When buying Italian food products, you obviously want to make sure that what you're paying for is the real deal. The industry is flooded with dishonesty and imitations that prey on America's love of quality Italian products.

For many companies, it's far more cost-effective to source and produce their goods in America and then slap an Italian-sounding label on so that a premium can be charged in the market. Of course, at the end of the day, what's more important than spotting the fakes is keeping an eye towards the quality.