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(including Sicily and Sardinia). San Marino and Ticino are also
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Pronunciation Guide
VI. English-to-Italian
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Introduction
ter
who
a foreign traveler
is?
Or
Italian
n ricotta
to the
handmade
in the style
ofa
prostitute)
to find
on the menu.
who
we
guide.
The same
difference
is
do,
you know
true of dining.
good
the importance of a
gives
way around
to enter places
menu written in
have before and order a dinner without shouting, pointing and hand
waving. Instead of fumbling with a
bulky, conspicuous tourist guide
listing
in a restaurant, mis
this
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of foods)
book
dook is a
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Italy.
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Of course,
means something
differ-
ent to everyone. For every vacation there are different expectations, different needs,
what
will
make
and every
that vacation
own idea of
We spent the morning staring at the Sistine Chapel and the Vatican
Museum, but what stands
is
the trattoria afterward. Although the waiter was less than helpful (in
fact,
not helpful at
ly as the Sistine
all),
the
Chapel.
We spent a morning
made the
day.
it
and
Europe,
we were
served a plate of
in a red-tiled courtyard
simply pull
air
this
and an incom-
How
to
"window shop"
for
dish that
as
What we have
listed for
you
most
common ver-
sion of a dish.
translation is correct.
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was
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In
Italy, it is
customary to order a
first
L^ /jTsPt
an
Tipping
15% service charge
A 10 to
conto) in
Italy.
is
Depending on the
service,
it is
customary
by
bill (//
to leave
that service is
A service charge,
You will
on your menu
(a small
at the table).
Mealtimes
In Northern
Italy,
lunch
is
from
Italy.
same
No
as in Northern
Italy.
Water
Europeans joke that you can
clothes
Italy
and ubiquitous
bottle
tell
is
safe in
means
is
for
acqua semplice
if you
do not
(tap water).
like
Spanish tapas.
take their
name from
Originally, a grotto
cream)
are village restaurants
which
was a simple
Locanda: Found
Osteria:
(ice
to a restaurant.
Ristorante:
Roticceria:
A restaurant
A deli, sometimes with a few tables, where you can
Trentino-
Alto Adige
Ticino
ITALY
ABRUZZO & MOLISE
(Off-the-Beaten-Track Italy)
are the
hill
towns
tourist
venue
for
reserve
is
Scanno, a popular
summer
resort
and a business
States
is
center.
and
I.a/io
Abruzzo
Inland,
you
will find
menus dominated by
coated almonds).
is
is rare.
Apulia
is
a large wine-producing
<N
region.
The area
tourisi
tourists.
is
not frequented by
The baroque town of Martina Franca and the whitewashed town of Locorotondo
/*
Friuli-
Venezia
^Giulia
visit.
Bari
is
are in the
wine
immense
is
steelworks.
W^ Veneto
&
i San Marino
is
a modern town as
is
to Greece.
Not to be missed is
the lovely
triglia (red
con
le
all
be found on Apulia's
menus. Some avoid the polpi
arricciati ("curled octopus")
is
when
beaten and
Martina
is
found
in Apulia.
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BASILICATA
This area was once
regions, Basilicata
Basilicata
is
(Undiscovered
known
as Lucania.
also
poorest.
is
its
many
not visited by
Italy)
One of Italy's
smallest
tourists.
The
capital city of
town of Maratea
is
hill
simple
Italy.
(pork),
is
flavors
many
dishes.
like
more
scamorza cheese
oil) are
added
to
many
dishes.
hot
Try
aged mozzarella).
of Italy)
area
where a Greek
as Serra
dialect is
is
all
Magna
still
ago. Rossano
ravine.
as
as they
Consenza
is
it.
Many
way
visit to
true Calabria.
some
not
12
We would be remiss
if
we
tourists find
to Sicily.
The small
experience the
recommended
for travel.
and
(ceci). Stracotto is
is
is
nutmeg and
cloves. Caviale
in
many desserts.
CAMPANIA (Naples,
Capri
is
is
After a quick view of Naples' old town along the harbor, most
head
and Pompeii.
an
It is
by day
its
is
it
The gateway
coast,
bluff.
to the
The Amalfi
it
can be
coast
Although
Amalfi
coast
is
the
Along
is
is
found in many
varieties.
You will
is
eat tomatoes
13
Many
menu
garlic).
style.
is
often cooked
Partenopea on a
built a
Piacenza in central
Sea
to Central Italy)
Italy.
Along
is
(which lends
its
Modena (home
name
to the
to the Ferrari
(a learning center
and important
Parma
historic centers.
commerce) and
Imposing Ravenna
resort
all
is
in
of Rimini. Be careful,
and
The
Parma
(Parma ham)
is
common as
Suckling pig
is
(chestnut
revised
fritters).
its
menus
True
is
Italian
risotto (the
food
to cater to the
is
famous
rare in Rimini,
European package
FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA
(Trieste
which has
tourist.
is
the capital
until 1954, is
an interesting mix of
14
White wine
is
is
produced
in the hills
made
by
of Friuli-Venezia
visitor to
Jota
is
common
is
diSan Daniele
(a cured
is
found
in the
LAZIO (Rome
Lazio (also called Latium)
list
Rome's main
is
attractions
down the
(it
is
many
roll)
sites in
home of
Rome. To
guide.
try to
Rome
street
traffic noise).
many
is
and the
coffeehouses of Trieste.
important
the
(fish soup)
Maximus,
its
trip
Its
is
visit Tivoli
Rome is
dish of
pasta such as one served alia arrabbiata (in a spicy tomato and
Meals often
start
Rome).
little
too
much on
our
Italy.
is
modern
by
angels). Urbino,
Renaissance
cities,
looks
(a
departure
this sight,
according to
much
like
it
the rest of
common
ry.
night in
first
legend,
and
When in Rome...
LE MARCHE
Central
oil
visiting.
Most
travelers
is
another Le
ever
taste.
some of the
best fruits
you
will
dipesce
and rabbit
(fish soup) is
found
LIGURIA (The
Italian Riviera)
16
is
of
a popu-
Genoa, a large
biggest port. Tourists usually visit only the old, central part of
the
its
city.
tourist
Remo
famous casino)
is
(with
you
down
One drawback
is
the grid-
any
trip to
until
on dramatic
cliffs
above the
sea,
is
Lerici (where
we had one
dominant
is
port).
in Liguria, especially
branzino (sea
zuppa di
is
will
Seafood
you
Down the
datteri
and veg-
mare (mixed
becoming
less
seafood,
common
grown
magro
is
in the hills
common
commerce.
visit
Try
modern Milan
is
sites:
the
Lake
District)
four important
the
Milan
Duomo
is
17
ornate roof),
La Scala
Galleria Vittorio
Emanuele
(the
center).
is
Lake
the
District, including
The towns
palaces (many
now
Many believe
the
Como,
Bellagio
tiny harbor
is
Lake
the
District
is
most famous
Trota (trout)
ties
is
is
resort, but
On Lake
Varenna, with
its
District.
Lombardy
special-
and capretto
(roast kid).
You
many
will find
Lakes
milanese
is
fried).
Riso
is
often
soft,
mascarpone
is
(a very
common
creamy cheese).
dessert.
more
like
Italy.
and French.
Many come
(believed
wrapped
by some
to
be the cloth
in
which
d'Aosta,
is
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to the largest
Shroud of Turin
Christ's
North of Turin,
this area
feel
body was
into Valle
Any
trip to
Breuil-Cervina
at the
is
the gateway to
is
nes-
all
Asti. Alia
truffles
Valdostana on a
yolks.
Fonduta (fondue)
is
You
found
in Turin
hazelnut cake,
(trout).
a must.
surrounded by
country.
San Marino's
is
Italy)
official
name
is
the
be climbed
fortresses
after
you
sits,
must
capital, also
is
streets.
19
Food is
and nidi di
rondine (pasta
rolls).
of creme caramel).
SARDINIA (SARDEGNA)
The
island of Sardinia
is
is
the
its
on the south
is
coast,
unspoiled from
its
rocky coast to
its
mountainous
where
which
is
known
tourist
is
interior.
The
mountainous
Lobster (aragosta)
is
coast of Sardinia
sometimes referred
Lamb (agnello),
is
rabbit (cunillu)
and
is
also
Durham wheat,
known
salt,
as carta
feast-
da musica
You
which
is
and
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soaked in honey).
SICILY (SICILIA)
French, Arabs, Spanish and Italians have
largest
will find
some of the
all
Agrigento
Sicily, the
also
is
the
site in
known
for
its
ruins.
