This is a preview of the content in our Italian Food Decoder app. Get the app to:
  • Read offline
  • Remove ads
  • Add Map function to find sites, as well as your own custom locations (your hotel...)
  • Build a list of your own favourites
  • Search the contents with our advanced text search functionality
  • ... and more!
iOS App Store Google Play

cotto

cooked

If you just see 'cotto' on a pizza menu, it means prosciutto cotto (cooked rather than cured ham)

ben cotto: well done. Never for a bistecca alla fiorentina, but the usual way of cooking lamb chops.

cotto a puntino: cooked to perfection

Text © Dana Facaros and Michael Pauls

Images by: Birte, Public Domain