than I like it.  Are there a lot of regional variations?
Yes! There are actually huge variations! Especially between the north and south parts of the Italian peninsula.
What are some of the variations?  Do all regions focus on tomatoes and pasta?
Pasta and tomatoes are big parts of Italian cuisine, but many dishes also feature fish, vegetables and olive oil!
I love olive oil!  Do olives grow well in Italy?  They must for it to be so prevalent in the cuisine.
Olive
The olive, known by the botanical name Olea europaea, meaning "European olive", is a species of small tree in the family Oleaceae, found in the Mediterranean Basin from Portugal to the Levant, the Arabian Peninsula, and southern Asia as far east as China, as well as the Canary Islands and Réunion. The species is cultivated in many places and considered naturalized in all the countries of the Mediterranean coast, as well as in Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Java, Norfolk Island, California, and Bermuda
is a more intense experience with a more visceral wall of noise, something the band wanted to do all along. Graham stated, "We like having the contrast between the record and playing live. There are a lot more instruments on the record. There's only four of us in the band, so we have to keep it as simple as possible. I don't know about you, but I don't like going to see a band that sounds just like their album. That's what we try not to