The
is
capital is Palermo,
active volcano.
War II)
is
in strong contrast to
and
Italian,
ties are
pasta con
(swordfish),
le
Some
special-
Other specialties are caponata (sweet-and-sour sauce with eggplant, tomatoes, onions
alia
a tomato, basil and eggplant sauce topped with ricotta cheese) and
casta lefta alia siciliana (thin slices of veal or beef topped with
chopped
garlic
Desserts,
and
Sicilians are
famous
deep-fried).
noli (pastry tubes filled with sweetened ricotta cheese) and cassata alia siciliana (layered
sponge cake).
is
a fortified
21
TICINO
(Italian-Speaking Switzerland)
the
main
Switzerland.
Palm
Ticino
Italian
is
food
all
make Ticino
(with
famous
its
resorts
of Lugano
Italy,
remained strongly
Italian. Italian is
one of four
official
languages
made with
with cloves), capretto (baby goat), fritto mis to (breaded and fried
lake fish), cotto antico (bay leaf-flavored salami) and ^iumbonetti di
leg).
Bread
is
a staple
in all
meals, especially
mon cheeses
found
in Ticino
(a
common
olive
TRENTINO-ALTO ADIGE
The Alto Adige
is
Pass,
is
the
Bressanone/Brixen
oldest
both
city. Ortisei,
is
is
goat's-
cow's-milk cheese).
oil, salt
and pepper.
(The Dolomites)
Italy.
Two com-
is
more
this area.
At the Brenner
town of Bolzano/Bozen
the
di
Campiglio are
all
22
of Trentino,
is
more
Italian than
Austrian
and remains an
attractive
Food here
is
north you
travel).
{speck)
and architecturally
all stress
interesting town.
German
is
featured heavily in dishes as are wurstel (hot dogs and brats). For
dessert, apples,
added
to the
grown
in large
numbers
hills,
wanted
er
to see the
all
are so
two gems
is
in the beautiful
visit.
Of course,
are
art,
Start
leaves
its
less-
perfectly preserved
leaning towers
is
Florence
is
all
pings).
and more
chianti.
Enough
said!
23
hills,
dining combine to
(especially
by
like
Gubbio
make Umbria an
Perugia
car).
industrialization,
most
is
come
tourists
here to
Umbria. Orvieto
in northern
and wonderful
visit the
is
smaller towns
located on a
Francis.
St.
such a humble
built for
home of a huge
is
It is
man
Still,
basilica built in
huge
Assisi,
castle
memory
basilica
was
perched on a
hill, is
dominated by a large
monuthis
and stationed
in
St.
a memorable
art festival) is
wooded
countryside.
sauce)
is
priest allegedly
choked on
cooked whole on a
spit.
is
used
in
many
dish-
it.
name of "priest
stranglers" after a
is
its
Environs)
anywhere
only, but
Venice
is
truly car-free.
Many cities
leave,
is
unlike
claim to be pedestrian
trip here.
spectacular architecture.
As many times
as
we
have
visited,
Venice with
we
its
are always
Piazza San Marco, the Bridge of Sighs, the Basilica di San Marco
its
of Murano
its lace),
San
of an
(for a taste
cities
and Treviso.
springs)
and
(scallops),
specialties
is
thinly sliced
all
is
raw beef
try.
is
While
a slightly
in Venice,
San
Marco.
25
Speaking Italian
Pronunciation Guide
Italian,
not the the place. These are simply a few tips for speaking
this is
Italian
good to
learn a
few
In Italian,
own
The second to
E and
letter.
is
It's
also just
your hotel, in
in
language.
final e is
of you.
in front
you meet
always
common courtesy to
It is
when
always pronounced.
an accent in
stressed. If there is
like in father.
au like ow
b
the
same
and cu
ca, co
ce and
ch
like
the
like in day.
the
like
like
in keep.
ch in cheap.
same
ay in
same
gh like g
gives
26
it
like a
lay.
with a slight
like s in sit
gate.
H after a consonant
a hard sound.
pronounced
trill,
except between
is
as in English.
ni in onion.
silent.
pronounced as a y
gn like
is
in goat.
gl like gl in
as in English.
i,
(ie.
k in kite.
ei like
ci,
ee in jeep.
as in English.
like
in bow.
like s in hose,
same
as English.
the
u
v
like
the
same
as in English.
the
same
as ds in fads.
oo
in foot.
English to Italian
cabbage, cavolo
(i)
is
candle, candela
may need in a
restaurant, fol-
cereal, cereale
lowed by a
ofphrases that
chair, sedia
may come
list
handy.
in
check, conto
(i)
(i)
(i)
artichoke, carciofo
(i)
ashtray, portacenere
asparagus, asparago
(i)
chicken, polio
bacon, pancetta
chop, costoletta
baked,
clam, vongola
al
forno
banana, banana
bean, fagiolo
beef,
manzo
(e)
cod, baccala/merluzzo
bue)
conto
bitter,
(e)
(i)
amaro
beverage, bevanda
bill,
(e)
(e)
cocktail, cocktail
(i)
(di
di
pollo/zuppa di polio
amercano
decaffeinato
boiled, bollito/lesso
bottle, bottiglia
bowl, scodella
corn, mais
bread, pane
bread
rolls,
panino
(i)
cucumber,
cetriolo
(i)
cup, coppa
tazza coffee/tea cup
broth, brodo
custard, crema
butter, burro
dessert, dolce
(i)
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dinner, cena
ice
acqua fredda
ice water,
duck, anitra/anatra
ketchup, ketchup/salsa
zuppa
di
pesce
large, grande
lemon, limone
fork, forchetta
french
knife, coltello
lamb, abbacchio/agnello
pesce
fish soup,
fries, patate
fritte
(i)
lettuce, lattuga
un po
little
fruit, frutta
game, cacciagione/selvaggina
loin,
garlic, aglio
lunch, pranzo
gin, gin
marinated, marinato
glass, bicchiere
match, fiammifero
pompelmo
grapefruit,
grape, uva
(i)
mezzo
(a little),
lombata
(cooked), a puntino
or normale
melon, melone
menu,
(a)
(a)
(i)
meat, carne
medium
(e)
half,
di
pomodoro
carta or
menu
milk,
hamburger, hamburger
honey, miele
latte
carbonation), acqua
minerale non gasata
iced, ghiacciato
ice coffee, caffe freddo
ice
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cream, gelato
(i)
mixed, mista
(o)
mushroom, fungo
(i)
mussel, cozza
rare, al sangue
(e)
mustard, senape
raspberry, lampone
napkin, tovagliolo
receipt, ricevuta/scontrino
noodles, taglierini/pasta
rice, riso
octopus, polipo/polpo
roast, arrosto
oil,
(i)
salad, insalata
olio
omelette,
salt, sale
sandwich, sandwich/panino
frittata
ice),
con
ghiaccio
(i)
sauce, salsa
saucer, piattino/sottocoppa
sauteed, saltato
d' arancia
(i)/saltata (e)
scrambled, strapazzate
mare
seafood,
seasoning, condimento
pastries, dolci/paste
shrimp, scampo
frutti di
gamberetto
(i)
(i),
(i)
pea, pisello
smoked, affumicata
(i)
(bell),
peperone
snail,
(i)
(o)
lumaca (lumache)
pineapple, ananas
spaghetti, spaghetti
(e)
specialty, speciality
plum, susina
spinach, spinaci
(e)
poached, affogato
spoon, cucchiaio
pork, maiale
squid, calamaro
steak, bistecca
steamed, a vapore
poultry, pollame
prawn, gamberetto
rabbit, coniglio
(i)
(i)
stewed, in umido
strawberry, fragola
(e)
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sugar, zucchero
wine
list, lista
wine
supper, cena
wine
sweet, dolce
dei vini
table, tavolo
tea, te
okay,
teaspoon, cucchiaino
way
and can
help you.
mancia
toasted, tostato
Italians
tomato, pomodoro
(i)
Pronto?
trout, trota
tumbler
(glass), bicchiere
tuna, tonno
thank you,
turkey, tacchino
yes,
(i)
veal, vitello
no, no
vegetable, legume
grazie
si
good afternoon/evening,
buona sera
(i).
notte
goodbye, arrivederci/ciao
vinegar, aceto
waiter, cameriere
Parla
inglese?
