Italian Vocab Flashcards
Pesce
Fish
Vongole
Clams
Costata
A Rib steak
Carciofi
Artichokes
Finnocchietto
Fennel
Spiedino
Skewer
Agrodolce
“Sour and sweet” sauce, typically a reduced honey or sugar & vinegar
Stracatto
Well-cooked (or overcooked) often used to describe dishes
Prosciutto
Dried ham
Cicoria
Chicory-bitter, peppery green
Zucca
Squash
Fiori
Flower
Burrata
Hand stretched mozzarella with a cream center. It is milky with slight saltiness and a creamy finish
Crudo
Raw meat
What is a Panzanella?
Salad of tomato, onion, market vegetables
Spada
Swordfish
what is rosticciana?
pork spare ribs with a dry rub
Arrabbiata
Angry
Describe Ghiotta sauce
“Gluttons style” is a concentrated pomodoro sauce with taggiasca & castelvetrano olives, garlic, and basil
5 “contorni options”
1.Finnochio alla parmigiana
-Sliced fennel bulbs are seared in butter and olive oil until golden and braised in prosciutto brodo until tender. they are finished with parmigiana reggiano
2. Faglioli Stracatto
- Braised cannellini beans, garlic, evoo
3. Cavalo Nero
-Braised tuscan kale, garlic,
4. Cipollini Agrodolce
5. Patate Frite
-Yukon golden potatoes, smashed and fried, with rosemary, and wild fennel pollen
3 steak options
- Filleto di Manzo (extremely lean)
- Tagliata di manzo (Ribeye cap)
- New York strip (more marbling loin, most flavorful)
What type of fish is a Branzino
Adriatic Sea bass
Describe the Vitello Alla Saltimbocca
Pounded veal loin sautéed with prosciutto di parama, sage, white wine, and butter, served with a sauce made from the pan drippings