HERBS are used both in everyday Italian cooking and for medicinal purposes. Do you agree? Located in the Mediterranean, Italian cuisine is healthy. That's why it's ideal to cultivate an Italian herb garden at home. Most Italian herbs can be grown in North America anyway.

Some of the more common plants found in an Italian herb garden are sage, parsley, thyme and rosemary. Let's tackle each of them while describing some herb-filled dishes of two of the hottest Italian celebrity chefs today, Giada de Laurentiis and Mario Batali.

Before anything else, it is important to note that all these herbs can be cultivated in North America because North America and the Mediterranean have the same climate. Our summers and our winters fall during the same months.

Basil is an important ingredient in any Italian-inspired food. They are what make pesto sauce delectable and pleasing to the senses. Pesto sauces are served with basic Italian dishes such as lasagna and spaghetti.

Another essential Italian cooking ingredient which must be grown in an Italian herb garden is fennel seeds. Fennel seeds are used in molding meatballs which is a basic Italian recipe. Meatballs are one of the ingredients which make authentic Italian spaghetti.

Now let's try to describe some of Giada de Laurentiis's signature recipes which make use of Italian herbs. All of the following recipes use Italian herbs one way or the other: mozzarella, raspberry and brown sugar panini; egg, gorgonzola and pancetta sandwiches; and many more.

Now let's take a look at Mario Batali's creations with the obligatory Italian herbs. Mario makes use of a long list of herb ingredients whenever he is concocting one of his scrumptious masterpieces. Some mainstays on his list are thyme, bush basil, marjoram, parsley and bay leaves.

We can benefit from the way these top-of-the-line celebrity chefs cook and prepare their food. What makes their cooking exceptionally mouthwatering? Of course, it's the herb ingredients that are blended and added while they're cooking their menu. Wholesale Italian Spaghetti for Export This is also the main reason why people are clamoring to visit Italy -- they serve healthy and delicious food laden with nutritious herbs.

In fact, during my business trip to the country last year, I made sure I can eat in a classy restaurant that offers their best delicacies. I was incredibly glad to have tasted the best recipes in Italy. I actually made my husband promise to take me back to the same restaurant on our next trip to Italy! I have always been a food lover and every time I travel and will make sure I've tasted the country's best food.