Gastronomy Tours Tour Wine & Olive oil country and other regions. Links Links to other sites of related interest. Sources Where to buy special ingredients and utensils. Ask the Chef If you don't find your recipe.
tacchino: turkey tagliatelle: flat egg noodles tamarindo: tamarind, a fruit with
acid pulp used in preserves,
but most commonly as a thirst-quenching drink tarocco, tarocehi (also torocco):
blood orange(s) tartelette: flaky filled pastry,
served as antipasto tartufo: truffle; - nero: black
truffle; - bianco: white truffle; - di mare: clam-like
shellfish te', the': tea tegame: frying pan; al tegame:
cooked in the pan tellini (Tuscany): cockles testa: head; - di maiale: pig's
head; - di vitello: calf's head timballo: casserole, mold timo: thyme tonno: tuna fish topinamburo: Jerusalem
artichoke tordi: thrushes torrone: nougat torta: cake tortellini: small stuffed rings of pasta served in
broth or sauce totani: cuttlefish tramezzino: small sandwich trancia: slice trenette: shoelace thin noodles,
usually served al pesto triglia: red mullet trippa: tripe trota: trout tuorli: egg yolks
uccelletti, uccellini: small birds; uccellini scappati,
uccelletti matti: rolled veal birds (in) umido: stewed in a gravy, usually with tomato and
herbs uova: eggs; - alla coque:
boiled eggs; - sode: hard boiled eggs; ----- fritte: fried
eggs; - in camicia, affogate:
poached eggs; - strapazzate: scrambled eggs uva: grapes uva secca, uvetta: raisins
vaniglia: vanilla vermicelli: very thin spaghetti vermut: vermouth vincisgrassi: variation of baked
lasagne, layered with cheeses, and meat sauce vino, vini: wine, wines; bianco:
white wine; rosso: red wine; 'da tavola', 'comune', 'locale',
'nostrano': local or table wine vini passiti: sweet dessert wines made from dried
grapes vitello: milk-fed, very young veal vitellone: young beef vongole: clams
wiener, wurstel: hot dog or small sausage
youart: yoghurt zabaglione, zabaione: egg
yolks, sugar, and Marsala whipped frothy over low heat zafferano: saffron zampa: foot zampone: highly spiced pork
sausage, encased in the skin of the forefeet (a specialty of
Modena) zeppole (di San Giuseppe): cream puff type sweets eaten
on St. Joseph's Day in Rome zucca: pumpkin zucchero: sugar zucchine: squash zuppa: soup; ---- di pesce: fish stew; ----- inglese: custard pudding and cake;
trifle