I
waitress, cameriera
Non
parlo italiano
water, acqua
wine, vino
wine
I'm
30
thirsty,
Ho
sete
Quanto costa?
un
I
want
to reserve a table,
This
is
This
is,
Questo
e...
too, troppo
cinque
little,
un po'
(8),nove(9),dieci(10)
spicy, piccante
tomorrow, domani
dopodomani
alia
stracotto
finestra
outside, fuori
inside, dentro
diet, dieta
on the
where
is?,
Wednesday, mercoledi
dov'e
the bathroom,
il
bagno/
bill
please,
thursday, giovedi
friday, venerdi
la toilette
The
monday, lunedi
tuesday, martedi
il
conto, per
piacere
Saturday, sabato
Sunday, domenica
a mistake, errore
Is service included?, E' incluso
il
servizio?
l/l/riM
***(
Italian to English
abbacchio, lamb
wine
& peppers
L*^ J/ JA
J-
j^^
abbrustolito, toasted
acciughe
al
limone, anchovies
w/lemon-based sauce
acerbo, sour
aceto, vinegar
in
many
t+*
*t,
J *^c
acetosella, sorrel
acido, sour
acini di pepe, pasta for soup in the shape of peppercorns
acqua, water
acqua
acquacotta, bread
acqua
acqua
acqua
acqua
acqua
carbonated water
32
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the water!
Acquavite, brandy/distilled
flavored w/caraway
spirit
affettato, sliced
affettato
(i),
cold cut
affumicato, smoked
agliata/alTaglio, garlic sauce
aglio, garlic
agnello, lamb
A<O.
/r^fkC-Srt? /If
ajula, sea
ala,
lc4*C^P
bream
t/yi
/i/V^y
/;
wing
1/% MJtS^c
Albana, dry
to
&/
is
an alcoholic beverage
alcool, alcohol
wing
baked
alfredo, w/butter
alice
(i),
anchovy
33
allodola
(e), lark
fiLL>0#0
bay leaf
alloro,
amarena
(e),
sour cherry
amaretti, macaroons
amaro,
(i),
rings
non-alcoholic
ananas, pineapple
anatra, duck
anatroccolo, duckling
anelli/anellini, small circular pasta for
aneto,
dill
anguilla
(e), eel.
f \44&f SL
/fy
eel in Sicily
AyttbUL I luL
w/tuna
fl
C&61 faC^^O
anguria, watermelon
anice, anise
/U^Ua, T
animelle, sweetbreads
anitra,
duck
**
(i),
appetizer
arachide
(i),
peanut
aragosta
34
.y
9^4^tM^CCCf
I
" **J*^^V
antipasto
&H
/ . / **^/
^^ ftAj*^
fljt/ifct* fa&&&
.
arancia
(i),
orange.
& breaded
& fried. This gets its name from the orange size of the ball
aringa, herring
pork loin
arrabbiata,
al,
served with
mushrooms
arrostite, grilled/roasted
arrosto/arrostito, roast/roasted
& tomatoes
arrosto alia montanara, pot roast
& herbs
bacon
opposed
asparago
(i),
asparagus
35
asparago
assorted
assortito
(i),
astice
prawn/lobster
(i),
attorta, fruit
Aurum, orange
liqueur
bacca
(e),
baccala,
&
onion sauce
berry
salt
cod
salt
cod floured
&
fried in oil
&
tomato sauce
baccala alia lucana,
salt
salt
garlic,
& cinnamon
dip w/anchovies
banana
(e),
banana
barbabietola
Barbaresco,
(e),
&pt( ^TttA^i f
beet
soft red
(lighter
Barolo)
light red
wine
"little sticks")
36
(i),
ham
& carrots
si
woodcock
beccaccia,
a ft*
PVlJ^PUdS
ben
cotta, well
wine
P*C4U*f*lf**
*UAifc
done
bianchi, white
Bianco di Martina, a
bianco,
bibita
(e),
fortified
wine found
in Apulia
in,
drnuVbeverage
bicchiere, glass
biete, Swiss chard
oil
fl?yV
rJsU& hO
Swiss chard
form of spaghetti
37
(i),
cookie/biscuit/cracker/sponge cake
& macaroon
crumbs topped w/whipped cream & toasted almonds
bismark, alia, usually means served w/a fried egg
biscuit tortoni, dessert of beaten egg whites
bistecca, steak
fy^TCCCA
isofb*
j+ &f4&#)
bistecche, steaks
smoked cheese
monkfish in Tuscany
boletus, porcini mushrooms
bollito (i), boiled. Can also mean
boldro,
meat or
fish stew
o60?l CC/K*~
OlijC4**4
nutno&fl*^-
bollito di
bollito misto,
boscaiola,
things, including
bosega, mullet
38
bus**
y}CA>+Cm
refer to
many
botolo, mullet
been salted
& pressed)
bottiglia, bottle
bove, beef
bovoletti/bovoloni, small snails in Venice
braciola
(e), rib
steak/chop/cutlet
& stewed
brandy, brandy
branzino, bass
branzinotti, small sea bass
broccolo
(i),
& bacon
broccoli
brodo, broth/soup/bouillon.
brodo
brodo
di
fyroccdt
almond cakes
ftttCC&ft&t',
budino, custard/pudding
budino
alia toscana,
cream cheese
egg yolks
bue, beef
burrata, a very buttery cheese found in Apulia
burrida, fish stew or casserole. In Sardinia this refers to a
poached
burro, butter
ttU4*
& parsley
& vegetable soup
busecca, tripe
buttiri, a type
cacao, cocoa
game
cacciatora, alla/cacciatore,
wine, tomatoes
w/mushrooms
& herbs
persimmons
creme caramel dessert
caciatella, a
black pepper
caffe, coffee
*^"m
glaS^JL
caffe
40
^^""^
C#(fe
tfpoU^y^O
fir
&
"i^O
""
^^
<*Jfi
espresso)
calamaretto
(i),
small squid
calamari, squid
calamari
fritte, fried
squid
caldo (a)/caldi
(e),
warm orjiotf I
caldaro, fish
calzone
(i),
cameriera, waitress
cameriere, waiter
camicia,
in,
poached
/^*
CcJUs*****^
(o),
candied
canederli, dumplings
& breadcrumbs
cannella, cinnamon
cannellini, small white beans found in Tuscany
w/tomato
ham
& cheese
cannolo
(i),
is
neither a
cantarello, chanterelle
cantucci,
almond
mushroom
biscuits
noodlesoup^
in
Venice
cappelle di funghi,
mushroom
caps
looks like a
little
cap
cappero
(i),
caper
cappone, capon
w/tomatoes, mozzarella
island of Capri
42
it
capricciosa
caramellato, caramelized
caramella
(e),
caramello, caramel
in
wine
& onions
oil
& eggs
this refers to
beef
&
mint
carciofi in pinzimonio,
carciofini in
umido,
raw artichokes
an
in
oil
dressing
& tomatoes
carciofino
carciofo
(i),
(i),
small artichoke
artichoke.
di carciofi
cardo
(i),
cardoon
carmellate, caramelized
"
J^
** *E
carne, meat
slices
\*\m
^SL
flfk 1 JL
of raw steak
tritata,
ground meat
(e), carrot
carpa/carpione, carp
43
carre
di...,
roast loan
CtfLC
of...
/K^*C/
'
da nA^**
cart
carruba, carob
carta,
menu
carta da musica,
flat,
al,
covering).
The covering
is
opened
foil
or other
at the table
casalinga
(o),
means "house
specialty"
homemade
w/ground meat
w/sugar glaze
cassata gelata, various flavors of ice cream w/candied
fruit
served in wedges
casserola/casseruola, casserole
cassoela/cassoeula, pork casserole
castagna
(e),
chestnut
CA
/F"
fritters
Romani, white
table
~ r^**
CffA Y
Cf ~
'
wine
Rome
/*///
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<*
K&Y
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44
& meats
homemade
pasta
caviale, caviar
oil
cavolfiore, cauliflower
cavolo
(i),
cabbage
homemade
cecatelli,
cece
(i),
CGA/VtlM4
pasta
'.
chickpea/garbanzo
^A
^/t4^*jZtd4d(S
cedrat/cedro, a large
The peel
is
fruit that
resembles a lemon.
cena, dinner
cenci, fried pastry
(zLS
nUWt
mushroom
cepes, porcini
&&&&
***
j
Ms*'***'
*f
tl^^JJocC CA +4Us
/4Lc*&
.
cernia, grouper
is
cervella,
also the
name
for a soft
brams
cervo, venison
cestino di frutta, a basket of fruit
cetriolino
cetriolo
(i),
(i),
CgAAsUllL
t*6 4y&jCCC*
pickle
cucumber
45
champagne, champagne
charlotte, sponge cake
is
aged for
at least
one year
at least
two years
Chiaretto, young
chifferi,
chiocciola
(e), snail/sea
chiocciolina,
little
shell-shaped pasta
snail
chiocciolini, spiral-shaped
buns
chiodino
(i)
a type of mushroom
cialda
(e),
waffle/wafer
cialsons/chialzons, sweet
American donuts)
cibo, food
coast of Italy.
