| 100% | DOP | 3 | Abbreviation on protected-origin foods in Italy |
| 39% | LABEFANA | 8 | She delivers gifts to kids in Italy on Epiphany |
| 39% | GONDOLIER | 9 | Pole-pusher on boats in Venice, Italy |
| 39% | PHO | 3 | Food often punned on in restaurant names |
| 38% | EXP | 3 | Abbreviation for "use by" on most food packages |
| 38% | MSRP | 4 | Abbreviation used on a car in a showroom |
| 38% | POTATO | 6 | Food item grown on Mars in “The Martian” |
| 37% | GUIDELINE | 9 | The G in GDA, advisory label on food |
| 36% | KEBABS | 6 | Post-pub food, but Greek or Turkish in origin? |
| 36% | BARI | 4 | Port in Puglia, SE Italy on the Adriatic coast |
| 36% | BARI | 4 | Port in Puglia, SE Italy, on the Adriatic coast |
| 36% | VENICE | 6 | Port in northeast Italy built on over 100 islands |
| 36% | RAPALLO | 7 | Seaside resort in Genoa, Italy, on the Ligurian Sea |
| 36% | VENICE | 6 | Port in NE Italy built on over 100 islands |
| 36% | CHESTNUTS | 9 | Conker-like food sold on market stalls in winter |
| 36% | SHELVES | 7 | Wooden planks for storing food on in a pantry |
| 35% | ATM | 3 | Abbreviation that might be in neon letters on a convenience store window |
| 35% | FERMI | 5 | Physicist who left Italy in 1938 to protect his Jewish wife |
| 35% | RIMINI | 6 | Port and resort in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, on the Adriatic coast |
| 35% | LASPEZIA | 8 | Port and naval base in Liguria, Italy, on the Ligurian Sea |
| 34% | IAMBS | 5 | Pentad in "If music be the food of love, play on" |
| 34% | VENICE | 6 | Floating city in Italy built on islands, where St. Mark's Basilica is a famous attraction |
| 34% | LECCO | 5 | Hill station located on the shores of Lake Como in Lombardy, Italy |
| 34% | VIAREGGIO | 9 | City in Tuscany, Italy, north of Pisa on the Ligurian Sea coast |
| 34% | PIACENZA | 8 | City in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, on the River Po southeast of Milan |
| 34% | TUCCI | 5 | "___ in Italy" (food/travel show hosted by actor Stanley) |
| 33% | GORIZIA | 7 | Town in Friuli Venezia Giulia, northeast Italy, on the Isonzo River bordering Slovenia |
| 33% | BRINDISI | 8 | Port in Apulia, Italy, on the Adriatic Sea; a major Roman naval centre |
| 33% | BOLOGNA | 7 | University city in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, on the northern flank of the Apennines |
| 33% | IAMB | 4 | One of five in “If music be the food of love, play on” |