Il Primo Piatto Flashcards
La minestra
Soup
Gli agnellotti
Gli agnolotti
Ravioli stuffed with meat
Il brodo
Clear soup
Il brodo di carne
Meat soup
Il brodo di verdure
Clear vegetable soup
I cannelloni
Pasta with meat-and-cheese filling and tomato sauce
I cappelletti
Form of ravioli, often served in broth
Le fettuccine
Ribbon noodles
Le fettuccine alla romana
Egg pasta flavoured with beef gravy
Gli gnocchi
Italian dumplings
Le lasagne
Wide, flat noodles
La minestra di pastina
Noodle soup
La minestra di riso
Rice soup
Il minestrone
Minestrone
La pasta asciutta
Cooked macaroni, generally covered with tomato source
La pasta con le sarde
Pasta with sardines
Il pesto
A typical Genoese sauce made with basil leaves and oil.
La polenta
Cornmeal
I ravioli
Square pieces of dough, filled with cheese or meat.
Il riso (arrosto, con tartufi)
Rice (roasted, with truffles)
Il risotto alla milanese
Rice cooked in broth and served with beef
Gli spaghetti
Spaghetti
Gli spaghetti al burro
Spaghetti with butter
Gli spaghetti alla carbonara
Spaghetti with bacon, beaten eggs, and black pepper