(this
crustacean
is
tapas)
cicina, mixture of small fried fish
cicoria, chicory/endive
ciliegia (e), cherry
cima
cinghiale, boar
46
Cinque Terre,
cioccolata, chocolate
used
meat sauce
word is usu-
C>1*^ tujTjisLsi*^,
/
(this
in the
United States)
..Sjh 4
VetftuZLCy
Q6/l4#ti~h^
^uAc-c
onions
(&
vegetable) soup
& lemon)
cocomero, watermelon
CjOCO l^MA^C
cocozeile, zucchini
coda,
coda
tail
tomato
neck
colomba, dove-shaped cake
collo,
composta, stewed
composta
cotta,
fruit
mixed
(compote)
cold,
cooked vegetables
con, with
conchiglie, shell-shaped pasta. Conchigliette
is
a small version
used in soup
condimento
(i),
confetti, sugared
condiment
almonds (used
in
weddings
confettura,
jam
all' Anconetana,
a stuffed-rabbit dish
con
seltz,
w/soda
conserva, preserves/jam/jelly
C^TbufJ*
consomme, consomme
(clear soup)
"&E ~L.c
alia, usually
means served
in a
tomato
contorno
(i),
contrafiletto/controfiletto, sirloin
copata, honey
1/lfiyvdA ArfWr
^^
(//CCW&
Coppa can
also refer to
**
^^
smoked
(fa
^^WW^
1/
t/ujfj^^jfj
/f?&Ul4UPf
if
'
ft
jywuJfo
coriandolo, coriander
cornetti, string beans
cornetto, croissant
w/a sho
48
^ sj^mj
costa di
manzo,
chops
Costata di
manzo
is
is
a veal chop.
rib steak
mozzarella cheese
jff\
lA ^
"*"*
costellata/costelleta/
costelletine, rib steak
costicini,
&
L^C
Zu+Djrt**^
.
'
pork spareribs
tCus**^ *sCcC>
tJ
"Wl h '+ a**JL
costolatura, beef loin
yf rjL*
costole di manzo, prime rib
'TL&fVLt U* **** ^ *****
costoletta (e), cutlet/chop (often coated in eggs & breadcrumbs
& fried in butter)
costine, pork spareribs
'fro
cheese
& ham
parmesan cheese
costoletta alia siciliana, thin slices of veal or beef topped
w/chopped
garlic
49
cheese
cotto,
w/ham,
cooked
medium done
courgette, zucchini
cozza
(e),
mussel
& parsley
crema, cream/custard
soft cheese
cren, horseradish
crescenza, a
soft,
50
cookies,
croccheta
(e),
croquette
crostaceo
(i),
shellfish
w/many
& topped
ingredients/croutons
& anchovies
crostini di
mare,
shellfish
on
fried
bread
cucchiaio, spoon
cuccia, layered dish of slow-roasted meats, tomato sauce
grains.
&
A specialty in Calabria
"
"faCtfVU 7*Ufi#4
*
culatello, ham cured in white wine Ci, rtwAH &*\*K
cucina, cuisine
culaccio,
rump meat
cumino, cumin
Cstoofc&**l
cunillu, Sardinian
word
for rabbit
cuoco, chef
cuore
(i),
heart
&&t( COteA* f
*D a
*^
go
da portar
via, to
datteri di
mare, mussels
'
j"
tf**:
*j*
/$ u,C0fHo**l
dattero(i),date
U*H***
11*0 IU
decaffeinato, decaffeinated
del giorno, of the day
della casa, of the house
dente,
4r<fl st
al,
it is still
slightly firm
S?>M<]xa.
seaoream
of
diavola/diavolicchio, usually
peppers.
the
dU &***(> 'ttt*lls
disossata,
boned
chili
^y
rib steak
^
I*
di stagione, in season
*f
ditali,
Ditalini
is
diverso, varied
dolce
(i),
Dolcetto,
dessert/sweet/pastry.
fruity,
Dolce can
also
4 A
fLOCCC" t>Ot m C HAy
dorato
(a),
Doria,
alia,
browned/golden brown
w/cucumbers
dragoncello, tarragon
e,
and
ffUL&Atj
A*4?
uA**KudA*- &C&+f
/fajLOtutf
edges
}g
on
top.
Compare
dry,
this to latte
macchiato
fagiano, pheasant
fagioli al fiasco,
herbs
fagioli alia
maruzzara, beans
in
an oregano
tomato sauce
con
le
baked beans
baked boiled
be^
fagiolino
(i)
cooked white-bean
fagiolo
(i),
bean
fagottini, food
wrapped around a
filling
fame, hungry
faraona, guinea fowl
farcito (a), stuffed
farfalle/farfallette, bow-tie or butterfly-shaped pasta
53
farfalline
(i),
M ^^r^
farina, flour
farinata, baked pancake
salt
made from
/*
^
CUKJO
W
Am
/
farricello, barley
w ham,
& parsley. A
Sardinian specialty
fasolini, scallops
fatto in casa,
fava
homemade
(e),
bean soup
& bacon
casserole
& onions
&
oil.
A specialty
Apulia
in
pork
liver
li\
er
&
W>
en
li\
fesa, leg
^^
r^tf / CC
ers
onions
lA/rCt UV\
s li\ er
Olfa/tf/ZaJtei,
iron")
/JO 4 fa
of veal
aspic jelly
of...
fettina, slice
fettuccine
(i),
long,
flat,
cream, butter
& nutmeg
&
nutmeg
fettuccine in brodo, noodle soup
fettuna, toasted or grilled over an open fire w/garlic
fiamma,
54
alia,
flamed
jam
&
olive oil
fiammifero
(i),
match
fianco, flank
fiasco, straw-covered flask
fichi d'lndia/fichi indiani, prickly^
fichi in sciroppo, figs in syrup
fichi
sauce in Liguria
filetti (di
At4tP/A
an orange-colored mushroom
Kf\fC\/4Ai
& pepper
/TisiTkO
made from
fiocchi, flakes
ham
shoulder
fiore, flower
&
01
spinach)
fiori
fiori di
battered
fiori di
/I
Sardinian grappa
filu e ferru,
finferlo,
&
filled
w/cheese,
zucca
fritti, fried
zucchini flowers
oil
&
speeialty
sometimes
\
<>i
Apuli
foiolo, tripe
(stomach lining)
word
for
baby octopuN
& creamy)
forchetta, fork
in
TiWno
in Ticino
^~
al,
baked
forte, strong
fragola
(e),
strawberry
bream
^^X
f
QV^ld^^
frattaglie, giblets
freddo (i)/fredda
Tefreddo
(e), cold/iced.
wine
mushrooms
pancake
56
is
iced tea
& deep-fried
fritto alia
milanese, breaded
fritto alia
napoletana, deep-fried
fritto alia
fritto di
cheese
& vegetables
fritto misto,
fritto
fish,
mixed deep-fried
fish,
meat or vegetables
frittura, frying/fry
frittura di pesce,
&
shrimp
frizzante, semi-sparkling wine
frolla, tender (meat)/flaky pastry
frollini, biscuits
frullato,
milk shake
; It
VJ
^1
JT
<fA MJjj
Jjf^
frumento, wheat
frumentone, corn
frutta, fruit
Jm *
*
frutti di bosco, berries
y l^^^P4/|4^Jw''
J
frutti di mare, seafood/seafood salaci^^
fundador, w/brandy
funghetti, small
funghetto,
al,
sliced
&
herbs
funghi
trifolati,
mushrooms sauteed
in butter
& garlic
Fusi di polio
is
a chicken leg
spiral-shaped pasta.
shank
57
Can
also refer to a
mushroom
or grape
-*>
gallinaccio, woodcock/chanterelle
mushrofej/
waterfowl
in Sicily
game
gamba, leg/drumstick/shank
gallo cedrone, grouse (a
gamba
bird)
gamberelli, shrimp
garganelli,
H^Wa*^|u
ji
is
STJ
^4** UMtAnO
Q
^^\
^^^^** *g
a squarerolledintoa!
