Term
click below
click below
Term
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Italian
CSCA - Emila Romagna
Term | Definition |
---|---|
SFOGLIA | Fresh pasta rolled out into a flat sheet. |
TORTELLINI | Filled ring-shaped pasta made by folding a square of pasta into a triangle, and then winding the triangle into a ring so that the points stick together like a miniature headscarf. A specialty of Bologna. |
TAGLIATELLE | Long ribbons of fresh, hand-rolled pasta, ¼-inch wide. |
MALTAGLIATI | Tagliatelle cut into irregular short pieces and served with beans or in soups. |
EELS OF COMACCHIO | Eels from the marshlands of Comacchio on the Adriatic. |
PROSCIUTTO DI PARMA DOP | Cured Parma ham. Most popular antipasto in Italy. Tender, sweet delicate flavor, deep pink in color with pure white fat. |
MORTADELLA DI BOLOGNA IGP | Oval or cylindrical sausage with smooth and uniformly pink interior with evenly distributed small pearly-white squares of fat. |
ZAMPONE DI MODENA IGP | Stuffed pig’s trotters, a tradition from Modena. |
CULATELLO | DOP made from the rear legs of the pig, using only the heart or center of the leg. Originally from Zibello a small town near Modena. |
PANCETTA (PIACENTINA) | DOP slightly spiced unsmoked bacon from the belly of the pig. |
PORCHETTA | Suckling pig traditionally cooked with rosemary and garlic or sage and garlic |
PARMIGIANO-REGGIANO DOP | King of the hard Grana-type cheeses. Made from a mixture of morning and evening milk from cows fed on fresh green grass and clover. Cheese drums aged 1 to 3 years. |
ACETO BALSAMICO | Tradizionale di Modena DOP Balsamic vinegar must be on the label for authentic balsamic vinegar from Modena. Also produced in the town of Reggio. |
COPPA FERRARESE | Specialty bread from Ferrara consisting of four twisted stick shapes with knotted dough center. |
PADINA ROMAGNOLA | Unleavened flat bread from Romagna. |
FRITTO MISTO | Means “mixed fry” an assortment of vegetables, meat or fish, anglaised, breaded or battered and deep-fried. |
LAMBRUSCO | Light red sparkling wine produced from various sub varieties of the Lambrusco grape in four DOC zones. Available in sweet or dry and red or rosé versions. |
ALBANA DI ROMAGNA (DOCG) | Italy’s first DOCG white wine; available dry, semi-dry, sweet and passito. |
NOCINO | Walnut liqueur. |