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