"
\^ ^J
gelato
(i),
made of two
alia,
olive oil
germe
w/herbs (especially
%
basil),
di grano,
wheat germ
from Sardinia
germogli, sprouts
gesuita, rib steak
58
QK
($
&
-/W faCW
frUlCUOA^
\J
CCM *\tfa*&4*
'-
ghiacciato, chilled/iced
ghiaccio, ice
filjt^*t/Hc^rvu
'
y^ /***/** -M*
ghiozzo, mackerel
giallo d'uova,
egg yolk
Q^L
gianduia, chocolate
Xit/%^
/yvu&Ajh*
roll w/filling
**
gin, gin
&6#lt
CTtttA^
rPjg\? CAmA^o^K
girarrosto, spit-roasted
girasole, sunflower
girello,
fjf^SVs
^^vSPlS
rump
glassate, glazed
gnoccata
al
* WJjLAAJQ
j J*)
L.
^tA^J
AflM.
Jt^H
A specialty in Sardinia
balls
little
gnocco
little
of flour, egg
(flour)
& potato
dumplings
& egg
of pasta
in
gomma
(i),
doughnut
granatina, steak
most
means
shaved ice
Italian ice or
A specialty of Venice
(i),
crab
grande, large
granello, seed
di,
seeds
of...
"snow
grano, wheat/corn
*\
i^j^lfl^
Uy
(a), oily/fatty/fat/grease
graticola, grilled/broiled
& breadcrumbs
&^
^Sfrfrtf*
&
grigliata mista,
mixed
grill
of meats
60
ClA^ 'tCjif' J
^*
r*et
CC>*>us*JK
Wvi fl
A&Yfal f
grattugiato, grated
'
^A^J^M C^Ct
w/grated cheese
f^
O^OWAjAk4*^
extremely strong
/t
grappolo, a bunch (as in a bunch of grapes) *
grasso
C^Aft
A^V/^t
grissino
(i),
^hlA/WCcA
n
al,
cooked w/bacon
'
Friuli-Venezia Giulia)
igname,
yam
& chicory
Indiana,
all',
w/curry (Indian
style)
indivia, endive/chicory
Mj X*A*0i CjVnlk
{/Wr**"**
^l ~
'
$*0VS*&& IaT&aM
insaccati, salami
insalata, salad
A/%{Ldjf'
found everywhere in
now
Italy
insalata di
campo,
field lettuce
insalata di frutti di
mushroom
salad
mixed salad
whole wheat
integrate,
w/ham
w/tomato sauce
involtini di cavolfiori,
involtino
(i),
& herbs
roll
w/salami
& cheese
stuffed roll
A specialty of Trieste
Ischia, red
jota, thick
bean
al,
Lacrima
white
'^
-^
(**
wine
f
TlM^L
^C^t* kc*
^^
fa^y**^
tsi/IT&i
Lambrusco, well-known red wine (sweet)
lamelle fegato, thin slices of liver sauteed in butter
62
'
f\
-j'&L J^-frdbi***
LagodiCaldaro,
_-
1*4*1 iS SfO
laccetto, mackerel
lampone
raspberry
(i),
l^V^^y
h{o>1
lampreda, lamprey
jtyjj
lanzado, mackerel
&
bacon
lardone,
salt
lardoso, meat
&
fried
pork
fat
lasagne
grill
pork
lardoons, cured
(baked
cooked on a
pork lard
salt
m the
&
&
sauce
oven)
al
meatballs
milk
milk
latte
latte
latte di
Compare
latte
this to
\v a
espresso macchiato
latterini,
latte
larticini. small
mozzarella balls
lattuga
(e), lettuce
latruga
romana. romame
lettuce
salmon
/^F-
onions
Cji/VtfMj&CAf A/pf
pompano
leggero, light or
legume
(i),
lenticchia
weak
light
Ur^j^Jt 'b~
wine
rj^L
vegetable
AMUS^
'.
(e). lentil
;;
jugged rabbit")
63
young
leprotto,
rabbit
yeast/baking
powder
limoncello, alcohol
limone
(i),
(J/Y*0\MA&
liquore
flat
(i),
noodles
liqueur.
Liquore Strega
is
liscia/lisce, refers to
liscio, straight.
lissa,
lista,
lista
pompano
menu
in
Venice
list
& onions
locale, local
lombata
is
w/sage
& fried
potatoes
filet
mignon
lombello, loin/leg
lombo
di
lonza, loin
lucerna
(e),
grouper
luccio, pike
lucullo, alia,
tartare)
64
many
& lucanica
snails")
>^^^V
^^
\^
I3^M
^^^^
^|
bream
luvasu, sea
If
jy
m**?*
l/*^
maccarello, mackerel
& meat
sauce
maccheroni, macaroni
maccheroni
al pettine, pasta
macinata, ground. La
came macinata
madera,
Madeira wine
al,
cooked
in
is
aj^
*p
groujSeei^
groujAK^*'
maggiorana, marjoram
magro, dish w/no meat/lean.
Ravioli di
w/herbs
magro
is
stuffed pasta
maiale, pork
nw^jn*
<Yttl/*t V)il
^1
<r*X
Am.
/f^-
maionese, mayonnaise
mais, corn
means ba3ly
handmade dumplings in this dish
made, a reference
to the
mammole,
mancia,
artichokes
^
**A**.
(Tfcfa
tip
^^^
65
t^
di,
of the sea
& shrimp
margarina, margarine
margherita,
this
mozzarella
marinara,
term
alia, usually,
(usually w/garlic
(o),
"sailor's style", so
marinata
is
& basil
marinated
roll
marmellata, marmalade/jam
marrone
Martini, vermouth
mascarpone, a soft, very creamy, fresh cheese (even
it is
high
for cheese,
fat)
mattone,
al,
pounded
flat
(usually chicken)
oven
66
medaglione, medallions
medallione, a grilled
ham
media, medium
mela
(e),
apple
melacotogna, quince
melagrana, pomegranate
style
melone, melon/canteloupe
-mjk
fS
(jlfJj
yWWlVua *L
^^ ^L JfWl ^ M#Als
|L ^^ d(t/V*w\
menta, mint
mentine, mints
menu, menu
l^R
*
I
X+l A
meta, half
mezzo
(a),
half
marrow
67
miele, honey
miglio, millet
al farro,
emmer
fagioli,
bean soup
(spelt)
soup w/
ham bone
lentil
soup
riso, rice
soup
livers
minestrone, bean
mirtillo
(i),
blueberry.
in general
The word
mirtilli is also
& edible
mussel
moka, mocha
68
flowers
mitilo,
"
molto, very
&
montone, mutton
monzittas, snails in Sardinia
in the
Mediterranean
& peppercorns
moscardino
(i),
small squid
Moscatello/Moscato, muscatel
(table
mostarda di
is
rarely used.
mousse
al cioccolato, chocolate
mozzarella, a
soft, fresh
mousse
muddica, breadcrumbs
muggine, grey mullet
in Sicily
muscoletti, shank
is
rarely used.
naturale, plain/natural
nave,
di,
navone
w/seafood
(i),
turnip
f*
J^
fid
VtTM
69
nero
(a),
mint
black
A Venetian
specialty
y^/^tAX^
nocciola
(e),
hazelnut
(i),
nut/walnut.
Can
JLi/^Jt
Lf
-flWA; *V
nocciole, nuts
noce
IMTH. (Ay
Nocillo/Nocino, liquor
nodino
(i),
non, not
0dAAAA4k JLJaa
alia, this
means "grandmother"
"alia nonna " as there
norcina, sausage
Norma,
tomatoes, basil
Norcia
served w/eggplants,
nostrale/nostrano, home-grown/local
oca, goose
70
da
olio di
cartamo, safflower
oil
palma, palm
oil
& vinegar
bar
A specialty in Apulia
origano, oregano
ortaggi, vegetables/greens/herbs
Orvieto,
orzata,
light, dry,
almond
orzetto, barley
orzo
(i),
osso,
bone
or barley-flavored water
rice-shaped pasta.
Can
ossobuco
marrow spoon
to eat the
dish.
marrow
You may be
in the
bone
& wine
ovolo
(i),
color.
& scarlet
71
pacchetto, package
paciugo, parfait
padella, in, fried
paesana,
alia, usually
(or sausage),
potatoes, carrots
& hay")
^
J.
jlyijf-
Jfa^C #
pagnotta, loaf
in
dough
pounded
palemone, prawns
The word
really
^\ tw*ft*r*
W^^. ^
cream
means "marble"
palomba/palombaccia, pigeon
palombacci, an Umbrian dish of
small birds cooked whole on a
palombo, dogfish/shark found in
'
-.
