Foodies everywhere owe Italy a great big "thank you" for pasta (obviously). But, the boot-shaped country also deserves a hand for its collection of lesser-known, avant-garde contributions to global gastronomy like the countercultural Negroni Sbagliato or the Italian Futurism-inspired Marinetti sauce.

Today, we're deep-diving into another forgotten pearl: The caffè corretto. Where espresso martinis use vodka and Irish coffees use whiskey, the caffè corretto (aka "corrected coffee") is a coffee cocktail dream come true for people who love herbaceous liqueurs.