Rennert - Food Flashcards

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antipasti

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appetizer; hors d’oeuvres; starters

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affettati misti

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cold cuts

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frutti di mare

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seafood

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crostini vari

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toast with various toppings

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5
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caprese

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mozzarella and tomato salad with basil

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contorni

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side dishes

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insalata mista

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mixed salad

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melanzane

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eggplant

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piselli

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peas

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fagioli

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beans

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11
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verdure lesse miste

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mixed boiled vegetables

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12
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papate al forno

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baked potato

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13
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patate fritte

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french fries

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14
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spianci all’aglio

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spinach and garlic

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15
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formaggi

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cheeses

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parmigiano

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hard, granular cheese, cooked but not pressed, named after the producing areas near Parma

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gorgonzola

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blue cheese

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18
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pecorino

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sheep milk cheese

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19
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stracchino

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soft cheese from Lombardy

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20
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groviera

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gruyere cheese

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21
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mozzarella

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soft cheese

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22
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primi piatte

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first courses

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23
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minestra di pane

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hearty winter soup with soaked bread

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spaghetti al pomodoro

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spaghetti with tomato sauce

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tortellini al ragu
stuffed pasta with meat sauce
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Riso ai gamberi
rice with shrimp
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riso agli spinaci
rice with spinach
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gnocchi di patate al ragu
light potato dumplings with meat sauce
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ravioli alla salvia
ravioli with sage
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secondi piatte
second courses
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fegato all veneziana
liver in Venetian style
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arrosto di maiale
roast pork
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bistecca fiorentina
steak in Florentine style
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pollo all brace
grilled chicken
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fritto misto
mixed grill
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sogliola alla mugnaia
lemon sole
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branzino ai ferri
grilled white fish
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dolci
sweets; desserts
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tiramisu
"pick-me-up"; It is made of ladyfingers (Italian: Savoiardi) dipped in coffee, layered with a whipped mixture of egg yolks and mascarpone cheese, and flavored with Marsala wine and cocoa
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Torta della nonna
grandmother cake
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semifreddo
half cold) is a class of semi-frozen desserts, typically ice-cream cakes, semi-frozen custards, and certain fruit tarts. It has the texture of frozen mousse
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zuccotto
Zuccotto is a semi-frozen, chilled dessert made with brandy, cake and ice cream.
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fragole con panna
strawberries with cream
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frutta
fruit
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macedonia
fruit salad
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fragole
strawberries
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frutta fresca de stagione
seasonal fresh fruit
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vini
wines
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chianti
wine from chianti region of tuscany
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barolo
northern Italian region of Piedmont. It is made from the Nebbiolo grape
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pinot
a Burgundian grape family.
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merlot
Merlot-based wines usually have medium body with hints of berry, plum, and currant. Its softness and "fleshiness", combined with its earlier ripening, makes Merlot a popular grape for blending with the sterner, later-ripening Cabernet Sauvignon, which tends to be higher in tannin.
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orvieto
Orvieto is a city and comune in Province of Terni, southwestern Umbria, Italy
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vernaccia
white wine grape that is found in many Italian wines but is most commonly associated the Tuscan wine Vernaccia di San Gimignano
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soave
dry white Italian wine from the Veneto region in northeast Italy, principally around the city of Verona
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il menu
menu
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una bottiglia di vino rosso
a bottle of red wine
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una bottiglia d'acqua naturale
a bottle of water (without gas)
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il formaggio
cheese
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secondo piatto
second course
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primo piatto
first course
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primi piatti
first courses
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secondo piatti
second courses
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il contorno
side dish
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pollo arrosto
roasted chicken
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il dolce
sweet, desert, cake, candy