Wl(/dUi kC
).
spit
xJLsJtl
Sicily
&
panardo, a thirty-course
feast served in
Abruzzo
pan co
"Saints' bread"
pan
pan
is
& walnuts.
Day (November
pandoro
72
honey
dJCX
fruit
w/sugar topping
pane, bread/loaf
pane
pane
pane
pane
pane
pane
fritters
^^
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t
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pepato, gingerbread
(LAJL
lyC^AjCX^n
VJ
piccante, gingerbread
\7<\S*JLSl.
tostato, toast
pan
^* ii/JBAAj
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flat,
fruits
hard fruitcake
grattato, breadcrumbs
panino
(i),
& baked
roll/sandwich
alia,
panna, con,
cream sauce/w/cream
pan
tostato, toast
panzanella, bread
dough
filled
w/pork, cheese,
pappa
al
strips
of
paprica, paprika
parmigiana,
alia,
w/parmesan cheese
& tomatoes
oil,
Pasqualina
mean
roasted in an oven
& celery.
Torta
eggs
& breadcrumbs
passato, puree
The
first
made of flour,
course in
Italy. If
oil, butter,
you find
eggs
& water).
Pasta that
can also
means a
starts w/taglia is
made of long,
74
mean pastry
& baked
& eggplant topped
le
frolla,
puff pastry
reali),
pasticceria
(e),
pastry
pasticciata,
pasticcini
pasticcino
(i),
cake/small pastry/tart
word
for
baked lasagne
patata
(e),
fl
fa
ht/n-t
^jT V*a~
(P** ~ ***1
**
potato
d>*CU4*dJv
L/
fritte, fried
potatoes/french fries
new potatoes
& sauteed
new potatoes
fritte,
french fries/chips
pecora, sheep/ewe
pecorino, hard, sharp cheese usually served grated. Pecorino
alia griglia
is
pellegrine, scallops
at
an angle)
word
for
"head
lice"
pepato, peppered
pepe di Giamaica,
allspice
peperoncino
(i),
peperone
pepper
(i),
&
pera
(e),
pear
jy*
perciatelli,
pernice, partridge
persico, perch
76
pesce, fish
raisin,
pine nut
&
A specialty in Veneto
oil,
garlic
in
peach liqueur
petonchio, scallops
petroniana,
alia,
means breaded
pettine
(i),
small scallop
peverada, chicken
liver
piadina,
own
soft, flat
bread
pianuzza, flounder/halibut
piastra, grilled on a flat steel plate
piattino, saucer
piatto
(i),
dish/plate. Piattifreddi
piccata
(e),
veal scallop
77
piccata alia
juice
Lombarda,
w/lemon
& parsley
& parsley
(e),
small
piede
(i),
foot
st> le"
pimento, pimento/allspice
pimiento, sweet red peppers
pinoccate/pinocehiata, almond
&
pine-nut cake
pinolo
(i),
pine nut
Pinot Grigio,
light, fruity
pinsimonio/pinzimonio,
white
oil,
\\
ine
pepper
&
salt
dressing/oil
&
&
raisin
(i),
pea
topped with
many
jITJZjL
ingredients.
Popular in Calabria
piviere, plover (bird)
pizza, pizza
/W^AM.
~ r
S
m
>r>m
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.
aJA^C***^.
&
oil
oregano
pizza alia napoletana, pizza w/cheese, capers, tomatoes,
anchovies, olives
mozzarella
&
&
&
78
oil
pizzaiola, w/tomato
pizzaiolo, pizza
man
(the
maker of pizzas)
& mozzarella
& oregano. Can also refer
to a pizza w/black olives, anchovies, tomatoes & capers
pizza quattro stagioni, w/seafood, cheese, artichokes & ham in
four sections. Means "four seasons" & is a pizza which has
pizza margherita, pizza w/tomato, basil
pizza marinara, pizza w/garlic,
oil
pizzoccheri, pasta
polenta, cornmeal
made w/buckwheat
mush
flour
butter, fontina
cheese
& polenta
mushrooms
polipetto
(i),
polipo (i)/polpo
(i),
octopus
pollame, poultry
pollastra/pollastrello,
young chicken
flat
XUtfPjD mJt
W^TWKlL
polio, chicken
^ A*W/V>^w
dish takes
its
fried,
bacon
& garlic
lemon juice
oil,
& herbs
79
pounded
thin
& fried in
butter
& parsley
polpa, meat/flesh
baby octopus
polpetielle,
"drowned octopuses")
polpettine
(i),
is
a seafood ball
octopus
is
curled by beating
An
pomi
name
octopus dish
& twirling
for
in oil
it
in a
in
which the
basket
w/tomatoes
& peppers
Mediterranean sun
pommarola
pomo
(i),
apple
pomodoro
(i),
pomodoro,
al,
tomato
w/tomato sauce
mushrooms
porco, pork
80
(the wild
mushroom
boletus)
porro
(i),
leek
portacenere, ashtray
'
w/herbs, cheese
& other
ingredents. This
OfA^A GtAAJ&t'
//)
also the
is
course
(e),
porto, port
w/tomato sauce
porzione, portion
posillipo, seafood sauce
bream
pranzo, lunch/dinner
made w/dried
presnitz, dessert
prezzemolo
(i),
fruit
parsley
prezzo, price
prezzo
primo,
first (as
principale,
mprimo piatto,
main
(as
first
course)
&
whipped cream
prosciutto, aged & cured ham
prosciutto affumicato, cured,
smoked ham
ham
ham
prosciutto di cinghiale,
prosciutto di
after a
town
in
prosciutto e melone,
ham
& melon
ham (famous
cured
ham of Parma)
provatura,
soft,
mild
&
Campania
Punt
tips
a,
medium done
medium
purea, pureed/mashed
purea di
c<:
meal between
"customers"
quadrello, pork loin
/y_ OA x>V/r^
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7*^ cm*
->
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after-dinner liqueur
ragnetto, rolls
82
i&fc'K**.
(i),
radish
stuffed pasta
ravioli gnudi, the stuffing of ravioli (without the pasta)
ravioli verdi, spinach ravioli
razza, ray
recchie/recchietelle, the
word
in
shaped pasta)
L^yy A~
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remolazzitt, radish
rene
(i),
kidney
t^^O
fl {/fjVLC^
IHJtJ^^O^
ribes, currants
ribollita, vegetable
amberjack
(fish)
83
rigata
(e), refers to
ridges in pasta
rigatoni alia
Norma,
&
tomato sauce
righini, bluegill
ripieno/ripiene, stuffed
riserva, mature
risi e bisi,
Bisi
riso
is
(i),
riso ai
Vjl^i Gs
&' $****
wine
creamy
rice
the Venetian
j^L0T*UU<s
w/green peas.
word
for peas
j^nJy
J^A/viAA,
rice
gamberi,
rice
w/shrimp
w/vegetables
riso alia
Greca,
rice,
vegetables
of rice
mantecado,
rice
cooked
The
creamy
in butter
rice is
& milk
squid ink
soup
Served as a
first
peas
creamy
rice dish
w/shrimp, mushrooms,
risotto alia
mantovana,
rice dish
zucchini
& parmesan
risotto alia
romana,
rice usually
w/seafood
w/cheese
same dish
& potatoes
& wine
w/lamb
84
&
A Ticino specialty
w/mussels
as Spanish paella
mare,
rice w/shellfish
reduced broth
& nuts
rognoncini, kidneys
rognone
(i),
in
white-wine sauce
kidney
rolle, roll
romana,
many
alia, a
garlic
other things
ingredients
rombo,
turbot
rosato, rose
rosbif, roast beef
roscioli, red mullet in
Abruzzo
wine
rosmarino, rosemary
rose, rose (blush)
is
rosso, red
rotolo, rolled
wheel-shaped pasta
meat w/stuffing.
Rotolo di spinaci
is
rovi, blackberries
rucola, arugula
85
rum, rum
ruote di carro, pasta in the shape of a wheel (same as rotelle)
rustica, alia, usually
means a pepper
salame
bream
smoked sausage. Salamino are small salami
cioccolato/ salame al cioccolato, chocolate cake
(i),
salame di
in
salato, salted/salami
(T^^-M/
salciccia, sausage
sale, salt
is
&
young salmon
salsa, sauce
game
capers
& garlic)
/^
lemon juice,
t.
\4JW\ArJ&DC4 V*4/4
W*^
^ ^ *L
(jQ "* ^ r**Wl
-
\Lfi
&
sage
salumi, sausages
salumi
cotti,
cooked sausages
salvia, sage
salvietta,
napkin (paper)
Sambuca,
("w/the fly").
