Italy - Presentation Flashcards
What are the norma eating times for italian cuisine?
Lunch at 1pm
dinner never before 8pm
What is gnocchi?
Potato based pasta
What is zanzarelli?
Variation of gnocchi,- made of brad, milk and ground almonds
What is Malfatti?
Variation of gnocchi - meaning “poorly made” out of eggs, flour and water
name 3 different locations where gnocchi can be prepared
1) Piedmont/Lombardy
2) Venice
3) Sorrento
How is gnocchi prepared in Piedmont/Lombardy?
Mixed with butter and parmesan, cheesy, grilled in oven
How can gnocchi be prepared in Venice?
Shaped in discs, baked with butter and cheese
How can gnocchi be prepared in Sorrento?
All sorentina
Bakes in oven with tomato sauce, mozzarella and baasil
Gnocchi is the ___ service
third
what does the third service means?
That gnocchi is only carbohydrates for the meal, since 2 carbohydrate sources are deemed unhelaht
What is the 2nd service?
Antipasti
What can be the third service be?
Gnocchi, or primi piatti
What does the 3rd service balance?
The antipasti (2nd service) and the second piatti (4th service) because it brings the “moist” element in the meal
What does Dia de Noquis mean? What is it?
How do “Day of the Gnocchi” - occurs on the 29th of each month.
Celebrates labourers in Argentina when they had nothing but potatoes and flour to eat at the end of the month,
How do you cook Gnocchi?
1) Mix riced potatoes with off
2) Form dough
3) Slice ropes
4) Make thin ropes
5) Shape gnocchi
6) cook
