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Terminologies

abbrustolito

toasted

affogato

poached, or 'drowned'

affumicato

smoked

agrodolce

sweet and sour

al dente

toothsome

al mattone

cooking under a heated weight

alla brace

cooked over charcoal or wood

analcolico

non alcoholic

arrosto

roast

barchette

'little boats'

bianco

white, or without tomatoes

bocconcini

'little mouthfuls'

brasare

to braise

cacciatora

hunter's style

camicia

a shirt

carpaccio

thinly sliced raw meat or fish, or anything

carraxiu

pit roasting

casalingo

homemade

celiaco

celiac

cestino

little basket

composta

compôte

concasse

roughly chopped or small dice

cotto

cooked

cucina povera

Italian soul food

diavola

devilishly hot and spicy

fagottelli

'little bundles'

finto

fake

fiocchi

flakes

fritto misto

mixed fry

ghiotta

a fancy sauce or delicacies

glassato

glazed

guazzetto

slow-cooked stew or sauce

imbottiti

stuffed

maritata

married

milanese

in the Milan style

nodino

chop, or cheese, or cookies

norcina

with cured meat

oreganata

bread crumb and oregano topping

Panarda

an enormous communal feast

pignata

dishes cooked in a terracotta pot

porchettato

cooked in the porchetta style

primavera

a dish with fresh vegetables

raganate

oregano gratin

ristretto

reduced

rolata

something rolled up

rustica

country style

salmì

cooked in marinade

scapece

escabeche

soffritto

sauteed garlic, onions and parsley

sott'olio

preserved in olive oil

spiedini

kebabs

spremuta

freshly squeezed juice

tocchetti

little bits

tortiera

casserole... or pie pan

tritato

finely chopped

tronchetto

anything log shaped

ubriaco

'drunken'

umido

stewed