The
sandwich, sandwich
86
"fly"
is
mosca
sangue,
al, rare
saporito
made from
(a), mild/tasty
("Sardinian style")
&
A Sicilian specialty
minced w/olive
oil
& powdered
little
sardines
is
filled w/fruit
scalogno
(i),
shallot
(e),
in
breadcrumbs
veal scallop
oil
& butter
"rustic"
scampi, shrimp/prawns
scampi
all 'Americana,
scanello, sirloin
of your choice
shrimp in Venice
sciroppato
(a),
cooked
in syrup
sciroppo, syrup
bowl
ulr^J
^^WiM
scorzonera, salsify
Pff
scotch, scotch
scottadito, grilled
lamb chops
chops
secco
(a), dry.
Funghi secchi
are dried
mushrooms
name
sedano, celery
saddle
selvaggina, game/venison
semente/semenza/senze, seeds
semi
di,
seeds
for
senape, mustard
senza, without
seppia
(e),
cuttlefish/squid
figs,
apples
& nuts
sesamo, sesame
sete, thirsty
bread loaf
sfogie, sole
sfoglia/sfogliateila/sfogliatelli, flaky-crusted shell-shaped
sfogliata di
sformato, souffle
sfratti,
sgombro
(i),
mackerel
sidro, cider
sigarette, cigarettes
C*^
/L-^*
p+y*n
&1*^X**.
ffhJtAsP^Q
cheese
JuvHaj^
j^
Afa4*&V>
& sausage.
89
pasta) often
made
browned onions
fried or
w/pigs' organs.
^^^ ScLeB-Off^
a
soghola, sole
sogliola alia
Can
& parsley
sopa, soup
soppressa, sausage
soppressata, sausage/sausage
made from
pig's
head
sorbetto, sherbet/sorbet
sottaceti, pickles
sottaceto, pickled
sottoaceti, pickled vegetables/pickles
oil
& garlic
&
&
grated cheese
pomodoro
90
e basilico, spaghetti
spalla, shoulder
& garlic
w/tomatoes
& basil
speck, cured
spelt, a
ham found
in the Trentino-Alto
Adige region
hard wheat
speziato, spicy
spezie, spice
spezzato, a stew
spiedino
(i),
spremuta, fresh
fruit
drink
of...
spuntino, snack
stagionato
stagione
(a),
(i),
well aged
fritti, fried
kebabs
stecchino, toothpick/skewer
stellette/stelline, star-shaped pasta
91
stinchetti,
marzipan cakes
(in the
dish
is
stinco di
cod
storione, sturgeon
cream
stringozzi, a
homemade
pasta from
Umbria
strisce, ribbon
noodles
strozzapreti, dumplings or
famous pastry
can be found in
Trentino-Alto Adige
strutto, lard
stuzzicadenti, toothpicks
stuzzichino
(i),
appetizer
fruit
succo di frutta,
fruit juice
j*k#^ T*^*^**"-
succo, juice
+~
f * *ST
jf~ L
nC**u (Cm*?
far
/r*t /^c ~>04Ut*tJt
suffle, souffle
sugna, lard
fat
(added to
dishes in Basilicata)
sugo, sauce/gravy/juice
sugo,
al,
w/tomato sauce
suino, pork
breast in aspic
suro, mackerel
susina
~-J~*~C4^oim**
plum
(e),
tacchino turkey
manzo,
tagliata di
grilled
beef
-, _ KEe ^
'
noodles
cut
w/a
tagliolini,
flat
noodles
Piedmont
made
in the
shape of a ring
w/lemon sauce
tartaruga, turtle
tartina
(e),
open-faced sandwich/tart.
cream)
tartufi di
tartufo
(i),
grows around
tree trunks)
Menus
V/
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93
tazza, cup
te, tea
te cinese,
China tea
te d'India,
te
Indian tea
tegame/tegamino,
sauteed
al,
teglia di pesce
tellina (e),
clam
testina,
head
head
testuggine, turtle
tiedde, fish casserole
tiella,
from Apulia
tiella di agnello,
tiella di riso e
found
in
Apulia
tigelle, flat
bread
timbale/timballo, meat
timo, thyme
tinea (tinche), tench (seafood)
tiraniisu,
chocolate.
dessert
in espresso
in this delicious
^-
means
(SlA- YIMAHa*'
7^
y
rK*<ZC (*liPUt x/d
tisana
uaiia ai
al tiglio,
uguu, lime tea
led
M-^f*^
.
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94
Can
tonno, tuna
"T^VUPU.
topinambur, artichoke
(Jerusalem artichoke)
tordo
(i),
thrush (a bird)
torlo, yolk
torrone, nougat
torta
(e), tort/cake/pie
tart
American pumpkin
pie)
& topped
w/whipped cream
torta millefoglie, napoleon (layers of pastry filled w/ice cream
or
whipped cream
cake)
torta tarantina, potato pie
^l^M^^' ^'
J
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**
from Venice
torta zuccotto, liquor-soaked sponge cake
filled
chocolate
tortelli di
95
tortello
(i),
tortellone
small doughnut/fritter
(i),
tortiera, cake/pie
tortiglione,
almond cakes
than cannelloni)
marmellata, jam
tortiiia di
tart
tortino, tart/cheese
& herbs
totano
(i),
^^
squid
O KTA^XiAr^
<W
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(.
'
^ ^
tovagliolo, napkin
tozzetti, hazelnut
named "dragon"
after
its
flavor)
dangerous
spines
cooked lamb
trenette, long,
trifolati, sliced
flat,
intestines.
specialty in Sardinia
mushrooms cooked
in butter, garlic
& oil
trifolato, w/truffles
triglia (e), red mullet
triglia alia
&
parsley
water chestnuts
trippa(e), tripe
sauce
\A^*
& cheese
& leeks
96
beans
*tf^
a^J i^S
&%>*
DC
*\Jr(Z
s*~&
ground
(as in
ground beef)
gnocchi
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j
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d>* iH4^ltV
(e), trout
/l
/ * *
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~^
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& deep-fried
& herbs
macaroni
<X~~
tuorlo, yolk
tutto compreso,
all
J^
^^
included
fy
.
rKnr 7M Oi
uccelletto, all',
w/tomato sauce
UX>\ft?,
uliva, olive
umido,
in,
stewed
\Ajb l/JI
^^^^
uova, eggs
\ir
uova
uova
uova
uova
uova
uova
uova
uova
uova
uova
^"^jf^h
^^r
al guscio, soft-boiled
eggs
alia
alia
alTamericana,
& cheese
on spinach
w/bacon)
97
uova
eggs
uova
uova frittata/uova
fritte, fried
omelette
uova
frittata al
uova
frittata al prosciutto,
ham
omelette
(a),
uovo
fritto
in tuna sauce
egg
(uova
fritte), fried
egg
raisins
w/ham
&
cheese (means
vapore,
a,
steamed
vario/vari, assorted
vegetariano
velluta,
(a),
vegetarian
creamy soup
ventaglio, scallop
Can
also
mean
verdura
(e),
green vegetable
verza, cabbage
\fVW\
vincotto, a spread
vinello, light
vino
(i),
wine
wine
wine made
vino novello,
new wine
y6r 4io*&Jj
w*t& b*S~ ?nrtis
Vin Santo/Vinsanto,
dessert
& Trentino
99
vitello, veal
vitello all'uccelletto,
vitello
diced veal
vodka, vodka
vol-au-vents, filled pastry shells
vongola
(e),
vongole,
small clam
alle, in
a clam sauce
yogurt/yoghurt, yogurt
is
not low
fat
zampa
from Venice
beef) feet
zampone
zenzero, ginger
zeppola, doughnut/fritter
zesti,
from Sardinia
&
100
(i),
own
powdered sugar
lump sugar
zucchero greggio, brown sugar
zucchero grezzo, brown sugar
zucchero in pezzi, lump sugar
zucchero in polvere, powdered sugar
zucchine al burro versato, zucchini w/black-butter sauce
zucchero
al velo,
zucchero a
zollette,
fritte,
filled cheese,
ham
& mushrooms
in oil w/garlic
zucchine
zucchino
(i),
& garlic
zucchini
zucchio, zucchini
zuccotto, ice cream-filled cake
zuchette, zucchini
zuppa, soup
Restaurants
Listed below are restaurants
known
specialties.
Phone numbers
it's
advisable to check
ahead.
code for
Moderate: $10-20
Expensive: over $20
Alberobello
Trullo d'Oro
27 Via
F.
