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cabbage:cavolo
cake:torta;
----- (ringshaped, sometimes coffee cake): ciambella;
----- (hard Sienese cake of finely ground nuts and candied citrus): panforte;
----- (cake or brioche studded with candied fruit peel, a Milanese specialty): panettone
----- (in Rome the traditional Christmas cake, made with raisins, nuts, citrus peel, and spices): pangiallo
calf's head:testa di vitello
candies:caramelle
cantaloupe:melone, popone
capers:capperi
carp:carpa
carrots:carote
casserole, mold:timballo
cauliflower:cavolfiore
caviar:caviale
celery:sedano
chard:bieda
cheese:formaggio;
----- (blue): gorgonzola;
----- (Swiss): groviera;
----- (cheese and butter loaf): manteca;
----- (soft, pizza cheese): mozzarella;
----- (Parmesan): parmigiano;
----- (smoked, semi-hard): provolone;
cherries:ciliege; amarene (sour)
chervil:cerfoglio
chestnuts:castagne
chicken:polio;
----- (grilled or broiled): alla diavola
chicken livers:fegatini di polio
chicory:cicoria
chile pepper:peperoncino
chocolate:cioccolato;
----- (rich chocolate cream): gianduia
chop:costatella, costoletta,cotoletta
cinnamon:cannella
citron:cedron
clams:vongole
clove:chiodo di garafano
coconut:cocco
cockle:arsella (Genoese); tellina (Tuscan)
cod:merluzzo; baccala' (dried, salted)
coffee:caffe'; - corretto (with grappa); - espresso (strong, black); caffe' latte (half milk, half coffee); cappuccino (coffee and aerated milk)
cold:freddo
cold cuts:affettato
condiments:condimenti
conserve, generally tomato paste: conserva
consomme':ristretto
cooked:cotto
cooked to your pleasure:a piacere
cooked firm (pasta or rice): al dente
cookies: biscotti
cordials:liquori
corn:granturco; floechi di granturco (comfiakes)
cornmeal:farina gialla; polenta (cooked, often served with meat sauce, or as accompaniment to game)
cottage cheese:ricotta
crab:grancevola; moleeche (tiny, soft-shell, Venice)
cream:crema; - di (cream of, with soups); - di latte (coffee cream); chantilly, panna montata (whipped cream)
cream cheese:mascarpone, mascherpone
cream puffs:sfinge
crisp:croccante
croaker:ombrina
croissants:cometti
croutons:crostini, dadini
crust:crosta, crostata (pie crust), crostatina (tart)
cubes:dadini
cucumbers:cetrioli
cup:tazza
currants:ribes
custard:crema;
----- caramella (with caramel glaze)
custard-cake:zuppa inglese
cutlet:costoletta, cotoletta
cuttlefish:seppie, totani

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