Cavallotti
080/4321820
Closed Mon. and Jan.
Unique restaurant in trulli
(limestone igloo-shaped houses) serving the cuisine
of
Apulia.
Moderate
Aosta
Piemonte
Amalfi
Da Gemma
10 Salita Fra' Gerardo Sasso
0165/40111
089/871345
Closed Sun.
Specialties of Campania
summer
Moderate-expensive
102
inside the
Moderate
Roman
walls.
Bolzano
Zur Kaiserkron
1 Piazza Delia Mostra
0736/254151
0471/970770
Ascoli Piceno
Ristorante Tornasacco
Closed
Fri.
Closed
Sat. (dinner)
and Sun.
Marche
at this
family-run
Moderate
restaurant.
Moderate
Cagliari
Assisi
Dal Corsaro
070/664318
075/812206
Moderate-expensive
in
Sardinian specialties.
terrace.
Moderate
Capri
Da Gemma
Bergamo
081/8377113
dell'Angelo
Closed Mon.
7 Piazza Vecchia
Restaurant-pizzeria serving
035/232596
The
specialties of
Lombardy
seafood).
Moderate
District served
in historic building.
Moderate-expensive
Florence
Benvenuto
055/214833
Closed Sun.
Small trattoria serving
Florentine specialties and a
favorite of budget travelers.
Inexpensive
103
Buca dell'Orafo
28R Volta
dei Girolami
give
055/213619
Closed. Sun.,
them
menus.
Inexpensive-moderate
Vivoli
7R Via
Uffizi.
055/292334
Inexpensive-moderate
The
best ice
cream shop
Cantinetta Antinori
(gelateria) in Italy.
3 Piazza Antinori
Inexpensive
055/292234
Closed weekends and Aug.
Genoa
Gran Gotto
palazzo and
wine
known
for
its
69R Viale
Brigata Bisagno
010/564344
list.
Moderate
Cibreo
setting (jacket
1 1
8R Via
di
San Giuseppe)
dei
and
tie
required).
Expensive
055/2341100
Closed Sun., Mon. and Aug.
LWquila
Tre Marie
rant, cafe
Moderate
attractive
expensive (restaurant)
0862/410109
Closed Mon. and Aug.
Local specialties of Abruzzo
55R Via
Le Mossacce
Abruzzo.
del Pronconsolo
Moderate-expensive
Duomo)
055/2943611
Closed Sun.
& Aug.
104
l/AAH+CA
Lugano, Switzerland
La Tinera
Milan
Bagutta
14ViaBagutta
091/9235219
02/76002767
Jan. 6
specialties.
Inexpensive-moderate
cialties
of Lombardy.
Moderate-expensive
Lerici
Conchiglia
Boeucc
2 Via Mazzini
2 Piazza Belgioioso
0187/967334
02/76020224
and Aug.
Closed Wed.
Closed
Moderate
Sat.
Duomo.
Moderate-expensive
Mantua (Mantova)
U Aquila Nigra
Peck
4 Vicolo Bonacolsi
4 Via Victor
0376/327180
02/876774 (restaurant)
Hugo
cuisine of Lombardy) in a
teria,
Moderate-expensive
wine bar
food
all at this
gourmet
store.
Expensive (restaurant)
Maratea
mod-
erate-inexpensive (cafeteria)
Taverna Rovita
13 ViaRovita
Savini
0973/876588
Galleria Vittorio
02/72003433
Emanuele
II
Basilicata cuisine.
The
Moderate-expensive
in the Galleria.
Expensive
105
Elena 091/450171.
Monterosso
II
Gigante
elegant restaurant.
IV Novembre
(Monterosso al Mare)
9 Via
Moderate-expensive
0187/817401
Closed Tue.
Perugia
11
this
Falchetto
20 Via Bartolo
town.
075/5731775
Moderate
Closed Mon.
Umbrian specialties
Olina
Moderate-expensive
in
40ViaOlina
Pisa
0322/905656
Regional specialties
at
reason-
Bruno
050/560818
Closed Mon. (dinner) and
Moderate
Tues.
Orvieto
leaning tower.
Moderate
0763/343276
Closed Mon.
Portofino
Umbrian
specialties served in
II
Pitosforo
Molo Umberto
Moderate
0185/269020
Palermo
Charleston
30 Piazza Ungheria
Ligurian specialties.
091/321366
Expensive
months
summer
Mondello (north of
Palermo) at Viale Regina
106
at
this
Positano
Bacaro
Buca
di
8 Via
Rampa Teglia
Bacco
06/6864110
Closed Sun.
089/875699
March
of Campania
Closed Nov.
Specialties
rant. It's
at
hard
Moderate
the Piazza
Montecitorio.
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Moderate
Ravenna
9yt-
Tre Spade
136 ViaFaentina
Bolognese
0544/500522
Housed
in
an old
06/3611426
Closed Mon. and part of Aug.
mill, this
Emilia-Romagna.
Moderate
Moderate
Reggio di Calabria
La Campana
Villeggianti
3
Via Eremo-Condera
8 Vicolo della
Campana
06/6867820
Closed Mon.
0965/25021
Roman
Closed Sun.
Simple
Unpretensious restaurant
Inexpensive-moderate
Moderate
Rome
La Carbonara
Antico Arco
23 Piazza
7 Piazzale Aurelio
06/6864783
06/5815274
Closed Mon.
Fine
Trattoria serving
at
Janiculum
Moderate
Hill.
Campo
dei Fiori
Roman
cui-
On Piazza Campo
dei Fiori.
Moderate
107
Rosetta
Castroni
06/6874383
06/6861002
buy
specialties
from every
region of Italy.
Inexpensive
There
is
for
its
Expensive
La Cisterna
13 Via della Cisterna
Sabatini
06/5812543
Closed Sun.
06/5812026
Roman
Tiber River).
in Trastevere serving
Moderate
Expensive
Enoteca Corsi
89 Via del Gesu
La Terrazza
06/6790821
49 Via Ludovisi
06/478121
Rotonda,
this affordable
tavern serves
Roman
wine
cuisine.
Inexpensive
in the
of St.
Romolo
06/5818284
Closed Mon. and Aug.
Strolling musicians
and
restaurant located in
Trastevere.
Moderate
108
Peter's.
Expensive
Roman
view
Vecchia
1
Roma
8 Piazza Campitelli
06/6864604
Closed Wed. and part of Aug.
No
credit cards.
summer months,
this
M/r&,
Roman
Taormina
Moderate
Luraleo
27 Bagnoli Croce
San Gimignano
0942/24279
Bel Soggiorno
0577/940375
Closed Wed.
Moderate
in a
walled town.
Moderate
Suban
2 Via Emilio Comici
040/54368
Siena
Le Logge
In the hills
0577/48013
Closed Sun.
Venezia Giulia.
Tuscan dishes
at trattoria
Campo.
near
Moderate
Moderate
Turin
Vecchia Lanterna
Enoteca
21 Cor so
Italica
Fortezza Medicea/Viale
Re Umberto
011/537047
Maccari
0577/288497
of Italy.
Piedmont.
Inexpensive-moderate
Expensive
109
Venice
Dalvo
DaArturo
near
041/5286974
No
seafood
S.
Luca.
credit cards.
No
Campo
041/5285004
at this tiny,
popu-
specialties.
Expensive
lar restaurant.
Moderate-expensive
Harry's Bar
Al Covo
Pescaria.
041/5285777
Closed Mon.
Famous
041/5223812
No
credit cards.
is
restaurant serving
just
want
to
may
have a martini or
Prosecco)
small osteria.
Expensive
and
at the bar.
Expensive
Taverna La Fenice
1939 Campiello de
la
Fenice
041/5223856
Closed Sun. (except
in
sum-
mer).
Moderate
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Trattoria alia
594 Calle
Madonna
Madonna
alia
Vernazza
Gambero Rosso
Marconi
041/5223824
7 Piazza
Rialto vaporetto
0187/812265
Near the
You
months.
Ligurian specialties
at this
and Venetian
ed on a
specialties like
cliff
the sea.
and onions).
Moderate
locat-
with a view of
Inexpensive-moderate
Al Vecio Canton
4738A
Castello.
Campo
S.
Provolo.
041/5285176
Closed Tue.
Family-run restaurant serving
Venetian specialties and spe
cializing in grilled meats.
Moderate
Vino Vino
Campo
S.
S. Fantin.
Closed Tue.
Popular wine bar and restaurant serving typical Venetian
cuisine.
Inexpensive-moderate
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